While Google had touted the security of Android’s pattern unlock mechanism for securing data and information on an Android smartphone–law enforcement officials were unable to crack their way ...

Researchers have found a new way to break into smartphones which use the pattern unlock method and it can often be achieved within five attempts.

Pattern Unlock sets Android apart from Apple’s iOS and is, perhaps, the chief reason why Google wanted a patent for such technology.

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Android's pattern lock, which lets you unlock your phone by swiping a specific pattern across the screen, may seem more secure than a password, but that's not always the case. While Android's ...

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After all these years, I still prefer using Android's pattern unlock feature as opposed to a standard PIN -- here's why.

Ironically, the team also found that longer patterns were easier to hack, and 97.5 per cent were accessed in just one attempt. "Pattern Lock is a very popular protection method for Android Devices.

Android unlock patterns are easy to copy and less secure than fingerprint scanners and passcodes, research has revealed.