While Android's pattern lock has a staggering 389,112 possible patterns — compared to 10,000 possible 4-digit pin codes — our tendency to go with simple, easy to remember patterns can make ...

Stop Using an Unlock Pattern on Your Phone. by Elizabeth Harper on September 29, 2017. ... Study participants then watched the videos and tried to guess the code or pattern.

The researchers found that attackers were able to successfully enter another user's phone after just one observation in a whopping 64.2 percent of cases when using a pattern.

While this is a plausible risk, it's not a particularly practical vulnerability as an attacker needs physical access to your phone. Using a PIN code over a pattern may reduce the chance of this ...

The study found that four-length patterns with visible lines were far easier to crack, as a result of shoulder surfing, than any other type of unlocking authentication they tested.

ANDROID users warned as researchers uncover new security scam targets your phone access code using thermal imaging. By Michael Moore 16:15, Mon, Mar 13, 2017 | UPDATED: 16:30, Mon, Mar 13, 2017 ...

If you are one of those users who have forgotten their phone password, PIN or pattern and cannot unlock it, then there is no need to worry. You can unlock such a device yourself staying at home ...

Pattern unlocks consist of a grid of dots on a device’s lock screen which users connect in a unique way to gain access to the phone. It’s popular unlocking method — it’s estimated that 40 ...