A vulnerability exists in Samsung devices running Android version 4.1.2 that could give unauthenticated users the ability to circumvent the screen lock and view the home screen, run apps, and reach ...

You may purchase a second-hand Android phone or use a friend's or relative's phone for the time being but encounter an issue to bypass the Google account verification after resetting. And if you ...

The lock screen on your phone might not be foolproof as you thought. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin released a demonstration this week of what they say is a vulnerability in mobile ...

The technique to bypass the lock screen to gain access to the Galaxy S3 home screen was shared on the Full Disclosure Mailing list. In the post, the individual said the bypass gains access to the ...

Another day, another smartphone lock screen bypass vulnerability. This time a flaw in a popular messaging application for the Android mobile platform is to blame. Viber, which is similar to Skype in ...

Bad news, Droid owners. Android OS version 2.0.1, which all up-to-date Droids are running, has a bug that makes it fairly easy to bypass the phone’s screen-lock security mechanism. The security ...

Attackers are able to bypass the lock screen on the Samsung Galaxy Note II smartphone, a device that the Korean electronics giant is pitching to enterprise customers. First discovered by ...

Google has paid out $70,000 to a security researcher for privately reporting an "accidental" security bug that allowed anyone to unlock Google Pixel phones without knowing its passcode. The lock ...

Following claims that the lock screen in the Galaxy Note II can be briefly bypassed, another Samsung owner has stepped up to claim that the bug goes much farther, and can allow full access to the ...

A glitch seems to allow mobile miscreants to bypass the Galaxy S3's lock screen entirely, giving you full access to the device. Luke Westaway is a senior editor at CNET and writer/ presenter of ...

Lock screen bugs in iOS are nothing new, and each version of iOS has introduced different ways for curious minds to get past the iOS lock screen by taking advantage of a few tricks. However, a newly ...