In order to disable your PIN code, you’re going to need to download an additional app that acts as a Tasker plugin, called Secure Settings. Secure Settings allows us to access some core ...

This app updates your PIN code every minute of the day and doesn't need root access to do it. Android offers a number of ways to lock down your device. There is the classic pattern lock, PINs ...

As a result, passwords or pin codes aren’t used as often. If you forgot yours we may be able to help. At the same time, fingerprint scanners mean we use our password or pin less than before.

Your PIN code might keep your phone’s contents from other people, but even it isn’t safe from a new piece of ransomware capable of hijacking the safety measure on Android devices.

Android asks for a four-digit PIN by default but you can actually use a longer PIN that’s harder to guess. For instance if you’re using a Pixel phone like the Pixel 6a, your PIN can be as long ...

R2B2 can “guess” any Android 4-digit PIN code within 20 hours, the researchers claim - by simply trying every possible combination. A video of R2B2 at work can be seen here.

We can understand why you and your partner would share PIN codes. This could be handy in case one of you needs access to the other’s phone in a jiffy (e.g. for deliveries, accessing contacts ...