Learn essential steps on how to factory reset a locked Android device safely and effectively for optimal performance.

Your Android phone may seem entirely secure when it’s locked, but that’s not necessarily true. Unless you adjust the right settings, the lock screen can allow access to messages, controls, and even ...

Many Android users feel confused when their phone asks for a Google account after a reset. This usually happens after a ...

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...

This is not as easy as it sounds — and it’s not common advice. But there’s a new warning for iPhone and Android users to change the default PIN and lock SIM cards “to limit an attacker’s ability to ...

Google’s Android 16 QPR2 update is here, and it’s a pretty impressive one. This latest quarterly platform release comes with several user-facing changes, and one of the biggest among them is lock ...