Change how you unlock it: Search Settings for Screen lock and then pick a different unlock method. Some Androids include a fingerprint reader that lets you unlock the device by scanning your ...

The Android lock screen has evolved many times over the years. There have been various slide-to-unlock methods, and OEMs have always put their own spin on things. As it turns out, there are also a lot ...

Samsung has been testing One UI 8.5 for the Galaxy S25 for over a month now. Besides improving the skin, the company is also ...

Google is officially bringing back lock screen widgets on Android, but it begs the question – what would you want to use? This issue of 9to5Google Weekender is a part of 9to5Google’s rebooted ...

Android 16 may introduce a "Compact" notification view to declutter the lock screen. The new feature will collapse ...

One UI 8.5 includes a new, Pixel-like lock screen feature that lets you add AI-generated weather effects to your lock screen ...

Google is bringing back lock screen widgets to Android phones this summer. The company announced on its Android Developer Blog on Thursday that lock screen widgets will return to Android 16, ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Google is inching closer to a built-in app lock feature in Android 17. New findings from early builds suggest how locked apps ...

It isn't going away from all devices. With the update to Nothing OS 4.0 based on Android 16 in October, Nothing introduced ...