Have you ever gotten a new phone only to find out it’s locked to a specific carrier? This often happens when you purchase a subsidized phone from a carrier. The carrier locks the phone so you can’t ...

A few days ago, my colleague Calvin shared an interesting fact about GrapheneOS: The custom ROM allows him to set a duress PIN that completely erases the phone when he enters it, including encryption ...

PIN unlock is a fairly secure method of locking down your phone, and in Android 14’s latest beta release, Google is making it a bit easier for Pixel users as they’ll no longer need to confirm unlock ...

Rachit is a Features Writer at AndroidPolice. He has been covering the tech landscape for the past seven years and loves to help people figure out their devices and get the most out of them. He is ...

The big reason to immediately update to the November security patch – besides being the first one for the Pixel 7 – is that it contains a bug fix for a security issue that can unlock and bypass your ...

Caleb is a full-time writer who spends most of his time covering mobile devices and consumer tech. He also publishes on Medium about video games, books, and some times movies. He also has a YouTube ...