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 ...

If your smart lock is connected to a voice assistant, be sure to use a PIN to unlock it with voice commands. It's a stretch, but it is possible to create workarounds with IFTTT to avoid using the PIN.

What's safer? Using a numeric PIN code to unlock your Android smartphone or relying on a finger squiggle? Newly-released research suggests that, at least when someone close by could be looking over ...

You are, we hope, already protecting your phone with a PIN, a fingerprint, or a face (or all three), but sometimes you'll want to add an extra barrier to particular apps—if you're lending your phone ...

Your phone's SIM card allows the device to make calls, send texts, and connect to the internet. The SIM card provides a phone number that identifies your device on the carrier's network, whether it's ...

The Aqara Smart Lock U300 isn’t a deadbolt but rather a lever lock. This opens the door for a different use case than the usual, but some quirks and bugs prevent us from giving it an enthusiastic ...