In our first Tasker article, we covered how to automate turning your Android smartphone’s wifi radio on and off based on your proximity to certain cell phone towers. This time around, we’re ...

Some custom ROMs let you erase the entire phone by typing a special PIN. That's too drastic. A decoy setup would benefit more ...

How to set a longer PIN or password Every Android device is a little different, with Samsung taking a different approach from Google and so on.

Most people use predictable PINs that thieves try first. Find out which codes to avoid and what you should use to better protect your phone.

On an Android phone, you can set a SIM PIN, using the Settings menu. Tap the Settings app on your home screen, then tap to go to the "Security" or "Fingerprints and Security" submenu.

If you have an Apple or an Android phone—and you probably do—you have the option of locking your phone using a PIN code. With most of these phones, you can choose a four-digit PIN or a six ...

Video There's nothing particularly difficult about cracking a smartphone's four-digit PIN code. All it takes is a pair of thumbs and enough persistence to try all 10,000 combinations. But hackers ...