New software can analyze video of you unlocking your phone — without a view of your screen — and guess your pattern lock within 5 tries.

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However, security experts have warned that the lock pattern system can be cracked within just five attempts – and more complicated patterns are the easiest to crack.

Researchers from Lancaster University, Northwest University in China, and the University of Bath have found that Android's screen patterns aren't as safe as they seem to be, not even complex ones.

Scientists from universities in China and the UK have published research that details a novel method that breaks Android's pattern lock system based on videos of people entering their patterns ...

Using a pattern lock to protect your Android phone because you think it's more secure than a PIN or password? The results of a new study might surprise you.

The popular Pattern Lock system used to secure millions of Android phones can be cracked within just five attempts -- and more complicated patterns are the easiest to crack, security experts reveal.

Know how a lot of people tend to use passwords such as "123456" or, well, "password?" Well, turns out Android lock patterns (ALPs) are just as predictable. Norwegian University of Science and ...

Researchers show how an attacker can crack your Android pattern lock from a distance and that complex patterns are the easiest to identify.

The popular Pattern Lock system used to secure millions of Android phones can be cracked within just five attempts -- and more complicated patterns are the easiest to crack, security experts reveal.