CUPERTINO, Calif. — Passcodes are such a pain that I've relaxed the security settings on my Android phone. I'm willing to forgo the extra safety, just so I'm asked to punch in the code less often.

iPhone users may have another unlocking option with Apple's next model: an in-display fingerprint scanner, the Wall Street Journal reports. Two former Apple employees tell the Journal that Apple has ...

Qualcomm is launching a new in-screen fingerprint sensor for smartphones, the “Qualcomm 3D Sonic Sensor Gen 2.” Qualcomm says its ultrasonic fingerprint sensor “will be available in new sizes that are ...

Google could add an in-display fingerprint sensor to future Pixel phones. Several references to in-display fingerprint sensors were spotted in the Android 12 DP2 code. New evidence spotted in the ...

Portable SSD drives aren’t new but they have definitely been getting smaller. While smaller is nice, it makes it easier to misplace them or for them to go walking. Depending on what kind of data you ...

Ryne was ostensibly a senior editor at Android Police, working at the site from 2017-2022. But really, he is just some verbose dude who digs on tech, loves Android, and hates anticompetitive practices ...

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 ...

This fingerprint-scanning door lock is affordable and simple to set up, but it’s too buggy and probably too arcane for most users. Fingerprint-reading door locks aren’t known for their affordability, ...