Android 17 beta code reveals a new "Unlock with Google Account" feature that could replace factory resets for locked phones.

Google may soon let you unlock your Android device with your Google account credentials if you forget your PIN, avoiding factory resets.

When you tap delete on your Android phone, a file might disappear from your view. But it's not really gone. You've erased the index of that file, but the file itself is still in the phone's storage.

Resetting your Android device to factory settings erases all data on the device and clears out unnecessary files. The reset process wipes all your information from it, including private data, messages ...

I’m not a tinfoil conspiracy theorist by any means, but smartphone data privacy has been on my mind for quite some time. You can never be sure enough when it comes to data security and privacy, and ...

Lost your Android phone? Google's Find Hub can show its last known location on a map, even when the phone is offline or on ...

Anyone selling, donating, or recycling an old smartphone risks handing over years of personal data, from banking credentials to private photos, unless the device is wiped in a way that makes recovery ...

Avast released a study (so, it may be biased) that Android phones that have been "factory reset" may not wipe all the data. They don't give any specifics beyond "We purchased a variety of Android ...

One of the most important reasons to properly manage Android devices within an organization is to protect corporate data. Organizations can require any Android devices that employees use for work ...

BYOD security best practices for enterprises should include setting a PIN and/or password and remote data wiping. That's a given. However, the efficacy and reliability of remote-wipe capabilities ...