As more car makers update their tech, your smartphone might just be a replacement for your keys, too. Android's support for digital car keys means that if your phone and car are compatible, you can ...

Microsoft is officially in the process of removing SMS authentication and account recovery as an option from everyone's ...

Abstract: Authentication verifies user identity to ensure only authorized access to systems or resources. Traditional methods—passwords, PINs, and tokens—rely on knowledge or possession, making them ...

Abstract: Multi-motion behavioral biometrics based implicit authentication leverages individual unique behavioral patterns for user authentication. However, traditional methods using fixed-sized time ...

Researchers have developed a new earbud authentication system that can recognize users through tiny heartbeat vibrations inside the ear canal. The idea sounds futuristic — but it may be closer to ...

The use of biometric data in personal devices has been popular with consumers for tracking things like heart rate and sleep ...

Want Google's version of Handoff and a revamped Android Auto before everyone else? Here's how to install the latest Android ...

Google is introducing new features for Android to better protect users from device theft and make data access more difficult.

At The Android Show, Google today announced the latest security and privacy features for the mobile operating system. Find Hub’s Mark as lost feature will add biometric authentication so you have to ...

The Android Show focused on new features in Android 17, the next version of Android coming later this summer, as well as ...

Android 17 introduces biometric authentication for the “Mark as lost” feature, ensuring that even if a thief has your PIN, they cannot disable device tracking or regain access to your phone.

Google has detailed a long list of Android security and privacy upgrades for 2026, including protections against banking scam calls, device theft, malware, and fake Android builds. Android 17 will add ...