We all have passwords for our phones. Those passwords protect the phone and its data from others. For convenience, we all use face or fingerprint unlocks, which makes password usage rare.

Since 2008, Google has offered a pattern unlock feature in its Android operating system. Pattern unlock remains a unique part of the Android experience -- you won't find the feature on any other ...

Under any of these circumstances, you will only be asked to enter the PIN, password ... set up and use Google Smart Lock or Extend Unlock on your Android device. Let’s go over the steps together.