Fingerprint Sensors have become increasingly popular and common in Android devices, and over the years, the cost of the sensors have come down to an extent that they are available even in phones that ...

Aside from lock screen and biometrics security, Xiaomi and Redmi smartphones also have a dedicated feature for locking apps. The feature is called app lock. Enabling app lock is recommended to prevent ...

There are a handful of phones out there today that have a fingerprint scanner on it allowing users to unlock the device, make payments at a register, or make a payment for an app from an app store ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Jan. 13 with further updates on locking apps on Android.

With the stable version of One UI 7, Samsung is reportedly planning to introduce a native App Lock feature. For now, the company is evaluating the possibility of the feature for the next major update ...