Authentication has been a part of digital life since MIT set up a password on their shared-access computer in 1961. Today, authentication covers virtually every interaction you can have on the ...

Microsoft now enables the use of its Outlook e-mail client applications for Android or iOS devices with some Exchange Server products in so-called "hybrid modern authentication" scenarios, according ...

Google is finally making auto-fill on Android more secure by adding biometric authentication for it. This means that you will first have to confirm your identity before passwords will be auto-filled.

Yubico has welcomed Google’s latest update to Google Play Services, which enables account authentication through NFC security ...

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 ...

Years ago, Google included face recognition as a way to unlock your Android smartphones (the Galaxy Nexus, for example, had the technology). When Android Lollipop rolled out, Google moved the face ...

Google now has a new way of enabling two-factor authentication: using your phone as the near-equivalent of a physical security key. You should already be familiar with two-factor authentication: ...

While the first Android 15 developer preview was a bit underwhelming, new features still seem to be in the pipeline. One of those new additions may be the ability for Android to automatically hide ...

Android O could make SMS authentication easier with a new API allowing for a more streamlined process. The new API was discovered by a poster in XDA-developers. This new API streamlines the entire ...

Every new smartphone iteration comes with a myriad of updates designed to improve the user experience in some way, from aesthetics to functionality. Of particular interest is the evolution of the ...