Handing your phone to your kid for a few minutes of game time shouldn't mean they end up three menus deep in your banking apps, emails or texts. That's a common enough worry that plenty of Galaxy ...

iOS provides developers with an API to lock apps with Face ID or Touch ID. However, not every app has this option, and there’s no way to completely hide apps from your device. Luckily, “App Lock” is a ...

Usually, you don’t want people poking around on your device. There are ways to stop this, including biometrics and passcodes, but Android users don’t have many privacy options once someone — whether ...

Samsung has confirmed the inclusion of an app lock feature in its forthcoming One UI 9.5 update, signaling a significant step forward in mobile privacy and security. This highly anticipated feature ...

Nowadays, everyone has Google Pay, Paytm, WhatsApp, Photo Gallery, and various social media apps on their phones. Often, when we lend our phone to a friend or family member, we're worried that someone ...

Many Android phones come with built-in personalization features to make the devices look uniquely yours, and Samsung is no exception. However, unlike most brands that bake these features into Settings ...

Locking apps seems to be a growing trend, with Google introducing “Private Space” on Pixel and Apple following suit as well. Now, Samsung appears to be gearing up to launch “App Lock” in its Android ...

We’ve discovered the App lock feature in the latest Android Canary release. This comes a while after we first discovered evidence of this feature in older Android builds. The new Android release lets ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade for multiple publications, including Times Internet, Guiding Tech, Android ...

Android 17 QPR1 Beta 6 reportedly includes code strings that suggest Google is still working on an App Lock feature for Pixel phones. It appears the company is improving it further, as it may allow ...

Android 17 is rumored to include a native App Lock feature. New code strings suggest that locked app notifications will show generic “New message” or “New notification” text instead of the usual ...