It's either a four digit pin code (plus "OK") or a pattern connecting virtual dots.
There is plenty of talk about this on the interwebs, have you looked there? For example, http://lifehacker.com/#!5748160/from-the-tips-box-android-lock-patterns-iphone-alarms-and--itunes-slowdowns/gallery/1 On Mar 19, 8:50 am, Himanshi Saxena <[email protected]> wrote: > I recently went through a paper titled "Smudge Attacks on Smartphone > Touch Screens" by Adam J. Aviv, Katherine Gibson, Evan Mossop, Matt > Blaze, and Jonathan M. Smith. The paper highlighted how android is > vulnerable to smudge attacks. > > I had some doubts in mind which I would like to clarify since I have > limited knowledge on the subject. > 1) what is the password protection scheme used in android? Is this the > feature of android OS? > 2) what has been the recent work done to correct this flaw? > > I anticipate that my queries will be answered. > Thank You. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
