Android (rooted): Some Android handsets support a "knock code" unlock feature—tapping on the screen in a certain pattern to gain access. An Xposed module can bring the same option to just about any ...

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Smartphone owners who unlock their devices with knock codes aren't as safe as they think, according to new research. Smartphone owners who unlock their devices with knock codes aren't as safe as they ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Ever since it was introduced with the LG G2, the KnockOn tap-to-wake software that LG patented has been a ...

The password technique in question is called a knock code. Such codes trace from ancient Greece to turn-of-the-century Russian prisons, in which a series of knocks or taps were equated with various ...

If you read/watch phone reviews, surely you've heard quite a few tech reviewers complain about the problem of phones with fingerprint sensors on the back of the device. Their gripe is that they can't ...

Those envious of the Knock Code feature that is harbored on the latest LG devices, if you run Xposed framework on an HTC One M8 you can have the feature too now thanks to developer Mohammad AG.

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Knock, knock - is anybody there? The next time you try to unlock your LG G2 or G Flex, you may have to knock a few times before it will open. LG announced that it will add the Knock Code security ...