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Part 1: Factory Reset Protection (FRP): Can FRP be disabled? Factory Reset Protection, often known as FRP, is a built-in security feature that you can use to protect both your device and the ...

Getting locked out of your mobile is something every user fears, as it can halt most of your productivity. Hence, the FRP lock on a Samsung phone can force you to find a way to get back in quickly.

Google introduced FRP in Android 5.1 and later to prevent unauthorized access after a factory reset. It restricts device unlocking and setup to the original owner using their Google account. This ...

Mobile phone security is a wonderful thing—until you find yourself on the wrong side of it because you’ve forgotten your password or broken your screen. Fortunately, there’s an easy fix. PassFab is a ...

Google Smart Lock is a fancy bit of engineering that works across a variety of Google and Android platforms. When enabled and properly customized, it lets your devices automatically unlock in a ...

Google is enhancing Android’s Factory Reset Protection (FRP) to make stolen phones harder to use by forcing another factory reset if setup wizard bypasses are detected. This upcoming improvement, ...