Google is testing an Android feature that could let users recover access to a locked phone with their Google Account instead of factory resetting it.

Getting locked out of an account because of a forgotten password can be a very troubling experience – and it is something that always seems to happen at the most stressful and inconvenient moments ...

Android 17 QPR2 Beta 5 includes code for a “Unlock with Google Account” feature, which would let users recover locked-out phones without performing a factory reset. Google previously allowed pattern ...