I use a number code on my phone, but +Kay Hill uses an ALP like this. So this one's for her.
Originally shared by +Les Jenkins:
My lock pattern isn't super-complex, but it is 7 nodes long and features a couple crossovers. It had occurred to me when first setting my lock pattern that anything too simple would be easy to guess. My wife has me beat with an 8 node pattern, but no crossovers.
New data uncovers the surprising predictability of Android lock patterns | Ars Technica
Like “p@$$w0rd” and “1234567” many Android patterns are easy to guess.
On the other hand, I always have my phone on me, not laying around where someone can easily get into it.
… except when you don't, because you didn't have a pocket, or it lost its charge, or …
You usually have your phone on you, definitely.
Sorry. MOST OFTEN, I have my phone on me. Except when it is dead, and then how can someone mess with it if it is dead?
By taking it, plugging it in, and then breaking into it. Only takes a ubiquitous micro-USB cord.