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Android drops PIN guessing limit from 1,800 attempts to just 20

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Catalin Cimpanu
Android drops PIN guessing limit from 1,800 attempts to just 20
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Google has significantly tightened security on Android devices by reducing the maximum number of failed PIN attempts from 1,800 to 20. The update also introduces more aggressive lockout timers and a feature to prevent duplicate incorrect guesses from counting against the limit.

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