To turn off the password on an Android phone or tablet, start the Settings app and go to the Lock Screen controls page.

Android 16 has lock screen widgets for you to change the lock screen as you like, making the lock screen much more useful.

Google Assistant can work on the lock screen, and anyone can access your phone. That's why you should disable Google Assistant on the lock screen.

Pixel phones may soon get a “double tap to turn off screen” gesture in the Android 16 QPR1 update. A new toggle for this gesture is expected to appear in the Settings app under System > Gestures.

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