Knock Code Security Feature Starts Rolling Out To Sprint G2 Phones

Knock Code security feature starts rolling out to Sprint G2 phones

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Published 21 Jul 2014

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Sprint G2 owners who have been waiting for the company’s Knock Code security feature should finally start seeing it today.

’s Knock Code awakens the device with a customized pattern of “knocks” or taps on the screen. Some find it a faster method for unlocking a phone in comparison to fumbling for a power button or typing in a passcode.

ile the Knock Code comes preinstalled on ‘s latest flagship device, the G3, it has been slowly rolling out to the variants of the previous-generation G2. An update brought the Knock Code to T-Mobile earlier this month the AT&T version in ne. Verizon pushed out the update in April.

According to , the Knock Code creates 86,367 different possible combinations. Users can create a pattern of anywhere from two to eight points on the screen.

ile the update is beginning its rollout today, it may take a day or two before it hits your device. Be on the lookout for an update dubbed “ZVD.”