"My iPhone 17 has been locked to prior owner and I can't use it." If you bought a second-hand iPhone 17, or you factory reset the device but forgot the password and email, the iPhone locked to owner ...

Biometric locks like face recognition are convenient to set up—but because of a legal loophole, law enforcement can bypass ...

Biometric locks like face recognition are easy to set up—but thanks to a legal loophole, they're easier for law enforcement ...

Cory Doctorow and Tim Wu explain why the internet failed to live up to its early promise.

Forgetting your iPhone passcode can be frustrating, especially when you urgently need access to your data. Whether you entered the wrong password too many times, bought a second-hand iPhone, or Face ...

Starting with iOS 26.4, Stolen Device Protection will be enabled by default and turned on for all iPhone users. Stolen Device Protection adds extra security in case of physical iPhone theft. Apple ...

Apple’s Lockdown Mode is gaining attention after it blocked U.S. federal authorities from accessing a reporter’s iPhone.

Apple says Lockdown Mode is an “optional, extreme” protection tool designed to guard against “extremely rare and highly sophisticated cyberattacks.” It’s not for everyone, but instead for “very few ...

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Alongside iOS 26.2.1, Apple today released an updated version of iOS 12 for devices that are still running that operating system update, eight years after the software was first released. iOS 12.5.8 ...

The newly launched Aqara U400 is the first — and so far only — smart lock with Ultra Wideband Home Key support, and after using it for the past month, I don't think I can go back.