If you’ve ever bought a second-hand iPhone or switched to a new carrier, you may have faced the frustration of a locked device. Carrier-locked iPhones prevent you from using SIM cards from other ...

Apple has a pretty tight-knit ecosystem that is very well-built and connected. This means even though most Apple devices have their own separate OS, these interfaces can communicate amongst themselves ...

Hot on the heels of yesterday's US$100 iPhone unlocking solution comes an open-source version that's completely free. Yes free. According to Engadget iUnlock isn't for the faint of heart and requires ...

When Apple introduced iOS 14.5 in April, it introduced the ability to unlock your iPhone with Face ID while wearing a mask, so long as you are wearing an Apple Watch. play Subscribe to the MacRumors ...

A TikTok showing how to unlock any iPhone went viral in December, racking up almost 9 million views. But it’s all a joke. In the video, a person is shown demonstrating how the “hack” works. First, on ...

Apple may not be waiting to get developers started on writing programs for the iPhone. Also, the first official unlock method for the iPhone is active and only requires iTunes — plus the right phone ...

Apple has officially released iOS 14.5 and watchOS 7.4 to the public, bringing a major change to the integration between iPhone and Apple Watch. For the first time, you can now use your Apple Watch to ...

This technology would be awfully hard to beat. A new Apple patent could lead to an eventual iOS update allowing users to rely on their heartbeat to unlock an iPhone, Apple Insider reported. The ...

it's been two years since the start of the pandemic, but Face ID on iPhones can finally understand, recognize, and unlock or authenticate when you have a face mask on. Right when mask mandates are ...

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