Verizon is making it significantly more difficult to switch carriers by locking your iPhone or Android phone for much longer than before.

In the Settings app, go to Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap and choose one of two options: double tap or triple tap. You should see a list of actions you can run by tapping the back of your iPhone, ...

Apple has quietly turned the iPhone into a car key, but the feature is buried behind jargon, scattered settings, and ...

If you let someone else use your device—whether you're showing a friend a collection of photos or allowing a stranger to make ...

Stuck on Activation Lock after an iOS update? Learn why it happens and follow simple, safe steps to unlock your iPhone or ...

Conor has been staunchly in favor of Android since graduating to a smartphone from his hot pink Motorola RAZR. In fact, he'll gladly ruin a friendly dinner in service of lambasting Apple devices to ...

When Verizon refused to unlock an iPhone purchased by Kansas resident Patrick Roach, he had no intention of giving up without a fight. Roach sued the wireless carrier in small claims court and won.

The latest Android 16 update brings back the Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock feature to Pixel phones. The feature was introduced in Android 16 DP2 for the Pixel 9 series, but later expanded to older ...

AirPods are designed to work primarily with Apple products, but they also double as basic Bluetooth headphones you can connect to any device. But an open-source GitHub project offers a way to unlock ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. No matter how careful we are, accidents can happen, especially to things we always have on-hand like our iPhones. While there have been many ...

When iPhone buyers choose the Pro Max model, it’s often for one reason above all others: screen size. But this year’s iPhone 17 Pro Max might be the last ‘Max’ model to truly offer the biggest iPhone ...