We open our smartphones innumerable times each day without even thinking twice about it. Punching in a PIN or passcode, touching a fingerprint sensor, or waiting for facial recognition has quickly ...

The LG Envy requires the user to enter a "lock code" to perform certain functions on the phone. For example, to perform a factory reset, the user must enter the four-digit lock code twice during the ...

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 ...

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Ever wonder how difficult it would be to unlock those sliding chain locks common to hotels, dorm rooms, and apartments? If you've got a rubber band, apparently it's not that difficult at all. Blogger ...

We’re still waiting for the ability to use Wear OS to unlock Android devices and Chromebooks. Watch Unlock was demoed earlier this year, and ongoing work reveals how Smart Lock will be sticking around ...

You can get so accustomed to swiping to unlock your iPhone and iPad, that by comparison, clicking to awaken your dozing MacBook seems so… unceremonious. Now ...