If you’ve had a smartphone for any amount of time, you’ve no doubt heard of the term “unlocking” your phone. And we’re not talking about your phone’s passcode to access the home screen — we’re talking ...

Back in 2013, a company called Swift Unlocks would have been one of your best bets if you wanted to unlock your AT&T-branded phone through the sales of unlock codes. How the company acquired these ...

LG provides a myriad of phones for several different service carriers. However, not all phones can be unlocked, and not all LG phones can be unlocked. The only types of phones that can be unlocked are ...

Major cellular carriers — Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and others — typically lock their networks to the iPhone you buy from their stores or pay for via an installment plan. What does that really ...

If you want to take your Galaxy S10 and use it on any carrier network, you’ll have to do a SIM unlock first. In this guide we’ll explain how to SIM unlock the Galaxy S10 or Galaxy S10+ and why you’d ...

Switching to a new cell phone service provider can save you hundreds of dollars per year—and there’s no need to ditch your current phone to do so. To make the move, though, you may have to first ...

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. The OnePlus 8T is available to purchase from T-Mobile and OnePlus' ...

HONOR is now offering a limited number of bootloader unlock codes via the XDA forum. The HUAWEI sub-brand requires applicants to be a member of the forum to qualify for a code. The codes only apply to ...

A waiver issued Monday by the FCC means you’ll have to wait longer or pay off your phone’s balance earlier to take a phone purchased from Verizon to another carrier.

Is my O2 phone already unlocked? The good news is that if you have bought a phone from O2 recently, it may already be unlocked. Any Apple devices bought since August 1, 2018, will be unlocked. All new ...