The app lock feature, which was missing in Android 17 stable, is not dead, as Google is reportedly still working on it behind ...

Android 17 introduces stricter limits on failed PIN and password attempts, a hard cap of 20 incorrect entries and duplicate-guess detection. Google has also simplified lockout messages and added a ...

If you’ve ever been locked out of your phone, you know how disastrous it can be. Phones contain our entire lives now. They’re how you pay for things at the store, how you access the subway, do your ...

Android 17 is making it harder for hackers to stumble into your phone through tactical guesswork ...

Android ships with a locked, invisible app drawer you never set up — here's what it does and why you probably want it.

Your iPhone can feel nearly useless to a thief once you mark it as lost. Apple's Activation Lock can help turn a stolen device into a locked brick. That should make phone theft less profitable. Yet ...

Last year, iOS 26 added the ability to make the Lock Screen clock larger than ever—at least for the Liquid Glass style. But in iOS 27, Apple is moving the opposite direction. Now, you can minimize the ...

With the arrival of digital assistant apps like Gemini and Siri, most of us have grown used to talking to our phones. But conversing with your Android or iOS device can go way beyond interacting with ...

Getting locked out of an Android phone can be frustrating, especially when you want to keep your data safe and avoid a factory reset. In some cases, it is possible to regain access using official ...

Android Authority has been able to enable settings in Google Keep that refer to lock screen note fucntionality. The functionality doesn’t currently work, even once enabled in settings. We last saw ...

iOS 26.4 introduces a robust set of lock screen customization options, allowing you to create a personalized interface that balances aesthetics and functionality. With features ranging from dynamic ...

Forgot your Android phone password, PIN, or lock pattern and can’t get past the lock screen? On modern Android phones, there’s no way to unlock your phone without resetting it. To use it again, you ...