Imagine purchasing a second-hand iPhone 17, excited to set it up as your own, only to be greeted by an “iPhone Locked to Owner” screen. This is Activation Lock, a powerful security feature by Apple to ...

Predator lets you lock and unlock your desktop using a USB thumb drive. What I like best about Predator ($29, 30-day free trial) is the concept: Instead of using a password to unlock your computer, ...

Aqara’s newest smart lock gets universal tap-to-unlock, but only iPhones and Apple Watches let you skip that step and just walk on in.

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 ...

Your iPhone says “iPhone Locked to Owner” after a factory reset and you can’t unlock it? This is a common problem that many iPhone users face when they buy a ...