The Activation Lock on an iPhone is a feature designed by Apple as a security measure. It is part of the Find My iPhone service, preventing others from using your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple ...

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The fourth beta of iOS 26.1 includes an option to turn off the Lock Screen swipe that activates the camera, a feature that ...

Apple added Activation Lock several years ago to its iPhones as a theft deterrent, partly at the request of users and partly because law enforcement insisted it would reduce the incentive for grab-and ...

Apple has launched a new way for users in the United States to more easily disable Activation Lock on their device. As first spotted by users on Reddit, there is now a dedicated webpage on Apple’s ...

You can reset and unpair your Apple Watch from either the Watch app of its paired iPhone or from the watch itself. Here's how ...

Apple has further consolidated resources on how to turn off Activation Lock on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch on a new portal page linking to all support avenues that users can access. Users who need to ...

Apple’s Activation Lock, a security feature that deters thieves from stealing iPhones and iPads, is also responsible for limiting the number of devices that are refurbished, instead sending them to ...

The theft of iOS devices is rampant throughout the world, but Apple obviously doesn’t want people to have to hide their iPhones in fake Blackberry cases to use them in public without fear. Phone ...