Mobile phone security is a wonderful thing—until you find yourself on the wrong side of it because you’ve forgotten your password or broken your screen. Fortunately, there’s an easy fix. PassFab is a ...

There are times that we may forget our PIN or Password to unlock our phones. In this troubleshooting episode, we help one user who’s trying to unlock his Galaxy Note9. He did not forget his passcode ...

Even if you use your Android phone on a pretty regular basis over the course of a day, special circumstances might cause your brain to short-circuit and suddenly forget how to unlock your device. Of ...

Phone locked? Here’s how you can unlock it using recovery mode, even when repeated passcode attempts leave the device inaccessible.

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You should use a strong Lock Screen passcode to ensure thieves can't observe you entering your PIN and then stealing your iPhone. And we've shown you how to set up a stronger iPhone Lock Screen ...

For most of us, the only times we actually type in our iPhone passcode are when we restart the phone or install a system update. Face ID and Touch ID have made unlocking seamless – until they don't.

Your iPhone identity can be protected with two important passwords: one for your Apple ID account, and another password or passcode to unlock your phone. You can ...

Amid 18 sets of recommendations from ANSSI is the suggestion that people should stop using biometric authentication to unlock ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Unlocking your cell phone lets you switch carriers without buying a new device. All carriers are required to let you do ...