Activation Lock is condemning even 2020 Macs to a future as spare parts and landfill, by making it impossible for them to be restored to use. To be fair to Apple, the technology is only part of the ...

Apple added Find My to AirPods in 2021, and it’s causing problems for resellers of these wireless headphones. Many people are unaware that their AirPods now support Activation Lock, which means they ...

Way back in 1996 I was fortunate enough to win the "Technology Journalist of the Year" award in the U.K. for an investigation into security threats facing the rapidly evolving internet. I have been ...

Apple recently removed the Activation Lock status checker from its website, giving no explanation as to why a seemingly useful tool was eliminated. The Activation Lock website was designed to make ...

If you ever donate an old smartphone, make sure you put it through a factory reset. One electronics recycler in Colorado had to scrap tens of thousands of old, but perfectly usable iPhones because ...

There’s no question that the iPhone 5S and iOS 7 together make for the best phone ever made. The din of offhand, dismissive criticism from the Android fan base that Apple never innovates should be ...

An increasing number of iPhone users are experiencing an Activation Lock issue in which the device is linked to an Apple ID email address that does not belong to them, according to crowdsourced ...

Yesterday we heard that Apple had released a new iOS 9.3 update. The update was initially released at the end of last week, and now they have released another version of the software. This rapid ...

One of the key features added in the iOS 17.3 beta is Stolen Device Protection. This is a thoughtful and creative solution to balancing out the need for protecting iPhone users without stopping them ...

Apple products are well known for their extra layers of security, but the iCloud activation lock can sometimes be quite a painful obstacle too. If you forget the password or maybe obtain a second-hand ...

iOS 9.3 may have been in beta since January, but that doesn’t mean its public rollout is without any issues. The Cupertino company addressed the issue in a statement to iMore. “In some cases, if ...