Check out every practical way to wake up, unlock, and lock your iPhone or iPad in this comprehensive guide.
All the ways to wake up, unlock, and lock your iPhone or iPad
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How to set up and use Optic ID on your Apple Vision Pro
Learn how to set up Optic ID on your Apple Vision Pro so you can use your eyes to unlock your headset, autofill usernames and passwords, make purchases with Apple Pay, and more.
How to unlock your Mac and approve password authentication requests with your Apple Watch
Learn how to unlock your Mac and approve password requests with your Apple Watch to log into macOS accounts without typing and change locked settings faster.
How to remove remote Mobile Device Management (MDM) from iPhone or iPad [sponsored]
Mobile Device Management, or MDM, lets big organizations remotely manage Apple devices such as iPhone, iPad, and Mac, they give to their employees. With this, the organization can deploy updates, install apps, and put several restrictions on the iOS devices.
You will encounter an iPhone with a Remote Management screen asking you to enter the username and password if you're an employee of an organization who has been allotted this device or if you bought a second-hand iPhone and the seller didn't remove the MDM profile beforehand.
An iPhone with MDM may have many restrictions, and you may not be able to use it fully. And if it's an erased iPhone, the lack of the right credentials may not even let you go past the Remote Management setup screen.
To get out of such situations, you can use AnyUnlock by iMobie, and in this tutorial, we show you how.
How to unlock your iPhone with Face ID when wearing a mask
Learn how to set up your iPhone Face ID to unlock the device even when you are wearing a face mask or face mask with glasses.
iOS 15 lets you securely approve personal Siri requests with your Apple Watch
With iOS 15, you can approve personal Siri requests on your iPhone, such as accessing your contacts, by wearing your Apple Watch without having to use Face/Touch ID or your passcode.
How to lock files, folders, and your Desktop on Mac
Learn how to lock files and folders on Mac, including your Desktop folder, to prevent accidental changes or deletions.
How to lock cells in Microsoft Excel on Mac to protect your data
If you have an Excel spreadsheet or workbook that you want to either share with others, you likely have data that you don’t want them to be able to change. Maybe you want to allow them access to only edit certain cells. On the other hand, you may have data that you want to make sure doesn’t get accidentally changed as you work on the sheet yourself.
Unlike Numbers, you can lock cells in Microsoft Excel in a variety of ways. You can lock specific cells, cell ranges, rows, and columns. There are a few sets of steps in the process, but after you do it once, it will come easily for future workbooks. Here, we’ll walk you through how to lock cells in Microsoft Excel on Mac.
How to lock tables and workbooks in the Numbers app on Mac and iOS
Learn how to lock individual tables or the entire workbook in the Apple Numbers app on your Mac, iPad, and iPhone to prevent unwanted changes to your spreadsheet.
How to view carrier lock status to verify if an iPhone is unlocked
Learn how to view carrier information on your iPhone to confirm whether the device you're buying or selling is locked or unlocked.
Customize your iPhone’s locking animation with LockAnim
Upon unlocking your iPhone or iPad, an aesthetically-pleasing animation brings all your Home screen's icons into view. On the other hand, pressing the side button to lock your device results in an instantly-black display, as if Apple never intended to incorporate a locking animation into iOS.
If you wish your handset’s locking animation had a bit more spunk than it does out of the box, then you’ll come to appreciate a free jailbreak tweak dubbed LockAnim by iOS developer Julio Verne. Just as the name implies, this tweak brings a bevy of new locking animations to the table, giving you a lot more choice in what you see when you press that side button on your handset.
Verizon to stop selling unlocked iPhones to combat theft
Verizon is going to stop selling unlocked iPhones, CNET reports. The carrier tells the outlet that it plans to begin locking the phones it sells to customers, for an undetermined period of time, beginning in the spring.