Locking the screen keeps you from accidentally moving the icons around, but if you want to change your layout, you'll need to unlock it There's nothing more frustrating than when you're swiping across ...

Rotating your iPhone screen to a landscape view can come in handy when watching videos. Usually, rotating the screen just involves moving the device sideways, unless its orientation is locked. You can ...

When rotating your iPad, such as from portrait view to landscape, the image on the screen rotates in order to remain right side up. This feature comes in handy when you must often change the display's ...

You can get so accustomed to swiping to unlock your iPhone and iPad, that by comparison, clicking to awaken your dozing MacBook seems so… unceremonious. Now ...

Google has been playing hide and seek with a handy "Screen-off fingerprint unlock" option for Pixels. While the feature was present in the initial Android 16 betas and Developer Preview builds, it was ...

Ever since the iPhone came out in 2007, users have always had to slide a finger along the bottom of the screen to unlock it. With iOS 7, Apple’s still has the ‘slide to unlock’ message at the bottom ...

As Google prepares Android 16 for launch, users are discovering interesting new features in its various betas. The latest one, discovered by Android Authority, allows you to unlock your Google Pixel ...

All Pixel phones can now use the Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock feature in Android 16 Beta 3. The Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock feature lets you unlock your Pixel phone even when its screen is off. It ...

Just by placing your favorite app on the lock screen, just by swiping the application you can perform "unlock screen" and "launch application" at the same time Android exclusive lock screen ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. The fingerprint reader on your Pixel 9 series phone could soon add a new feature to its speedy unlockness.

Feel like an idiot every time you try to unlock your iPhone with iOS 10? You're not alone. WSJ's Joanna Stern has a fix. Photo/video: Drew Evans/The Wall Street Journal. It’s been burned into our ...

Locking your home screen prevents accidentally moving icons around. You can lock and unlock your Home screen layout in Settings. Making it harder to move the apps and widgets on your home screen could ...