In the interests of enhanced privacy, some third-party iOS apps include an option to require passcode or Face ID authentication before they can be opened, even though the iPhone is already unlocked.

Your iPhone says “iPhone Locked to Owner” after a factory reset and you can’t unlock it? This is a common problem that many iPhone users face when they buy a ...

You can’t really go too far when it comes to phone security, considering everything of importance we put on these compact devices—from bank account apps to our most intimate conversations—and while ...

The iPhone offers strong end-to-end encryption for all your data, and that's a great feature to have on the most important computer in your life. But that encryption is only as good as the PIN or ...

An iPhone bug that Apple Inc. patched last January to stop unauthorized users from bypassing the password-protected locking feature has resurfaced in newer versions of the phone’s software. The bug ...

Apple believes that needing both the iPhone and its passcode makes it harder for thieves to steal users' information, but having both stolen is common enough, that you need to know how to protect ...