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Google may be working on a native App Lock feature for Android 17 that lets users secure specific apps without the restrictions of Private Space. This new API allows the default launcher to lock apps, ...

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This is my simple way to lock apps on my iPhone using the Shortcuts app. I walk through how I set up a shortcut that locks the screen when a specific app is opened. I picked Facebook in this example, ...

One of the handier features on new cars is the ability to remotely unlock and start them. Microsoft is adding the opposite — the ability to remotely lock your PC — to its Windows toolkit. As the site ...

Android 15 and newer devices include a Failed Authentication Lock feature that locks the device screen after detecting multiple failed login attempts in apps or settings. Unlike other theft protection ...

Back in January, Samsung promised that its Good Lock customization app would be made available to all users, and now that day is here. The Good Lock app is rolling out globally today — just check your ...

Yale, which features on our top recommendations for smart locks, has long had a close relationship with Google Nest, which is seen in products like the aptly-named Nest x Yale Lock. Now, the home ...

Justin Pot is a freelance journalist who helps people get more out of technology. February 20, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Android, unlike some phone ...

Following the brief ban of TikTok in the United States, the popular app is now available for direct download as an APK while it remains blocked from the Google Play Store. When TikTok was shut down in ...

Many Android phones come with built-in personalization features to make the devices look uniquely yours, and Samsung is no exception. However, unlike most brands that bake these features into Settings ...

The company said it was testing a feature on its app that would allow customers to unlock the cabinets instead of waiting for an employee to do so. By Christine Hauser Customers at some CVS stores ...