Three years after the feature rolled out, Apple is automatically enabling Stolen Device Protection in iOS 26.4, expanding safeguards against an ever-expanding epidemic of iPhone theft.

Biometric locks like face recognition are convenient to set up—but because of a legal loophole, law enforcement can bypass ...

When the American Academy of Pediatrics first set limits for children’s screen time in 2016, the phrase had an entirely different meaning — and connotation — than it does a decade later. “It was ...

Apple’s Wallet app received a variety of great features in iOS 26, but one of my favorites is a convenient new way to manage and access credit cards. Here’s how to use it. I try to avoid manually ...

Apple released iOS 12.5.8, its first update to the older operating system since 2023, extending certificate validity for iMessage and FaceTime until 2027. Macworld reports that Apple also updated ...

Two days after settling a lawsuit accusing Snapchat of causing social media addiction and mental health issues, Snap announced that it’s introducing new parental controls. Parents and guardians can ...

OpenAI is offering ChatGPT Plus, which costs $20 in the United States, for free, but the offer is valid for some accounts only, and it's a limited-time deal. OpenAI has three subscriptions at the ...

When you set up a new iPhone, iOS prompts you about some preferences for customizing certain things, such as the theme, access to location services, and Siri. Still, there are a lot of hidden features ...

iPhone storage always fills up faster than most people expect. You can reclaim space without deleting everything you love. Buying more iCloud+ storage is optional, but not necessary. And while Apple ...

Apple just dropped iOS 26.2, and while most people are focused on the flashy updates to the system apps, there is a quieter change tucked away that might actually make a bigger difference in your ...