Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apple has steadily made the iPhone more secure over the past few years, but the device certainly isn’t, nor has it ever been, ...

My understanding is that the passcode bug does not apply if you are using non-simple passcodes (e.g., more than 4 numbers). Four character passcodes are this close to useless, anyway, so it doesn't ...

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iOS 11 patches an exploit that could be used to crack an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus passcode using a $500 hardware hacking solution, Apple confirmed to TechCrunch this afternoon. The exploit, ...

Apple plans to require six-digit passcodes to unlock its latest mobile devices that use iOS 9, its forthcoming mobile operating system. Users already have the option in iOS 8 of setting a much longer ...

Locking your iPhone — which turns off the display and makes a passcode required to turn it back on again – is an easy way to protect your data and personal ...

My iPhone passcode changed at some point recently - and I assure you, I didn't change it, nor did my wife. Fortunately, with TouchID I can still get in. For now. But I can't reboot, nor can I install ...

While it may sound like a useless feature at first, setting a passcode on Apple Watch does add a level of security and also adds some nifty features. Unlike the iPhone or iPad, you only have options ...