Customize your iPhone’s locking animation with LockAnim
If you wish your iPhone had a snazzy locking animation, then you’ll come to appreciate a free jailbreak tweak called LockAnim.
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Verizon to stop selling unlocked iPhones to combat theft
Verizon is going to stop selling unlocked iPhones, CNET reports. The carrier tells the outlet that it plans to begin locking the phones it sells to customers, for an undetermined period of time, beginning in the spring.
How to quickly show the passcode keypad on iPhone X
When your iPhone X can’t see or recognize your face, don’t wait on it to display the passcode keypad. Use this simple trick to quickly unlock your device using the passcode keypad, and save a few precious seconds.
How to increase Face ID success rate by toggling off this switch
You can make it easier for Face ID to authenticate you by turning off one option in the Settings app.
Mac unlock with Apple Watch not working? Try these simple steps
This article offers troubleshooting tips if the Mac unlock with Apple Watch feature isn’t working properly, or if you are having issues unlocking your Mac with your Apple Watch.
Turkish police wants Apple to unlock Russian ambassador killer’s iPhone 4s
Andrei Karlov, the ambassador to Turkey, was killed while giving a speech at an art gallery in Ankara three days ago by 22-year-old off-duty police officer Mevlut Mert Altintas. According to MacReports, Turkish police approached Apple about unlocking an iPhone 4s that was recovered from the shooter.
The device is locked with a 4-digit passcode, but it’s unclear if it runs iOS 8.0+ or one of the earlier iOS editions that don’t enforce full disk encryption.
SIM-free iPhone 7 now available in Apple’s online store
Heads up to those of you who have been waiting for SIM-free iPhone 7 and 7 Plus models to come available. You can now buy the unlocked handsets on Apple’s website, starting at $650 and $770, respectively.
While you could previously buy the iPhone 7 at full retail, it had to be tied to a carrier. These new models, as the name suggests, come without a SIM card, meaning they can be active with any carrier at a later time.
How to disable ‘Press Home to Unlock’ on iOS 10
iOS 10 has introduced a new way of unlocking Touch ID-capable devices, now requiring you to press the Home button to unlock the device and get to the Home screen. This, coupled with the new Raise to Wake feature can make for a nicer experience, but like every new interaction, it can be confusing, annoying, or just hard to break the habit.
Users who don’t like this new ‘Press Home to Unlock’ feature will be happy to learn that there is a way to turn this off and take things back to the way they were before iOS 10.
How to find your iPhone IMEI number
Here are 3 different ways that you can find the IMEI number of your iPhone with ease. And it’s completely free too!
SIM-free iPhone 6s now available in Apple’s web store
Heads up to those of you who have been waiting for SIM-free iPhone 6s and 6s Plus handsets. As noted by MacRumors, Apple on Thursday night began offering SIM-free models of its latest smartphones via its web store.
While you could previously buy the iPhone 6s at full retail, they have, until now, included carrier-specific SIM cards. These new models, as the name suggests, do not include any kind of SIM card, meaning they are unlocked.
All iPhone 6s bought from Apple and paid in full are unlocked
It appears that if you bought an iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus from Apple and paid it in full, your device is actually unlocked right off the box, and only a quick action is required from you to confirm that unlock status. Unfortunately, that doesn’t appear to be the case for iPhones purchased directly from carriers.
Unlocking your iPhone gets a little bit easier today
The process of unlocking your iPhone became a little bit easier today in the United States. Today marks the deadline for wireless carriers to adopt the unlocking standards of the late-2013 agreement set forth by the CTIA.
The agreement is industry-wide, and mandates that carriers adhere to 6 rules including clearly posting their unlocking policies online, and offering to unlock postpaid handsets once the customer’s contract has expired.