The iPhone is an amazing piece of technology, there’s no doubt about it. But as well as being amazing, iPhones are expensive – and everybody knows it. While this may make iPhone users a priority for ...

The Activation Lock on an iPhone is a feature designed by Apple as a security measure. It is part of the Find My iPhone service, preventing others from using your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple ...

Owners of used iDevices can now check the Activation Lock status to find out whether it's been wiped by the seller. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you ...

Apple has further consolidated resources on how to turn off Activation Lock on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch on a new portal page linking to all support avenues that users can access. Users who need to ...

Earlier this year, Apple announced some changes to its repair policies. Overall, the company has made it easier for users to repair their iPhone with genuine used parts. However, at the same time, ...

iPhone and iPad users who may have come unstuck and forgotten their iCloud activation passwords or login to their iOS devices may be interested in a handy utility app created by the development team ...

Apple added Activation Lock several years ago to its iPhones as a theft deterrent, partly at the request of users and partly because law enforcement insisted it would reduce the incentive for grab-and ...

During the massive WWDC keynote today the folks at Apple walked the audience of developers through several new features of iOS 7, the operating system for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. Toward ...

'Looks like scoring a used iPhone just got a bit more tricky. Apple's iCloud Activation Lock tool—which allowed potential buyers to check if a used iOS device (i.e. iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches and ...

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Apple recently removed the Activation Lock status checker from its website, giving no explanation as to why a seemingly useful tool was eliminated. The Activation Lock website was designed to make ...

Apple has quietly removed a feature on iCloud that helped buyers remotely check the Activation Lock status of a used iPhone before buying it. Until recently, buyers could go to iCloud.com and type in ...