A new free and open source Mac app called FaceGate lets you lock individual apps using Face Unlock,Touch ID, or a password, all processed locally on your device.

Few things are more stressful than seeing your smartphone stuck on a boot loop, a black screen, or the dreaded "Connect to ...

As you realize your iPhone is locked, panic starts to set in. Getting stuck outside your own device feels like losing your ...

Your iPhone can feel nearly useless to a thief once you mark it as lost. Apple's Activation Lock can help turn a stolen device into a locked brick. That should make phone theft less profitable. Yet ...

TL;DR: Give your kids a healthy screen time option with this lifetime subscription to Pok Pok, now just $44.97 (MSRP $250) through June 14. It’s not every day that an app comes along that both kids ...

iOS 27 introduces a new device recovery mode. This is a Mac-like recovery feature where the iPhone is able to boot into an alternative UI that doesn’t involve loading the entirety of the main ...

Apple's new Child Safety features address a number of longtime frustrations, but they won't prevent the most annoying part of parenting in the age of devices. I am PCMag's Senior Writer for Mobile. I ...

Apple is making a major push around child safety and parental controls with iOS 27, including a completely redesigned Screen Time experience, new limits for websites, expanded communication controls, ...

Moderate screen time in the first 3 days after concussion is linked to faster recovery, with an average 141 minutes of daily use speeding up symptom resolution by 35%, finds a study of 80 concussed ...

I’m tired of playing whack-a-mole with my kids’ devices. I’m tired of playing whack-a-mole with my kids’ devices. Only it’s really not. Screen Time sucks. As a mother of two whose children have had ...

This fall, Apple will bring new child safety features to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS Golden Gate. Apple says parents will have access to a simpler setup experience with recommended apps, a new Ask to ...

Recommended time allowances for apps and ‘Ask to Browse’ are coming to Apple’s devices. Recommended time allowances for apps and ‘Ask to Browse’ are coming to Apple’s devices. is a news writer focused ...