iCloud lock or Find My iPhone Activation Lock prevents someone from stealing an iPhone, erasing it and using it as their own. It can also lock out users who forget their information or who buy a used ...

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 ...

Find My iPhone app in the news. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Mac The recently revealed exploit that allows anyone to bypass the iPhone’s Activation Lock system is a rather simple process that requires ...

Apple’s Activation Lock feature first introduced in iOS 7 prevents thieves from using your stolen iPhone or iPad as their own, but a new trick has been discovered that allows users to bypass the iOS 8 ...

Apple has launched its "Activation Lock" which would be available for use to everyone who has retrieved their Apple device after being stolen or locked from the iCloud website, provided that they ...

Two researchers have found a way to bypass the Apple Activation Lock on both iPhones and iPads, running the two most recent versions of iOS, 10.1 and 10.1.1. If you're not familiar with the Activation ...

Apple's Activation Lock feature, introduced in iOS 7 in 2013, deters thieves by associating your iPhone and iPad with your Apple ID. Even if a thief steals your device, puts it into Recovery Mode, and ...

Two researchers claim to have found a way to bypass the activation lock feature in iOS that’s supposed to prevent anyone from using an iPhone or iPad marked as lost by its owner. The first report came ...

Researchers in a pair of reports that surfaced this week claim to have successfully bypassed Apple's Activation Lock security feature using a heretofore unknown bug, potentially leaving iPad and ...

Apple scrubbed its iCloud Activation Lock status check tool from its website earlier this year, but a newly discovered workaround promises an alternative online resource for buyers in the market for a ...