Your iPhone's passcode is the first line of defense when it comes to protecting your private data. Here's how to set up a stronger one than the default six-digit passcode that you're likely already ...

For security purposes it’s a good idea to set up a Passcode on Lock Screen for the Apple iPhone 5 or any iOS device like the iPad, previous iPhones and the iPod Touch. This requires the user to enter ...

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 ...

In a bid to boost the security of iPhone users, Apple encourages setting a strong passcode to unlock devices, especially after powering on or waking from sleep. Setting a passcode not only protects ...

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In addition to a new two-factor authentication method, Apple improved security in iOS 9 by changing the default length for passcodes on Touch ID-enabled iPhones and ...

You are, we hope, already protecting your phone with a PIN, a fingerprint, or a face (or all three), but sometimes you'll want to add an extra barrier to particular apps—if you're lending your phone ...

One guy’s lightning-fast phone passcode skills have gone viral on Reddit. A video posted to the GIF subreddit on Thursday showed a train passenger tapping in an incomprehensibly long string of ...

Although the iPhone does allow you to setup a lockscreen passcode, it doesn’t give much flexibility in choosing one, allowing you to set only a four-digit passcode. If that doesn’t pass your security ...

YESTERDAY, APPLE CEO TIM COOK published an open letter opposing a court order to build the FBI a “backdoor” for the iPhone. Cook wrote that the backdoor, which removes limitations on how often an ...

How can a person secure their iPhone 5s with either a four-digit or more complex alpha-numeric passcode? A new iPhone 5s or one updated to a new version of iOS 7 or higher asks users to make a ...