If you own an iPhone or iPad, it's possible that at some point your device will be locked out of your iCloud account. Luckily, there are several methods to unlock it. Keep reading and we'll explain ...

An increasing number of iPhone users are experiencing an Activation Lock issue in which the device is linked to an Apple ID email address that does not belong to them, according to crowdsourced ...

If you buy an iPhone second-hand and it has iCloud Activation Lock activated, and the seller is unavailable, you can still get going with the iPhone. Here's how to remove iCloud Activation Lock ...

Starting with iOS 7, deleting an iCloud account or restoring a device requires Find My iPhone to be disabled. Find My iPhone, in turn, requires the user to enter the ...

Last year I gave an unused iPhone 7 to a friend of mine, to get her off her crappier Android phone. She entered iCloud credentials and set it up, but then she never transferred the SIM, and she stuck ...

A weird glitch is apparently triggering an Activation Lock on newly-unboxed iPhone 7 devices, with buyers finding their new smartphone already linked to another person's Apple ID email address.

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 ...

Activation Lock is a feature on Apple devices that's meant to prevent theft. To disable the Activation Lock on your device, you need to log into the device's Apple ID account. If you don't have access ...

Some iPhones are locked to single cellular networks, especially iPhones bought in the U.S., while others are unlocked, meaning you can use them with any provider. It’s important to know which sort you ...

Apple has removed its Activation Lock status checker on iCloud.com at some point in the past few days. The tool enabled users to enter the serial number or IMEI of an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and ...

There’s no question that the iPhone 5S and iOS 7 together make for the best phone ever made. The din of offhand, dismissive criticism from the Android fan base that Apple never innovates should be ...