Major cellular carriers — Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and others — typically lock their networks to the iPhone you buy from their stores or pay for via an installment plan. What does that really ...

Like most iPhone OS updates, version 2.0.1 will trigger an update to carrier settings. However, under iPhone OS 2.0.1, when iTunes attempts to perform the carrier ...

We’ve just received word from the iPhoneSIMFree team: they claim that their iPhone SIM unlock solution (which we documented on video here) doesn’t send your iPhone with 1.1.1 Firmware into Activation ...

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 ...

This passcode-bypass post is presented by Tenorshare. It’s the ultimate nightmare: Your iPhone is disabled, and you can’t get it unlocked. Maybe you created a complex passcode that now slips your mind ...

If you've ever struggled to get your smartphone unlocked, then you should appreciate the FCC's latest initiative. On Thursday, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposed that the agency require ...

Prospective iPhone 3G buyers are waiting on Apple and its wireless partners to provide more clarity on the required activation procedures for the new handset given official but confusing statements on ...