Now Android Authority has delved deeper into pre-release code to find that the “latest Android Canary reveals Google plans to mask notifications by replacing their content with generic placeholder ...

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Smartphones typically come with a plethora of security features that attempt to do everything from discouraging unwanted use, to preventing outright theft — or at least making recovery a little more ...

Sometimes my nephew will want to watch a monster truck video on YouTube so I'll pull up a video and hand him my iPhone. But if I take my eyes off him for a moment he finds a way to shoot a video on my ...

Protecting sensitive data on the iPhone in case it's stolen is one of our top priorities. Even though Apple has been expanding iPhone security by introducing Stolen Device Protection, which requires ...

I did not download a file locker. I repurposed a tool I already had.

Locking an app keeps its icon on the Home screen but requires Face ID or Touch ID to unlock it. Hiding an app removes it from the Home screen and places it in a special Hidden folder in the App ...

Locking apps seems to be a growing trend, with Google introducing “Private Space” on Pixel and Apple following suit as well. Now, Samsung appears to be gearing up to launch “App Lock” in its Android ...

A leaker recently unveiled a new feature from Samsung called 'App Lock,' claiming it will join the next Android 15 update, also known as One UI 7 for South Korean tech. This means that this feature ...