I don't know who needs to hear this, but you should lock your laptop screen every time you step away. Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for ...

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A Lock screen is a computer user interface on a computer or mobile phone. It requires the user to enter a password or PIN and swipe the screen upward on a touchscreen ...

The iOS Shortcuts app offers countless ways to make automations. One handy option is to create an iPhone Lock Screen Shortcut that can be valuable for several use cases. Here’s how it works and what ...

With iOS 16, Apple introduced a whole new look for the Lock Screen complete with widgets and customizability, and in iOS 17, the Lock Screen was further refined. Widgets are more useful than ever ...

The headlining new feature with iOS 16 is the ability to make custom Lock Screens. From widgets, fonts, photos, new wallpapers, and more, follow along for a hands-on look at how to create a custom iOS ...

How to view Live Activities on your iPhone Lock Screen with iOS 16.1 Your email has been sent In the past, your iPhone’s Lock Screen didn’t provide much useful information beyond the date, time and ...

Apple has improved the Lock Screen on iPhones in recent years, making it more customizable than ever and able to display information-rich widgets. In iOS 26, Apple has added another custom option to ...

Android 15 adds support for placing widgets on the lock screen, but only on tablets. Despite that, the lock screen widgets feature actually works quite well on smartphones. We recorded a video that ...

How to personalize the lock screen background image in Windows 11 Your email has been sent If Microsoft upgraded your Windows 10 personal computer to Windows 11 ...

After performing the above steps, Windows 11 will no longer show you widgets on the lock screen. Windows Spotlight is a feature in Windows 11 that displays different wallpapers. When this feature is ...