Gemini for Android is getting easier to use, as it should've been all along. To date, saying, "Hey, Google" to a locked phone only allowed Gemini to handle a few basic tasks like setting alarms and ...

Small tweaks that completely transform your Windows lock screen.

This week, Apple released iOS and iPadOS 18 to the world. One of the main new features this year is the ability to fully customize Control Center. And not only is Control Center customizable, but it ...

I don’t think about Windows 11's lock screen a lot because I barely see it when I log in to my PC with Windows Hello face recognition. But I very well might start paying attention to it now that lock ...

Samsung’s LockStar update adds a huge set of unlock animations to Galaxy phones on One UI 8.5. Version 8.5.00.8 also brings manual AOD brightness on some models, plus a few fixes.

Instead of simply dimming your Lock Screen wallpaper, the system blurs it by default in iOS 26. The tweak makes the clock and widgets stand out more, but it also defeats the purpose of displaying a ...

Kaleidoscope is one of the new, animated wallpaper options in iPadOS 17. Credit: Apple The iPad, for all its glorious, hi-res screen estate, can sometimes feel quite barren. Its Lock Screen, for ...

If Lock Screen timeout is not working in Windows 11/10, this post may help. The lock screen timeout feature enhances security and power management by locking your PC once inactive for a set period.

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