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How to Lock or Hide an App on Android
If you want to keep certain apps out of the reach of other people, you can lock or hide those apps on your Android phone. I’ll show you how to use your phone’s built-in features as well as third-party apps to do that. The exact steps to follow vary by your phone model. The following guide gives you a general…
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Best smart door lock you can buy
A smart lock is an easy solution to some common problems. Locked yourself out? Need to let a friend in to water the plants? Your latchkey kid lost their key? Hands are full, and it’s raining cats and dogs? A smart lock solves all of these problems and more. One of the best smart home upgrades you can make, a…
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TrickMo malware steals Android PINs using fake lock screen
Forty new variants of the TrickMo Android banking trojan have been identified in the wild, linked to 16 droppers and 22 distinct command and control (C2) infrastructures, with new features designed to steal Android PINs. This is being reported by Zimperium, following an earlier report by Cleafy that looked into some, but not all variants currently in circulation. TrickMo was…
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7 Reasons a Smart Lock Could Be One of Your Smartest Decisions
Key Takeaways Smart locks offer features like automatic locking and unlocking, remote access, and notifications for added convenience and security. They ensure you never get locked out by providing multiple ways to get in, and commonly even come with a physical key backup system. Smart locks can trigger welcome-home automations and grant temporary access to visitors. A smart lock makes…
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How to lock any app with Face ID on an iPhone using iOS 18
Having to hand your iPhone over to someone can be a fairly common occurrence. Maybe your little nephew wants to play a game or your friend wants to check out the photos from your last vacation. Whatever the reason, no matter how much you trust that person, there are probably parts of your phone that you’d rather they didn’t see…
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How to lock, sign out, or switch users on Windows 11 (2024)
To sign out on Windows 11, open “Start,” click the account manager menu, and click the “Sign out” option T To switch users, open “Start,” click the account manager menu, open the “More options” menu in the top-right, and choose the users you want to switch to. To lock the computer, open “Start,” click the “Power” menu, and choose the “Lock”…
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Blue Lock Season 2 Release Date and Time (Countdown Timer)
Grab your boots as it’s almost time to reenter the field, but this time on a much grander stage. The wait finally ends, as Blue Lock is back for a second season. What we witnessed in Season 1 was, well, nothing compared to what awaits us in this season. Blue Lock Season 2 will adapt the Blue Lock U-20 Arc,…
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How to Lock Your Facebook Profile
One way to limit people’s access to your Facebook profile is to lock your profile. Doing so severely limits what’s visible to the public on your profile. We’ll show you how to do that on Facebook on desktop and mobile. What Happens When You Lock Your Facebook Profile? When you lock your profile, only your Facebook friends can see the…
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How to Lock Your Ecobee Thermostat with a PIN Code
If you have kids in the house and are strict about the thermostat, you can lock down your Ecobee with a PIN code so that no one can adjust the temperature except those authorized to do so. With a non-smart thermostat, you’d usually have to get a locked enclosure to put around it as you see in most businesses. But…
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How to disable Lock Screen on Windows 10
To disable the Windows 10 Lock Screen, open Group Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization, open “Do not display the Lock Screen,” choose “Enabled,” apply the settings and restart the computer. You can also open the Registry, browse the “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows” path, create the “Personalization” key and the “Nolockscreen” DWORD and set the value to…
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