Verizon Just Made Unlocking Your iPhone Or Android Phone Way Harder

Verizon is making it significantly more difficult to switch carriers by locking your iPhone or Android phone for much longer than before.

Verizon customers will have to wait to unlock their phone going forward — here’s why

The FCC approved a waiver to the 60-day phone unlock rule after a Verizon petition. Here's what that means for you.
Consumer Reports

Apple iPhone 16

PERFORMANCE: Overall the Apple iPhone 16 (128GB) was excellent. It struck an exceptional balance of quickness, battery life, and camera quality. Ease of use on the iPhone 16 was very good. While not ...

Verizon to stop automatic unlocking of phones as FCC ends 60-day unlock rule

The Federal Communications Commission is letting Verizon lock phones to its network for longer periods, eliminating a ...

I tested Apple’s hands-free Home Key — and it’s a big upgrade

The U400 ($269.99) is the first to support Apple’s Home Key’s hands-free unlocking. This uses the U1 ultra-wideband (UWB) ...
MacRumors

Apple Hit With Supersized Fine in Italy Over an iPhone Privacy Feature

Italy's Competition Authority (AGCM) has imposed a €98.6 million ($116 million) fine on Apple over its App Tracking Transparency feature. Since the release of iOS 14.5 in April 2021, Apple has ...