Have you ever gotten a new phone only to find out it’s locked to a specific carrier? This often happens when you purchase a subsidized phone from a carrier. The carrier locks the phone so you can’t ...

A major exploit in Google Pixel smartphones has just been revealed, allowing an attacker to unlock and access your smartphone by switching out the SIM card. The issue has been discovered by David ...

The big reason to immediately update to the November security patch – besides being the first one for the Pixel 7 – is that it contains a bug fix for a security issue that can unlock and bypass your ...

An unlocked phone is the key to getting service from an alternative carrier. Here's how to check if a phone is unlocked.

Can any Vodafone phone be unlocked? The good news is that any Vodafone U.K. customer can unlock their phones. In fact, you may find your device already unlocked in some cases. What is Voxi? Vodafone's ...

An unlocked phone is a device that has no carrier locks or restrictions. It's usually sold at full price. You can use it with any carrier of your choice, whether you're using a physical SIM card or ...

(Subscriber Identity Module lock) A function in GSM cellphones that restricts the phone's use to a particular cellular carrier identified by a SIM card. SIM locks are used to ensure subscribers finish ...

South Africans who have bought a network-locked smartphone can unlock their device in different ways, depending on the mobile operator. Many consumers still have the mistaken impression that ...