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Securing your iPhone or iPad for your children, Part 2: Setup iOS parental controls to prevent in-app purchases

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 29th, 2013)

There has been a string of high-profile cases where children have racked up thousands of dollars in credit card charges through in-app purchases. In these cases and others like them, the iOS devices used by the children have not been properly locked down by the parents. In this three-part ...

Another passcode bypass flaw found in iOS 6.1

by Randy Nelson (Feb 25th, 2013)

Just over a week after a flaw was discovered in iOS 6.1 that grants unauthorized access to passcode-protected devices, a new exploit has surfaced that opens up user data to prying eyes even further. Threatpost reports that the newly discovered vulnerability lets unscrupulous folks connect an iOS ...

Apple seeks patent for unlocking devices by identifying contact photos

by Randy Nelson (Feb 11th, 2013)

The brains in Cupertino have come up with a way to unlock your iPhone and other devices that's definitely a lot more novel than entering a passcode. In a patent application uncovered by Patently Apple, the company details a way to authenticate your identity by speaking the names of Address Book ...

Inside iPhone 3.0: Fix too-strict passcode lock settings for Exchange users

by Michael Rose (Jun 21st, 2009)

If your iPhone was connected to an Exchange server for email, contact or calendar synchronization prior to your upgrade to the 3.0 software, you may have run into the same problem that was bugging me for a day or so: the timeout on the passcode lock gets set to "Immediate," forcing you to enter the ...

iPhone 101: Protect your device with a passcode

by Cory Bohon (Nov 20th, 2008)

Are you worried that your iPhone or its data might get stolen? If you are, then this post is for you! Let's take a look at the iPhone's security options, starting in Settings > General > Passcode Lock. If this is your first time visiting the Passcode Lock settings, then you will be prompted to ...