Lock screen ads are a popular way for mid- and low-budget smartphone makers to subsidize costs, but Americans have largely been able to avoid them until now. Get ready for that to change.

Why should I care: If you’re a music fan, this is just going to make your daily experience a lot nicer. But the eye candy isn’t even the best part. What’s next: Samsung is testing all this stuff ...

Samsung phones offer back tap functionality via the RegiStar app, and a new update should make for a more reliable experience.

Samsung’s Good Lock application is a powerful tool designed to enhance the functionality and appearance of Galaxy smartphones. For users who find the default settings limiting, this app provides an ...

Samsung's Good Lock system adds niche functionality to your device, and there's an update for the RegiStar module packing key ...

Google rolled out the third Android 16 QPR2 beta at the beginning of October. This was followed by a quick Beta 3.1 release ...

Apple’s iOS 26 introduces a dynamic range of lock screen widgets designed to simplify your interactions and provide quick access to essential tools and information. These widgets are crafted to ...

The lock screen's big clock is great, but there are a few more changes iOS 26 brought to your device. Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his ...

With most people obsessed with screens lately, lots of users tend to rely on their smartphones to check the time. Owing to this, the clock widget on the lock screen is a staple in most of our lives.

The fourth beta of iOS 26.1 includes an option to turn off the Lock Screen swipe that activates the camera, a feature that iPhone users have been wanting for years. In the Camera section of the ...

A new Samsung patent reveals a breakthrough system to fix the biggest flaw in foldable screens. The technology embeds sensing wires around display cutouts to actively detect micro-cracks and instantly ...