Questions tagged [unlock]
Refers to unlocking iPhones. Unlocking an iPhone that has been locked to a specific carrier (such as Verizon or AT&T), allows you to use it on other compatible networks.
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How to debug M2 Macbook Air screen going black right after unlocking
First of the hardware/software involved here:
2023 15” MacBook Air M2
16GB RAM
Sonoma 14.4
Randomly, but rather frequently, right after unlocking my Mac with Touch ID my screen go black and ...
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Viewing login attempts on an iOS device
Is there a way to access a log of login attempts on an iOS device? I'm specifically looking for the following:
When was the function activated for the first time?
Dates and time that the device has ...
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Possible to enable Unlock with Apple Watch, with screen sharing?
I use a Windows PC as my primary machine, and a 2018 MBP as a secondary "admin" machine for email, etc. The MBP is right here on my desk, but the ergonomics are such that it is much easier ...
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Can the Magic Keyboard's lock button do "Lock Screen" with Watch unlock?
I'd like the lock button on the Apple Magic Keyboard to lock the screen, start the screen saver, and leave the display on (if connected to power), in such a way that I can unlock quickly later ...
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Unclear if my iPhone is has a carrier lock or not
I have a very old iPhone 6 that I bought locked from Verizon. I'm trying to understand whether it still has a carrier lock on it, or whether I could bring my own SIM from a carrier that is not Verizon....
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Unlock iPad without FaceID
With FaceID enabled sometimes my iPad allows me to unlock it with the passcode.
What finger gesture can I use to force a passcode entry instead like when FaceID does not work. I want to force the iPad ...
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Can't make any change of hosts file on Mac OS ventura
Ask for support!
I plan to add some records into hosts file under /etc/hosts. but when I try to change the file, I got error. unable to write a readonly file.
I even use the root account to try to ...
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Unlocking Encrypted Drive after too many unsuccessful attempts
I have a FileVault encrypted disk partition on the internal SSD of my Monterey M1 MacBook Pro.
I entered the wrong password too many times and now when trying to mount an encrypted drive in Disk ...
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Why did my password-protected MacBook unlock immediately after waking?
I have a 2015 MacBook Pro that is set up to require password to unlock immediately after sleep or screensaver begins. Well, I opened it up this morning after having it closed all night and it ...
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Important Carrier Message "Unlock iPhone to view message"
Yesterday I made an update to the latest iOS version. Now I have to unlock the phone to enter the passcode for Mobile ID (2FA authentication).
Before the update, I could enter the Mobile ID passcode ...
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Forgot Apple Password
My iPhone is "Locked to owner". I bought this phone brand new from store. It's been over a week, still no call nor wait time. No email with information sent.
Apple Support nor Apple store ...
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Enter password on macOS when smart card is available
I have a Yubikey with PIV enabled and paired with my MacBook. I also use Touch ID to unlock when available. But Touch ID requires the password to re-enable from time to time (e.g. not unlocked for 48 ...
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How do the iPhone unlock chips work?
It seems like there's no questions about unlocking iPhones here so forgive me if this is counted as off-topic.
I recently received an iPhone 7 from a friend that is locked to Sprint's network through ...
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Apple Mac mini, IOS Catalina 10.15.7 All documents are now showing as locked, but finder menu shows as unlocked
All of a sudden I find I cannot edit any documents as they are locked. I have gone into finder menu and get info and that states that they are unlocked. Also when I open and try to edit them it states ...
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Unlocking phone opens app
Very frequently, trying to unlock my phone (slide from bottom up) will open an app that has a notification instead of just unlocking my phone. How do I make it stop and only unlock the phone when I'm ...
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