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.

You'll see ads on your Windows lock screen if you have Windows Spotlight set as the display option. These ads often promote ...

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 ...

If you want to keep Widgets enabled but clean it up a bit, open the Widgets menu, click the Settings gear in the top-right ...

To prevent ads from showing up in your Windows Settings menu, open the Settings app and navigate to Privacy & Security > ...

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 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 ...

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Apple's upcoming iOS 26.1 software update is introducing a feature that iPhone users have been requesting for years – the ability to disable the Lock Screen camera swipe. As found in the latest iOS 26 ...

If you have an iPhone running iOS 26, you may have noticed that it now reports the estimated time to finish charging to 80% on the lock screen. If you are not using a fast charger, though, it will not ...