Unlocking your cell phone lets you switch carriers without buying a new device. Consumer Reports explains how to do it.

In this article we show how to unlock any iPhone model, either by yourself, with assistance from the network provider, or using a third-party service. The days of being tied to a single carrier ...

We say godspeed, and urge you to remember one important nugget of information: you need to unlock your phone before it can be sold. The term “unlock” can sound rather intimidating, but this ...

Certain things in life should be simple, like figuring out how to unlock your iPhone. In an ideal world, once you’ve bought a phone, it should be yours to do with as you like — even if it ...

A cell phone lock is a software code that ensures your mobile phone connects only to a specific network. Conversely, unlocking your iPhone means that you can switch carriers if you’re ...

I've reviewed well over a thousand products during 18 years working full-time at PCMag.com, including every generation of the iPhone and the Samsung Galaxy S. I also write a weekly newsletter ...

This means no stranger can hold a photo of your face in front of your phone and unlock it. It takes way more than that to fool Apple's Face ID. Like what, you may ask? What about your evil twin?

If this happens to you, try one of these strategies to unlock it. Be aware that using these methods will factory reset your ...

Learn how to check if your phone is unlocked and, if it isn't, how you go about making an unlock request with AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. Matt Elliott Senior Editor Matt Elliott is a ...