Losing your Windows device, whether it's misplaced or stolen, can be stressful, especially if it contains important files, personal information, or sensitive data. The risk of someone else accessing ...

It seems that locking your Galaxy or Android phone remotely using the Find My Device app will be easier soon. Google is also working on streamlining the Find My Device login process. A lost device ...

Android 16 introduces a “Secure Lock” feature that enhances the security of remotely locking a lost device. Secure Lock restricts access to notifications, Quick Settings, widgets, and the digital ...

From misplaced AirPods to missing luggage, Apple's Find My app has quietly become one of the most essential tools in the Apple ecosystem — and recent updates make it more powerful than ever. Here's ...

With the launch of the Find My Device network, Google today detailed the user and privacy protections in place. The FMD network is intended to be “secure by default and private by design,” with Google ...

This story was inspired by some unsolicited tech advice from the TSA. Coming home from a recent vacation, my wife left her phone at airport security. After a frantic race back from the gate, we were ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since ...

The Find My Device network had huge promise, but it’s quickly become an absolute mess. Google, though, is defending the Find My Device network for its approach to privacy, the same approach that ...