Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. Whether deliberately or otherwise, it is possible to hide ...

A TidBITS reader thought he had found a bug in iOS 26 that made apps inaccessible. After investigation, the real culprit ...

Lock iPhone apps with Face ID to prevent others from accessing. You can also hide apps in a secret folder to keep them out of sight. Or you can remove apps from your home screen without hiding them. I ...

We see a new release of iOS every year, and with it comes a bunch of updates that tackle privacy and security issues. The launch of iOS 18 brought about a hoard of other features to the iPhone. The ...

There are plenty of reasons you might want to share your iPhone or iPad while denying access to certain apps (or hiding them altogether). Fortunately, you can lock and hide almost any app in just a ...

Are you sure you know everything about your iPhone? You might be surprised to learn that there are several hidden iPhone apps that you've likely never even heard of or used. These apps may not be on ...

As iPhones and iPads become an increasingly integral part of our daily lives, it’s not uncommon to have an app that contains information so personal that we wouldn’t want others to stumble across it.

Your iPhone's Home Screen is the first thing you see when you unlock your phone. Having one that's messy and cluttered can make you feel messy and cluttered. It's similar to having too many apps on ...

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...

Prevent strangers from seeing what apps you've got installed. Your smartphone reveals an awful lot about you, not the least of which includes the apps you’ve got ...