Cover Your Android’s Lockscreen in Just the Apps You Really Need

Cover Your Android's Lockscreen in Just the Apps You Really Need

Your phone is probably full of apps. And that’s great! Apps are fun! But having a million of ’em is less fun when you need to get to a specific one, and right quick. A new Android app called Cover’s got your back though, and can turn your lockscreen into a simple menu of only what you need right now.

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Android’s Pattern Lock Might Be Getting a Little More Convenient

Android's Pattern Lock Might Be Getting a Little More Convenient

The worst part about keeping your Android phone secure—besides the slight hassle—is having to sacrifice fun, convenient little lockscreen shortcuts. A newly granted Google patent shows a potential solution, if they ever decide to actually use it.

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A Crisp, Functional Lockscreen Is Reason Enough to Jailbreak Your iPhone

Whenever you bring up jailbreaking with the uninitiated, you’re faced with that one, recurring question: “Why? Why should I jailbreak?” This beautiful, functional, better-than-stock lockscreen is as good an answer as any. More »

Your Android Phone’s Lockscreen Is No Match For a Freezer

Make no mistakes about it, your lockscreen is good at keeping honest people honest, but a truly dedicated thief is bound to find his way around it. One of the wilder ways to do so has recently been demonstrated by researchers who cracked through a Galaxy Nexus’s security by throwing it in a freezer. More »