We've been promised that your commands will be able to unlock the phone, control the music player and capture photos.
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RecognizeMe uses the front-facing camera in your iPhone 4 (and iPad 2, eventually) to unlock the phone for its owner.
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Case in point: I was able to unlock the phone by holding a photo of my face up to its lock screen.
The suit argues that if he had been allowed to unlock the phone and use a foreign SIM card, the costs could have been avoided.
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Rather than using a passcode or swipe pattern to unlock the phone's screen, the new handset's fingerprint sensor allows users to simply press and slide a finger across a switch to quickly unlock it.
Missed calls and unread messages become little tabs on the side of your locked GSII, which you may swipe into view and thereby unlock the phone straight into the message or call that needs your attention.
In addition, the new active lockscreen becomes a customizable gateway that lets people quickly jump to the most used features, like making a phone call, sending an email, taking a picture or anything else with the same quick gesture usually used to unlock the phone.
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According to Catherine Crump of the American Civil Liberties Union, "The police can ask you to unlock the phone -- which many people will do -- but they almost certainly cannot compel you to unlock your phone without the involvement of a judge, " she said.
The app can run in the background, and your lock screen wallpaper even turns into the current navigation step, so you won't be tempted to touch your phone and unlock the screen.
But they almost certainly cannot compel you to unlock your phone without the involvement of a judge.
And you can start the car or unlock the doors from your phone.
So even in the case that the device itself has no unlock passcode and no corresponding security policies, the secure container of business apps on the phone cannot be accessed unless the appropriate passcode is entered.
For those who order from Apple's online site, you'll need to phone up T-Mobile to have the unlock applied.
He revealed how to unlock the iPhone, provided you are willing to attack your pricy phone with a soldering gun.
Once you unlock your phone you can insert almost any SIM card you want (the iPhone3 and 4 series take a different size SIM so be careful), foreign or domestic, prepaid or not.
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In the meantime, see how easy it is to unlock your door with your phone.
Just wait for those dirty looks from fellow caffeine addicts as you fumble to unlock your phone, launch your app, tap it, and wait for the beep.
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This is a good catch over the problem that iOS 6.1 had with people being able to unlock a phone in an unauthorised manner.
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If you lose possession of an Android phone, your PIN or pattern unlock might not be enough to protect the sensitive data stored on it.
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Prior to the change, owners were typically charged a fee when they asked their operator to unlock a phone.
Two members of the group, who identified themselves only as "John" and "Liu, " told CNN in a phone interview that a core group of six people on three continents worked to unlock the iPhone as a hobby.
The startup and OnStar are finalizing their work on a smart phone app that will allow renters to unlock OnStar-equipped vehicles during a reserved period of time.
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