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description: the user interface displayed on mobile or computer screens when not in use, requiring a user action to access functionality.

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15-Minute German: Learn in Just 12 Weeks

by Dorling Kindersley  · 5 Dec 2023  · 152pp  · 63,847 words

, all elements are fixed in place, but can easily be enlarged by using the pinch-to-zoom function. For previewing rotated pages or spreads, please lock screen rotation in your device first. If you are previewing this eBook on a mobile phone, portrait mode is recommended. If previewing on a tablet or

Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products

by Nir Eyal  · 26 Dec 2013  · 199pp  · 43,653 words

. Apple recognized it could help iPhone owners take more photos by making the process easier. The company made the camera app directly launchable from the locked screen, without requiring a password. Compared with the number of steps needed to access photo apps on other smartphones, the simple flick gesture of the native

A Life Less Throwaway: The Lost Art of Buying for Life

by Tara Button  · 8 Feb 2018  · 315pp  · 81,433 words

is quite a problem! Some simple steps everyone should take: •Make sure you have a finding app such as Find My Phone installed. •Use your lock screen to display an ‘If found, please contact’ message or use Apple’s emergency note feature. •Never put your phone in a back pocket or on

Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less

by Michael Hyatt  · 8 Apr 2019  · 243pp  · 59,662 words

to notify you, you’ll want to pick the least obtrusive, jarring alert style possible. For me that means no message previews, pings, dings, or lock-screen notifications. An often-overlooked trick to limit notifications is to make maximal use of your iPhone’s do-not-disturb feature. I also recommend eliminating

100 Things We've Lost to the Internet

by Pamela Paul  · 14 Oct 2021  · 194pp  · 54,355 words

bill. The ways in which kids communicate with their friends are encrypted or ephemeral. Parents don’t know whom their kids are talking to behind lock-screened devices, nor can they glean insight from overheard snippets of conversation, tearful exchanges, and slammed receivers. They don’t know whom their daughter is dying

This Book Could Fix Your Life: The Science of Self Help

by New Scientist and Helen Thomson  · 7 Jan 2021  · 442pp  · 85,640 words

sound like you, introduce a ‘mental speed bump’ that interrupts the habit of checking your phone, such as writing a note to yourself on your lock screen or simply wrapping a rubber band around the device as a reminder. Or use night-time settings and wind down modes designed to make the

Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze

by Tawny Lara  · 19 Sep 2023  · 154pp  · 45,857 words

alcohol-free right now. Or better yet, schedule these affirmations as emails to yourself. ❤ Plug these sentences into a photo app to create a DIY lock screen or backdrop for your phone. ❤ Write your why on sticky notes and place them around your home. These self-generated affirmations may come in handy

, keep a piece of the wallpaper in your wallet! Does snuggling with your fur baby give you all the good feels? Make your phone’s lock screen a photo of your pet to glance at throughout the date. ❤ Talk to someone you trust (friend, therapist, sponsor) about what makes you feel safe

Notes From an Apocalypse: A Personal Journey to the End of the World and Back

by Mark O'Connell  · 13 Apr 2020  · 213pp  · 70,742 words

the headlines themselves that were the proximal cause of my distress. This was a time in which payloads of apocalyptic force were delivered to the lock screen of my phone. It was the end of 2016, the winter of an ignoble year, and the more or less hourly vibration in my pocket

Habeas Data: Privacy vs. The Rise of Surveillance Tech

by Cyrus Farivar  · 7 May 2018  · 397pp  · 110,222 words

for increased security—for years prior didn’t take all of the security steps that it could have taken in the design of iOS. “The lock screen is merely a screen saver lock, which as most people know doesn’t equate to real security anyway,” wrote Jonathan Zdziarski, an iOS security expert

Authorizing or Approving the Interception of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications. Available at: https://www.documentcloud.org/​documents/​3879529-2010wiretapreport.html#document/​p7/​a360130. “The lock screen is merely”: Jonathan Zdziarski, “Your iOS device isn’t as encrypted as you think,” April 18, 2013. Available at: https://www.zdziarski.com/​blog/​?p

California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric--And What It Means for America's Power Grid

by Katherine Blunt  · 29 Aug 2022  · 470pp  · 107,074 words

trees marked for removal, all to reduce the risk of fire and the need for wind-driven power shutoffs. She set the photo as her lock-screen wallpaper. It was time, she thought, to reassess the company’s strategy. In June, under Poppe’s direction, employees across multiple divisions convened to discuss

The System: Who Owns the Internet, and How It Owns Us

by James Ball  · 19 Aug 2020  · 268pp  · 76,702 words

Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction

by Derek Thompson  · 7 Feb 2017  · 416pp  · 108,370 words

Pivot: A Story of Dropping the Ball, Picking It Up Again, and Turning Things Around.

by Laura Lexx  · 22 Jun 2022  · 301pp  · 90,239 words

The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future

by Keach Hagey  · 19 May 2025  · 439pp  · 125,379 words

The Dream of Europe: Travels in the Twenty-First Century

by Geert Mak  · 27 Oct 2021  · 722pp  · 223,701 words

Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection

by Jacob Silverman  · 17 Mar 2015  · 527pp  · 147,690 words

Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics

by Elle Reeve  · 9 Jul 2024

Hype: How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet―and Why We're Following

by Gabrielle Bluestone  · 5 Apr 2021  · 329pp  · 100,162 words

Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs

by Ken Kocienda  · 3 Sep 2018  · 255pp  · 76,834 words

So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y'all Don't Even Know

by Retta  · 28 May 2018  · 225pp  · 71,912 words

Facebook: The Inside Story

by Steven Levy  · 25 Feb 2020  · 706pp  · 202,591 words

Someone comes to town, someone leaves town

by Cory Doctorow  · 1 Jul 2005  · 390pp  · 113,737 words

There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America

by Brian Goldstone  · 25 Mar 2025  · 512pp  · 153,059 words

The Complete Android Guide: 3Ones

by Kevin Purdy  · 15 Apr 2011

Androids: The Team That Built the Android Operating System

by Chet Haase  · 12 Aug 2021  · 580pp  · 125,129 words

The Awoken: A Novel

by Katelyn Monroe Howes  · 8 Aug 2022  · 411pp  · 122,655 words

The Best Interface Is No Interface: The Simple Path to Brilliant Technology (Voices That Matter)

by Golden Krishna  · 10 Feb 2015  · 271pp  · 62,538 words

Kindle Fire: The Missing Manual

by Peter Meyers  · 9 Feb 2012

Ubuntu 15.04 Server with systemd: Administration and Reference

by Richard Petersen  · 15 May 2015

iPad: The Missing Manual, Fifth Edition

by J.D. Biersdorfer  · 21 Nov 2012