To remove the lock overlay icon, you will have to open Registry Editor. To do so, press Win+R in combination. In the empty field of the Run dialog box that appears on your computer screen, ...

To remove the lock on an app, long press again on the icon on the ‌Home Screen‌ or app page and choose "Don't Require ‌Face ID‌." You will need to authenticate to turn it off.

Google announced that the lock will be replaced by a new “tune” icon with the release of Chrome 117 in September to help users better understand what its actual purpose is.

Steve Harris is trying to delete images in the Image Capture app, but a lock icon appears on photos. He wonders how to proceed. The most common reason for this is that you’ve mounted a memory ...