Apple's battery guide describes lithium-ion batteries as "consumable components" that naturally lose capacity over time. To ...

Modern Android phones hide a menu called Developer Options. Most people never touch it. But if you've ever wanted to understand what your phone is doing under the hood, this is where you look. Go to ...

The always-on display, or AOD, is one of the most convenient features common to newer Android phones. Thanks to battery-friendly OLED smartphone displays, which only illuminate the pixels being used ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. In early July, Google announced that Pixel 6a phones would be getting a "mandatory" update to Android 16. For some Pixel 6a ...

Google will restrict sideloading with developer verification. The move mirrors Apple's long-standing security approach. Android loses one of its last big differences from iOS. For years, one of the ...

Streaming and video calls consume significant amounts of data, and other apps may continue to use data in the background. Even if you have one of the best value data plans, keeping an eye on your data ...

Apple's MagSafe was originally an exclusive feature on the 2020 iPhone 12 line, but five years later, the best parts of MagSafe are now also available on Android phones like Google's Pixel 10 line.

Changing these settings will give your old Android phone a new life. Once adjusted, it should feel faster, with added zip in day-to-day tasks. If you want to give it a refresh, I recommend messing ...

Landfall is Android spyware that hit Samsung Galaxy phones via a zero click image flaw (CVE-2025-21042). Sent as DNG images, ...