Despite some recent headlines, iPhones remain safer than Androids given Apple’s tighter restrictions and control of its ecosystem. But Google is catching up — and Samsung is moving even faster to narrow the gap. Now, a new Android upgrade for 2025 could make Androids more like iPhones than ever before — but there’s a twist.

At the top of the list, enable Theft detection lock and tap Turn on on the confirmation screen (which explains how the feature works). Just underneath is the Offline device lock toggle switch, and again you can read about how it operates before tapping Turn on to confirm your choice and activate it.

Turns out, in 1999, Adams wrote an essay titled “How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Internet,” and wow does it hold up 26 years later as a way to think about the world we live in now. Here’s just one quote:

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I've ditched Google Chrome for Mozilla Firefox on my phone, and haven't looked back. Here's how I make the most of Firefox on Android.

Google is rolling out a critical new security update, but is your Android smartphone on the list? What you need to know.

Apple has a way for Android phone owners (and people on Windows PCs) to join FaceTime calls with iPhone users. No special software required. Here's how it all works.

Enable these three anti-theft features on your Android phone right now. They’ll keep your sensitive info private if attackers steal your device while it’s unlocked.

Android 16’s first public beta will start rolling out later today, bringing with it dynamic lockscreen notifications for ride-sharing and food delivery, following yesterday’s reveal of a similar feature in Samsung’s Galaxy S25 phones.

My friend and fellow Android appreciator, allow me to shower you with two delightfully simultaneous truths from here in the land o’ Googley matters: I love using Google’s Pixel devices in part because of all the genuinely useful features they add into the Android equation.

At the tail end of 2023, WhatsApp updated its Android app with a very useful feature that allows for two WhatsApp accounts to be logged in at the same time via the app on one phone. It works if you are using two SIM cards with dual-SIM or have two numbers connected over a combination of physical SIM and eSIM.