There are so many new settings and features baked into modern Android smartphones that it's really easy to overlook some of them — even when they're active. Sure, they might show a notification in the ...

Parth is a technology analyst and writer specializing in the comprehensive review and feature exploration of the Android ecosystem. His work is distinguished by its meticulous focus on flagship ...

I don’t think about Windows 11's lock screen a lot because I barely see it when I log in to my PC with Windows Hello face recognition. But I very well might start paying attention to it now that lock ...

Here are six easy ways to unlock your Android phone without an actual password. While an alphanumeric password is currently ...

It’s no secret Samsung is working on One UI 8.5 ahead of the Galaxy S26 launch early next year. While we’re still pretty far out from any sort of public beta, the company’s internal build continues to ...

It's easy to record your screen with Android's built-in screen recorder or a third-party app You love what you’re seeing on your phone and really want to share it with friends, ideally by making a ...

Apple released iOS 26 on Sept. 15, a few months after the company announced it at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June. The update introduces a handful of new features to your iPhone, like call ...

If your new phone no longer supports SIM cards, or you don't want to use them anymore, you can convert to eSIM instead. I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) ...

Remote Lock lets you remotely secure a lost or stolen phone. So far, all you’ve needed to activate it was your phone number — so anyone who knew it could potentially lock your phone. That’s now ...

Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches -- obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy ...

I’ve spent most of my eight years covering technology trying to win back my off-hours time and attention from my smartphone. Despite how indispensable our phones have become (for much more than making ...