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To call your voicemail on an Android phone, open your phone's dial pad and hold your finger down on the "1" key.

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A new feature for iPhones screens calls, similar to a technology available for Android users. Here’s how to activate it. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead consumer technology writer ...

Have you played around with the new iOS 26 yet? Here's how to download it on your iPhone if you haven't yet — once you do, you'll notice several new changes, including a clear design called Liquid ...

In iOS 26, Visual Intelligence kicks in the moment you take a screenshot. As soon as you take a screenshot, tap the thumbnail to open the editor, and you'll see two new buttons: Ask (send the ...

If you spend a little time digging through your settings or trying out the stock apps, you'll notice them: tools that shave seconds off routine tasks, customization options that make your phone ...

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We’ve all done it—accidentally deleting a text we meant to keep. Whether it was a sweet message from a loved one or an ...