Android phones are lauded for being feature-rich and highly customizable. However, most of them have a lot of baked-in features that are enabled by default. This is often done to offer a smooth and ...

Sometimes, keeping prying eyes out of your personal apps isn’t just about privacy—it’s about peace of mind. Whether it’s ...

Add text: Settings > Display & touch > Lock screen > Add text on lock screen. Edit shortcuts: Settings > Display & touch > Lock screen > Shortcuts. Change how you unlock it: Search Settings for Screen ...

Many Android brands are now focusing on lock screen customization, but this new lock screen wallpaper feature is my favorite addition.

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

You can block or unblock a number on an Android phone using the built-in Phone app's "Blocked numbers" menu.

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 ...

Still, when I peel that noise away, there's an emotional and thoughtful core that still speaks to me. I've reflected on the ...

The launch of Apple’s latest operating system, iOS 26, introduced a new design language called Liquid Glass. The interface makeover, one of Apple’s largest since the shift from skeuomorphic to flat ...

Android secures your device by asking you for a PIN, pattern, or full password. What happens if you forget the security method you set up? If you're lucky, you can get back in easily—but that may not ...

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 ...

A few months ago, I was working from a busy coffee shop in Berlin when my Pixel 8 flashed a warning about an unsecured Wi-Fi network. I’d been answering emails, checking bank balances, and streaming ...