As a person who covers consumer tech for a living, I get to use a few dozen smartphones every year. While I almost always advise on which is the new best smartphone, the majority of consumers don't ...

I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) Motorola Razrs were all the rage. Since then, I've written about everything from consumer electronics to internet culture ...

Between numerous notifications, duplicate apps, bloated launchers, and settings buried five menus deep, my Android device started to feel like a junk drawer. I’d pick it up to check the time and ...

Android phones launch throughout the year, so there’s always a new phone to look forward to at any point. Thanks to this never-ending cycle and the ups and downs on discounts, phone recommendations ...

In late July, Android Authority reported that Google was working on a new “Calling Cards” feature for its Contacts app. Yesterday, it began rolling out widely for everyone to use. When you receive a ...

Google Messages now lets you delete a sent text message. A deleted message disappears for the other person immediately. The feature is available now for almost all Android users. Get more in-depth ...

An Android phone will be locked after erasing data and factory resetting. It will ask for the Google account and password if you want to get full access to his phone. That is FRP. What is FRP meaning?

Vivo has been doing good work lately with software rollouts. In fact, last year, it released the Android 15 update well before other brands, even before Google released it to their Pixel devices. That ...

Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile, launched 2 devices, the T Phone 3 and T Tablet 2. Both devices run the Magenta AI operating system based on Android 15 and powered by Perplexity AI.

Texting has evolved over the years to become a better version, like almost every other piece of tech. The core idea is still the same, but now with plenty of features that give you more control over ...