Backing up your phone these days has gotten a lot easier than back then. Last time, at least in the early days, backing up meant connecting to a computer or manually transferring your files onto a ...

A new option spotted in Google Play Services beta suggests Android phone backups will soon include downloaded files, such as PDFs or APKs, alongside photos, apps, and contacts. While the feature isn’t ...

Hardcore Android users love creating minimalist or themed home screen setups. I'm not one of them — I value function over form. However, over time, my home screen became unnecessarily cluttered, ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I've spent large portions of my life looking for ways to extend the battery life on my Android phones. Admittedly, that sounds rather dramatic, ...

A few days ago, my colleague Calvin shared an interesting fact about GrapheneOS: The custom ROM allows him to set a duress PIN that completely erases the phone when he enters it, including encryption ...

From next year, the Android OS will allow application installs only from verified developers notarized by Google. This new verification process proves developer identity, without monitoring app ...

Most people get a lot of mileage out of Google's first-party software and other popular apps that get tons of recommendations. I used to, too. But one type of software has played an increasingly large ...

It does promise to fix a lot of other, more pressing problems, however, including "a number of major netcode-related issues" including tackles not registering and goalkeeper dive rollbacks causing ...

Last year, Google announced it was accelerating Android’s release schedule. In the past, Google typically rolled out a single Android release each year with new APIs for developers. Starting in 2025, ...

Android launchers let you replace your default home screen. Six top launchers offer unique features, styles, and pricing. A new launcher can make your phone feel fresh and faster. One of the main ...

On its first day in bankruptcy court last November, Spirit Airlines had a simple message for its employees, customers and creditors: Nothing would change for “99.9%” of them, as company lawyer ...