Raise your hand if your smartphone is basically glued to your palm. Whether it’s killing time in the subway, queuing at the doctor’s, or sneaking in a quick ...
How to: Go to Settings > Display on your Android phone. There, you'll find the option to switch between a light and dark theme and to have dark mode turn on automatically at a certain time of day. I ...
My phone and I had a complicated relationship. I gave it attention, kept it updated, bought new cases for it, and in return… it would die before dinner. For a while, I blamed the apps, software ...
If you're not using an iPhone, chances are you've got an Android phone in your pocket. Android is Google's mobile operating system, and it powers a range of phones like the Samsung Galaxy and Google ...
Battery problems rarely arrive out of nowhere. Long before a car refuses to start or a phone dies at 20 percent, small ...
What if the key to doubling your Android’s battery life was hidden right beneath your fingertips—waiting to be unleashed by a simple tweak? Buckle up, because ...
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 ...
What’s happened? Google is cracking down on Android apps that cause excessive battery drain by rolling out a new metric and updated Play Store policy. The “Excessive Partial Wake Locks” metric is now ...
Google has started the rollout of Android 16’s third beta build. It’s not a massive aesthetic makeover, but there are a few features that users will appreciate. Among them is the addition of a health ...
Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...
Apple’s AirTag 2 may offer both low and very low battery alerts. Most Android trackers still rely on a single vague low-battery warning. The AirTag 2 is expected to launch in the fall, likely ...