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Qualcomm’s New Chips Will Speed Up Budget Android Phones

Getting a good, cheap Android phone can be complicated. There are many aspects that you need to consider, but one of the most important ones is performance. Qualcomm wants to make that decision easier, as its newest entry-lev…

Arol Wright Sep 7th

The Google Pixel 7 Will Be Fully Revealed in October

The Pixel 6a was Google’s last big smartphone launch, but if you were awaiting the company’s next flagships, you won’t be waiting much longer. The next “Made by Google” event finally has a date, so get your calendars, and wal…

Arol Wright Sep 6th

The Dream of In-Display Fingerprint Scanners Is Dead

Under-display fingerprint scanners were supposed to be great. Just put your finger on the touch screen like you would anyway, and a built-in sensor unlocks the phone. That was the dream, but in reality, they’re worse than the…

Joe Fedewa Sep 6th

ASUS’s Zenfone 9 Is Now Available for Pre-order at Amazon

ASUS smartphones have a certain charm to them. Their relatively light Android skin, and feature set, have gained them a loyal following. And if you want to give the ZenFone 9, the company’s latest flagship, a shot, you can no…

Arol Wright Sep 2nd

What to Do With Your Old Phone Cases

If you have a phone, there’s a good chance you have a case on it. That means you probably also have some old cases lying around, even if you don’t have the phone anymore. What can you do with them?

Joe Fedewa Sep 1st

Samsung’s $300 Galaxy A23 Is Now Available in the US

The Galaxy A20 series is near the bottom of Samsung’s smartphone lineup, aiming to provide a decent phone at a fraction of the cost of a Galaxy S22. The Galaxy A23 was released earlier this year, and now it’s coming to the Un…

Corbin Davenport Sep 1st

How to Make Your Icons Match Your Wallpaper on Android

Android can make themes based on the colors from your wallpaper. To take it a step further, you can also apply the colors to the icons on your home screen. We’ll show you how to get this super custom look….

Joe Fedewa Aug 31st

Smartphones Need More Physical Buttons

Smartphone design has changed a lot over the years. Slide-out keyboards and headphone jacks have been discarded for sleek, slim designs. We’ve also seen the number of buttons get chopped down, and I think that needs to change…

Joe Fedewa Aug 29th

How to Split the Screen on Android

By splitting your Android phone’s screen virtually, you can work with any two apps at once. The first app fills the top half of your screen and the second one fills the bottom half. We’ll show you how to use this productive f…

Mahesh Makvana Aug 28th

How to Control the Volume Without Buttons on Android

Buttons break. That’s a hard truth of using a smartphone for a long time. What are you supposed to do if the volume buttons on your Android phone stop working? Are you stuck with the current volume level? No….

Joe Fedewa Aug 27th

How to Block Your Number in Caller ID on iPhone or Android

When you block your caller ID and call someone, your phone number is not displayed on the recipient’s phone. You can hide your caller ID on your iPhone, Android phone, as well as your carriers like AT&T, T-Mobile, and Ver…

Mahesh Makvana Aug 27th

How to Get Rid of Samsung Calendar on Galaxy Phones

Samsung Galaxy devices include the company’s own apps, which duplicate many of Google’s. This is annoying if you prefer Google’s apps. Getting double notifications for every calendar event gets old, but can you remove the Sam…

Joe Fedewa Aug 26th

How to Dim Your Wallpaper at Night on Android

Dark themes are a great modern addition to Android devices, and they’ve only gotten better over time. Dark Mode usually applies to apps and the system UI, but what about your wallpaper? Shouldn’t that get dim too?…

Joe Fedewa Aug 26th

How to Change the Language of Individual Apps on Android

Android can be used in many different languages, but the system language is applied to everything. What if you only want to use certain apps in another language? Android also allows you to choose language on a per-app basis….

Joe Fedewa Aug 24th

How to Change the Language on Android

Android—like most operating systems—can be used in many different languages. The default language can be changed and you can switch between languages very easily. We’ll show you how it works for Samsung Galaxy phones and …

Joe Fedewa Aug 23rd

How to Turn Off AMBER Alerts on Android

AMBER alerts are sent by your country’s authorities to notify you about missing persons in your region. If you’d like to disable these alerts for some reason, there’s a way to do that on your Android phone….

Mahesh Makvana Aug 21st

How to Turn Off TalkBack on Android

TalkBack is Android’s feature that reads the on-screen content for you. If you don’t need it, you can turn off TalkBack using either Google Assistant or the Settings app on your Android phone. We’ll show you how….

Mahesh Makvana Aug 20th

7 Features Android Should Steal From iPhone

The iPhone and Android phones have more in common than ever, but they’re also still very different on many levels. There are some unique iPhone features that we would love to see on Android. Could it happen?…

Joe Fedewa Aug 19th

How to Find Saved Wi-Fi Passwords on Android

Your Android phone saves the password when you connect it to a Wi-Fi network. Later, you can find and use your saved passwords to connect other devices to your network. We’ll show you how to get Android to reveal those networ…

Mahesh Makvana Aug 17th

Here’s When Your Samsung Galaxy Will Get Android 13 (One UI 5)

Google just released Android 13, the newest system update for phones and tablets running Android. It’s already available on Google Pixel phones, but it’s also coming to some of Samsung’s devices as One UI 5….

Corbin Davenport Aug 16th

10 Hidden Android 13 Features You Might Have Missed

Android 13 is here. It’s packed with useful features that will make your phone better, although they’re easy to miss. Don’t worry: We did all the digging for you. Here’s what you need to know about the latest and greatest ver…

Joe Fedewa Aug 16th

Android 13 Is Out: What’s New, and When You’ll Get It

Android 13 has been in development for the past year as the next major upgrade for the best Android phones. Now the update is finally starting to roll out to select phones.

Corbin Davenport Aug 15th

Samsung Isn’t the Only One With New Folding Phones

Samsung revealed two new folding Android phones earlier this week, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4. Motorola and Xiaomi also just revealed new foldable phones, giving Samsung a run for its money….

Corbin Davenport Aug 12th

Google Is Pressuring Apple to Fix Android-iPhone Texting (But It’s Complicated)

iMessage is one of the strongest selling points for the iPhone, but it falls back to using regular SMS when someone in the conversation doesn’t have an Apple device. Google wants Apple to fix the problem, but it’s not that si…

Corbin Davenport Aug 11th

The 5 Biggest Android Myths

The Android operating system has been around for a long time, and it’s used by millions and millions of people. Naturally, quite a few myths have cropped up over the years. Are any of these common myths actually true?…

Joe Fedewa Aug 11th

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