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How to Display Owner Information on the Lock Screen on Your Android Phone

If you lose your Android device, it’s not likely you’ll get it back. However, there are some kind souls who will want to return it. We’ll show you how to make sure they know how to reach you.

Joe Fedewa Aug 21st, 2014

10 Things You Can Do in Android’s Developer Options

In Android, Developer Options is a secret, hidden menu with a variety of advanced options. These features are mainly intended for developers, but many of them can be useful to average Android users and enthusiasts. We’ll shar…

Joe Fedewa Nov 8th, 2013

You Don’t Need to Install a Task Killer: How to Manage Running Apps on Android

Google Play is full of task managers for Android. These utilities can show you apps running in the background, kill running apps, and otherwise manage your apps — but you don’t need to install any third-party software to do …

Joe Fedewa Jun 30th, 2013

How to Track and Find an Android Phone

With so much personal stuff on our phones, losing one feels disastrous. What can you do after it’s been lost? Android has its own version of “Find My Phone,” and it can track your phone without any previous setup….

Joe Fedewa Jun 26th, 2013

How to Download an APK from the Google Play Store

When you download an app from the Play Store, you’re installing an APK file to your Android device, but you can’t download the file directly. There are a couple of ways to get APK files from Google Play….

Joe Fedewa Mar 14th, 2013

How to Reverse Tether Your PC’s Internet Connection to Android

People often “tether” their computers to their smartphones, sharing the phone’s data connection—which you’re more likely to have—with their PC. “Reverse tethering” is the opposite—sharing your Windows 10 or 11 PCs inter…

Chris Hoffman Jun 21st, 2012

How to Clean Your Dirty Smartphone (Without Breaking Something)

We have already shown you how to clean your keyboard without breaking it, but did you know your smartphone can be just as dirty and covered with bacteria? Here is how to properly clean your smartphone….

Justin Garrison Jun 27th, 2011

How to Remote View and Control an Android Phone

Have you ever wished you could see your Android phone’s screen on your desktop or remote control it with other devices? It sounds complicated, but it’s not as hard as you might think. We’ll show you how to do it….

Joe Fedewa Feb 2nd, 2011

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