Category: Phones
Android Instant Apps Heads to the Google Graveyard This December
The feature offered users an almost instant way to try apps that caught their eye, but few developers played ball when it came to actually implementing it…
This Credit Card-Sized Android Phone Makes for the Perfect Backup Device
The NanoPhone is capable of running essential apps, taking quick photos, and staying connected, all without the oversized footprint of modern phones…
Android 16 Is Coming Today, Three Months Faster Than Normal
If you own a Pixel phone, you’ll soon be getting an upgrade to Android 16. Those on Samsung phones and other Android handsets will get the update later…
Is Your Phone’s Layout Boring You To Death? Here Are 4 Easy Ways to Personalize Your Android
After years of using Android phones, I got sick of the standard background and row of icons. Here are a few tools I use to change up the appearance and feel of my device…
6 hidden Android features that make my life easier – and that you’re overlooking
These lesser-known Android features are not the easiest to find, but you’ll be glad to have them at your fingertips when you need them…
Android’s next big feature turns your phone into a desktop
Google is working on turning Pixels into pocket PCs a la Samsung’s DeX…
Android phones will soon reboot if they’re locked for a few days
Devices will require users to enter their PIN after three days of inactivity…
Your Android phone just got a major Gemini upgrade for free – Samsung models included
More people can now have a conversation with Gemini about what’s on their screen, including if they have the camera viewfinder on…
Android Could Soon Roll Out iOS-Style AI Notification Summaries
The potential new feature comes after big tech’s previous experiments with AI summaries have led to mixed and, at times, glaringly inaccurate outcomes…
Google could be testing a ‘new’ way to answer phone calls
An APK teardown hints at a redesign underway…
1 Million Third-Party Android Devices Have a Secret Backdoor for Scammers
New research shows at least a million inexpensive Android devices—from TV streaming boxes to car infotainment systems—are compromised to allow bad actors to commit ad fraud and other cybercrime…
T-Mobile Tech President: We’re Taking ‘5G Advanced’ Nationwide
In a talk at MWC and an interview afterward, Ulf Ewaldsson says T-Mobile customers are already seeing benefits from AI network management…