The Google Pixel 9 is an excellent phone, and one that a lot of people adore. While it’s normally $799 for the 128GB model, you can currently pick it up for just $499, which is not only $300 off, but ...

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 ...

Your smartphone holds your entire life, making it a prime target for hackers and spies. Here's how to protect it.

The problem Lysoniq solves isn’t immediately obvious unless you’ve wrestled with Apple Music’s hi-res implementation. Apple’s streaming service offers proper lossless and hi-res lossless audio, but ...

The Home Assistant app will install, and you should see the app icon in Nova Launcher. Tap the icon, sign in, and you have full access to the Home Assistant app through your Echo. You can use it in ...

Putting budget aside, the top Android phones you can buy in the US right now are the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL and the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. If you include foldables, there's also the Pixel 10 Pro ...

The first toggle you’ll notice is the Permanently Delete Option. It adds a simple tick box that lets you permanently remove files right away. This way, you don’t have to empty the Trash folder ...

One of the Android 16 features you may have overlooked is Magic Portrait. This nifty feature adds clever animations to your lock screen by taking the subject of your wallpaper and framing it on a ...

These improvements to Android's security and notification systems are part of the recent Android 16 update — even if, in all ...

Long gone are the days of the UHF antenna and even the cable plug-in. Smart TVs bring the content directly and on demand ...

I recently bought my kid's first phone, and thanks to a little trick with prepaid carriers, I saved a ton of money. Here's how.

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. If your Android is starting to lag so badly ...