If your Android phone has become so painfully slow that you're starting to miss your old flip phone, don't rush out to buy a ...

Google is testing per-app controls for Android backups. A Play Services beta shows size-sorted lists and individual switches, ...

Changing these settings will give your old Android phone a new life. Once adjusted, it should feel faster, with added zip in day-to-day tasks. If you want to give it a refresh, I recommend messing ...

You can transfer photos from your Android phone to your Windows computer using a variety of methods. Here are step-by-step instructions for the five easiest ways.

Software can be expensive, but free programs have been a mainstay of the desktop experience for decades, and today's offerings are more powerful than ever. To keep things free, software developers ...

There are several ways to connect your Android phone with your PC, and some work better than others. For example, some methods allow you to read and respond to notifications but don't let you open or ...

Rebooting your Android phone is often recommended as one of the ways to remove any temporary bottlenecks in the phone's performance, as it clears the memory, closes any unused apps running in the ...

You can silence nonessential alerts and calls on your iPhone or Android device for later but still allow designated people and apps to reach you. By J. D. Biersdorfer J. D. Biersdorfer frequently ...

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When selling, trading, or gifting your phone, safeguarding your personal information is crucial. A simple factory reset or manually deleting files may not fully protect your data, as remnants can ...

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. I’m a mobile writer at PCMag, ...