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Discover how Android handles high-resolution audio, USB DACs, and Bluetooth codecs — and how to get the best sound from your smartphone.

Google releases a second emergency Chrome update in a week to fix CVE-2025-12036, a dangerous zero-day flaw allowing remote ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Smart trackers are handy gadgets that enable you to keep track of your valuables from your phone, tablet, or computer. You can attach them to ...

CNET spoke with Google's Sameer Samat and Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian about why they're combining a phone and laptop OS and how they'll do it. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and gaming ...

If you're ever in a place where you need internet in a pinch, or your home network is down, you can actually rely on your Android phone for a temporary connection. USB tethering allows you to connect ...

Android phones are lauded for being feature-rich and highly customizable. However, most of them have a lot of baked-in features that are enabled by default. This is often done to offer a smooth and ...

Keeping track of medications and medical history can feel overwhelming, especially if you're caring for yourself and a spouse. Olaf from Valley Stream, New York, put it this way: "I'm 86, just ...

A few months ago, I was working from a busy coffee shop in Berlin when my Pixel 8 flashed a warning about an unsecured Wi-Fi network. I’d been answering emails, checking bank balances, and streaming ...

You can greatly improve your Vivo smartphone by tweaking 25 key settings, from disabling ads and lockscreen posters to using private DNS, reducing animations, enabling voice isolation, and enhancing ...

Android TV boxes are fantastic for bringing streaming apps and local media together, but one of the biggest frustrations many users have is the cluttered, ad-filled default home screen. That’s where ...

If you rely on an older Android device, whether it's a phone, tablet or car infotainment unit, you may soon lose access to all the new Waze features. Waze's latest beta, version 5.9.90 and higher, now ...