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Google Pixel Fold: 7 unfiltered thoughts after 8 days with the device

Is the Google Pixel Fold the phone for you? This week-long journal from a Pixel fanatic and folding phone skeptic may help you decide.

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The best Android launchers for enhanced efficiency

Save time and make your Android home screen work better with the help of these eclectic tools.

Android Notifications

Android's hidden Smart Display superpower

Turn your phone into a completely customized intelligent info center with this two-minute, $0 trick.

Android Battery Life

The real secret to better Android battery life

Attention, Android phone owners: Stronger smartphone stamina is well within your reach. All you've gotta do is reach out and grab it.

Android 12 Features

7 efficiency-enhancing Android apps

These clever tools save you time so you can get straight to work — in a way only Android could allow.

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5 smart Chrome browser alternatives for Android

To boost privacy or take advantage of other business-friendly features, consider using a browser from DuckDuckGo, Microsoft, Mozilla, or Opera instead of (or in addition to) Chrome.

Android Security Settings

15 Android settings that'll strengthen your security

Some of the most important Android settings are also the most buried — and they're absolutely worth your while to uncover.

Google Android 14

Google I/O and the curious case of the missing Android version

Google barely mentioned its upcoming Android 14 update during its I/O keynote — and it turns out there's a carefully considered reason.

Google Pixel 7 Settings

The most significant Google Pixel news no one's noticing

Google's Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet, and Pixel 7a are taking center stage this week — but another Pixel product holds the most pressing pivot of all.

Android Widgets

A smart new way to stack Android widgets

Android widgets, unleashed! Give your phone's home screen an efficiency-enhancing upgrade with this awesome new option.

Android security

How to use Google passkeys for stronger security on Android

Time to upgrade your Google account security and leave the threat of phishing in the past.

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Businesses, beware: The Motorola ThinkPhone comes with a major caveat

Motorola's new ThinkPhone is being positioned as the Android-based business device to buy in 2023, but there's something virtually no one is saying.

Google Android Features

6 more out-of-sight Android features worth finding

These handy hidden features will save you time and make your life easier, but it's up to you to remember to use 'em.

Hidden Android Features

7 handy hidden Android features you probably forget to use

Android is practically overflowing with options, and it's easy to lose track of some useful stuff along the way.

Google Pixel Calculator

10 powerful tricks for your Google Pixel Calculator app

Your Pixel phone's calculator can do much more than you realize.

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Is Samsung dumping Google Search?

Samsung may be considering dropping Google Search as the default browser on its smartphones, and the reason may be that Microsoft's Bing will boast an AI-infusion from the popular ChatGPT chatbot.

Android Features

Think Android 14 seems boring? Think about this.

Google's initial Android 14 beta release may seem modest on the surface, but there's a whole other side to the software most folks are failing to notice.

iOS 14.5 new features

Yet more digital spies targeting iPhones exposed by security researchers

Just weeks after President Biden signed an executive order to prevent the US from purchasing commercial spyware used to subvert democracies, researchers have identified another shameful zero-click, zero-day exploit targeting iPhone...

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