Our phones help us keep in touch with people, manage our schedules, make payments, listen to music, work, store photos and videos, and more. For these reasons, losing or misplacing your phone can be a ...

Background activity can drain your battery and use your mobile data without you seeing it happen. Apps refresh in the background to keep content updated, which helps you pick up where you left off.

What is the latest Android 16 Beta? As of December 17, 2025, the latest Android 16 release is QPR3 Beta 1. Android 16 QPR2 was just released via the stable release channel in early December. To get ...

Google has just pressed the go-ahead button for a new Android Auto build. Version 15.8 is now available for download through the beta program, and if everything goes as planned, it should get the ...

Android's handy flashlight feature is helpful during power outages. Though if you are not in danger of facing an immediate outage, you'd likely want a flashlight to check dark corners for missing ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I've spent a significant portion of my life searching for ways to extend the battery life on my Android phones. Admittedly, that sounds rather ...

Google is testing a new “2.4 and 6 GHz” dual-band option for Wi-Fi hotspots in the latest Android Canary build. This mode offers the high throughput of 6GHz Wi-Fi while keeping the broad device ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As a person who covers consumer tech for a living, I get to use a few dozen smartphones every year. While I almost always advise on which is the ...

After receiving backlash from opposition parties and critics, the central government today (Wednesday, December 3, 2025) cleared the confusion on whether it is mandatory to instal the Sanchar Saathi ...

Picking out a security camera isn't easy, although CNET's guides are here to help. But one of the most important steps is knowing just how your security cam needs to be mounted. From screw-in bases to ...