Not your average Android news — a diverse mix of advice, insight, and analysis with veteran Android journalist JR Raphael.
A search startup that revolved around providing an ad-free, privacy-centric alternative to Google is calling it quits — and it's well worth our while to contemplate why.
Some of the most important Android settings are also the most buried — and they're absolutely worth your while to uncover.
Google barely mentioned its upcoming Android 14 update during its I/O keynote — and it turns out there's a carefully considered reason.
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, unleashed! Give your phone's home screen an efficiency-enhancing upgrade with this awesome new option.
Time to upgrade your Google account security and leave the threat of phishing in the past.
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.
These handy hidden features will save you time and make your life easier, but it's up to you to remember to use 'em.
Android is practically overflowing with options, and it's easy to lose track of some useful stuff along the way.
Your Pixel phone's calculator can do much more than you realize.
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.
Android and ChromeOS are about to come closer together than ever, but Google's latest line-blurring twist raises more questions than answers.
This brilliant bit of Android personalization gets lost every time you move into a new device. How long's it been since you've had it active?
A hearty productivity booster is in the works for Google's ChromeOS software, and you can activate on your own Chromebook this second — if you know the trick.
Save money and boost your productivity with these clever tools for finding and enhancing all the right apps on Android.
Save time and perform all sorts of advanced Android app sorcery with these off-the-beaten-path Play Store tricks.
Android 14 looks to bring a big upgrade to how notifications are handled — and with a teensy bit of tinkering, you can add the same superpowers into any phone this second.
Android widgets can do way more than you realize — if you know how to unleash their hidden potential.
Warning: Your Android phone's home screen is about to get a lot more useful.
Get around your phone faster than ever with these easy-to-miss advanced shortcuts for Android's gesture navigation system.
Attention, Samsung fans: Android 13 introduces some spectacular new step-savers for your phone — but it's up to you to dig 'em up and find 'em.
If you aren't yet using these Google Tasks power tools, good golly: You're missing out.
When it comes to Android upgrades, all device-makers are absolutely not equal — and this year's data brings one commonly held perception into question.
People heralding these next-gen AI chatbots as the future of the search seem to be overlooking a pretty hefty elephant in the room.
Ready to save yourself tons of time and effort? These Gboard tricks for Android are just what the (smartphone) doctor ordered.
Google's Gboard Android keyboard has some extra efficiency-enhancing intelligence tucked away beneath its surface. Ready to be surprised?
Ready to make Google Assistant more useful than ever? These little-known options will work wonders for your on-the-go efficiency.
Give Google Assistant on Android an extra injection of intelligence with these easy-to-miss advanced settings.
Boost your mobile productivity with these power-packed, time-saving features in the Docs Android app.
Paste these pro-level time-savers into your personal memory and start flying around your phone like never before.
Whether you're rockin' a Google Pixel Watch or another Wear OS device, this easy calendar upgrade will make your smartwatch about a zillion times more useful.
Hidden among Android's accessibility options are some powerful productivity tools that can add value to any smartphone setup.
If you've got your eye on Google's highly anticipated folding Pixel phone, listen up: You're missing the truly significant piece of the puzzle.
These easy adjustments will add extra intelligence into any Android phone you're using — and they'll take you mere minutes to make happen.
You'd never know it, but your Chromebook's trackpad holds some of the finest time-saving shortcuts ChromeOS has to offer.
Tap into this treasure trove of time-savers and watch your efficiency soar.
Give yourself the gift of efficiency with this 20-second ChromeOS upgrade.
The Pixel is meant to represent the very best Android has to offer. But it's lagging behind in one critically important area.
This just in: Moving stuff between your Android phone and computer doesn't have to be a hassle — no matter what desktop platform you're using.
Chromebooks aren't like regular computers — so are they right for your needs? These four questions will help you find the answer.
Give your Android Gmail game some extra oomph with these exceptional but easily overlooked enhancements.
The most powerful Pixel Watch possibilities are completely invisible and all too easy to miss. Time to make your wearable way more useful.
Google Assistant has a secret superpower on Android. Ready for some exceptionally intelligent new shortcuts?
Make your new Pixel Watch even more effective with this outstanding efficiency-enhancing add-on.
Your new Pixel 7 has all sorts of superpowers beyond what you see on the surface. Ready to uncover your phone's best buried treasures?
These easily overlooked settings will make your Pixel 7 even smarter — and make your life even easier as a result.
Some balanced and thoughtful advice on Google's Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro compared to every other Pixel model — from someone who's lived with 'em all.
How are so many people missing the boat with Google's latest Pixel phone and its bigger-picture significance?
Warning: You've never seen Android widgets like this — and once you do, you'll never think about 'em the same again.
Eliminate annoyances and give yourself a better mobile web setup with these advanced adjustments for the Chrome Android browser.
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