Your Android's bloatware clutters your device's home screen, takes up valuable space, and creates a drag on performance.

Google officially implemented its own version of Apple's Contact Poster last year, sort of. Known as a "Calling Card," this ...

That's exactly where this open-source tool made a real difference for my Android phone. It helped me understand what was actually taking up space and regain control over my storage, without relying on ...

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update ...

When Samsung finally announced its dual-hinged foldable phone towards the end of 2025 I’ll admit I was intrigued. As a Pixel ...

Corinne Reichert (she/her) grew up in Sydney, Australia and moved to California in 2019. She holds degrees in law and communications, and currently writes news, analysis and features for CNET across ...

If you browse the web regularly, chances are you have seen gstatic.com, among the hostnames that fly by in the browser’s status bar while browsing the web. It’s something that many netizens are not ...

The iPhone-to-Android switching process is usually plain sailing, but it’s always smart to back up before you begin anything like this. Back up first, and you won’t lose anything you care about. For ...

Lindroid is a new open source app that lets you install a GNU/Linux distro on an Android device and run Linux applications with full support for your phone’s hardware. It does this by putting Linux ...

The next version of Google’s mobile operating system—Android 15—is finally here with a host of new features and improvements. Google promises productivity enhancements, better privacy and security, ...

Android has had a desktop mode since Android 10, but it’s incredibly barebones. Google has been working on revamping this desktop mode since late 2022. In Android 15, Google is making significant ...

The first iPhone was unveiled on Jan. 9, 2007, the first Android handset (the HTC Dream) showed up on September 23, 2008—and though it's impossible to know for sure, I assume the very first Android vs ...