Need to access an Android phone with a broken screen? Explore effective ways to retrieve your data and keep it safe.

How to: Go to Settings > Display on your Android phone. There, you'll find the option to switch between a light and dark theme and to have dark mode turn on automatically at a certain time of day. I ...

Don’t ask us why, but some Android phones do not come with the best features enabled out of the box. This is not for the hardcore Android fan, but sometimes we all forget to enable things when setting ...

Never plug these 5 things into your phone's USB port. We look at the risks of juice jacking, uncertified chargers, and ...

USB-C chargers are increasingly becoming a common way to charge most mobile devices, from smartphones to laptops. This shift has led many smartphone makers to stop including a power brick in the ...

You can do more with your phone's USB-C port than just charging, from attaching a keyboard to connecting a larger display.

You have been warned — a billion phones are at risk. Updated on Dec. 23 with additional commentary on new security vulnerabilities and the security risks for the billion-plus phones that will not ...

Android is under attack. Google issued urgent updates for two actively exploited vulnerabilities at the very beginning of December. Pixels received those right away. Now Samsung is rolling out those ...

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 ...

The fine margins of success in the smartphone world became even finer in 2025, with hardware upgrades taking a continued backseat to ever-expanding, AI-powered software ambitions. However, that ...

Do you have Emergency Alerts enabled on your phone? Two levee breaks following historic flooding in Washington have prompted a series of evacuations, and these alerts could save your life. The ...