Your Android phone slips from your hand and hits the pavement. The screen shatters or goes completely black. Panic sets in as you realize your photos, contacts, and documents are trapped inside.

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 ...

I have a drawer full of USB cables and every time I want to connect a device, I have to try them out. USB-C was supposed to simplify things: One cable for everything, that was the promise. In practice ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I've been using Android since version 1.5, so it's not often that a feature catches me off guard. You can imagine that when I do come across an ...

Starting with Android 4.2 OS onward, the developer options are hidden by default. I have though told you how to enable USB debugging by making developer options appear on your Android smartphone and I ...

Android 15 brings a slew of features over Android 14 and you can try them by installing Android 15 Beta. There are three ways to install Android 15 Beta — Enrolling your device, using the Flash tool, ...

Android 15 Developer Preview 1 is now available for Pixel 6 and above. While it doesn't bring many changes, it should contain breadcrumbs of upcoming features. Users interested in testing Android 15 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. USB, or Universal Serial Bus, is a common interface used on a wide range of modern devices, including computers, smartphones, tablets, and ...

If you're ever in a place where you need internet in a pinch, or your home network is down, you can actually rely on your Android phone for a temporary connection. USB tethering allows you to connect ...

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