Android 12 has been released, but will it come to your phone?
Android 12’s release is officially here. While it’s been available on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), it’s finally making an official debut on smartphones …
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How Android is tracking you even when you think you’ve opted out
Apple’s new privacy features built into iOS 14 made the news quite a few times in the first half of the year, mostly because of …
Google just showed iPhone 13 users how to make iOS 15 more like Android
Apple in recent years has become a lot more flexible when it comes to letting users customize the iOS interface. Whereas the company used to …
Germany has a great idea to fix the worst thing about Android
An exciting Pixel 6 rumor said earlier this summer that Google might do something unheard of. The Pixel 6 phones will get at least five …
You can now transfer your WhatsApp chat history from iPhone to Android
Earlier this week, WhatsApp finally made it possible to transfer chat history between iOS and Android devices. The developers say that this has been one …
Android users: Do not click on this text message
Text messages are an increasingly popular vector for hackers and assorted digitally focused ne’er-do-wells to use for separating unsuspecting victims from their data or their …
WhatsApp supports iPhone-to-Android chat transfers – with a few twists
WhatsApp is the world’s largest messaging app on mobile devices. It’s all thanks to a few great features that make WhatsApp almost a must-have app. …
Your WhatsApp logout error isn’t a hack – here’s what happened
Some bad things can happen to your online accounts, WhatsApp included, and it’s very annoying to have to deal with the fallout of a hack. …
Stream free movies and TV shows on iPhone or Android with this new app
In case you weren’t aware, Amazon actually operates two video streaming services. Obviously, Prime Video is the company’s flagship service, but back in 2019, Amazon-owned …
Google will stop letting you sign in on devices running Android 2.3.7 or lower next month
Sooner or later, all of your electronics will become obsolete. To that point, Google announced last week that any devices running Android 2.3.7 or lower …
This Android malware steals your data in the most devious way
Android malware comes in all sorts of variations, with myriad degrees of attack sophistication, that do everything from steal specific pieces of information from you …
Chrome just got a great 2FA security feature, but only on Android
A few simple practices can reduce the risk of exposing your internet accounts to hackers. You should use a unique password for every account you …
Google’s new ‘Switch to Android’ iPhone app is designed to help steal customers from Apple
Once you are locked into an ecosystem — Windows, Android, iOS, or macOS — it’s difficult to leave. Not only are you accustomed to the …
SpeedTest’s Android app tells you if your internet can stream 4K video
SpeedTest launched a nifty video stream test a few months ago that lets users determine what sort of streaming experience they can expect on a …
All of these Android cryptocurrency mining apps are actually scams
Cryptocurrencies have been huge for years, but the digital assets have now well and truly gone mainstream. Even with Bitcoin having lost half of its …
Android app says it can test your phone’s water resistance without using any water
It’s been about a decade since I thought about Apple’s old slogan: “There’s an app for that.” That changed this Wednesday. Apple had nothing to …
There’s a new hidden feature in Chrome on Android that you need to try
Google Chrome might not be the best browser to surf the web from your mobile devices and protect your privacy at the same time. But …
Apple’s iPhone is so good at protecting privacy, advertisers are giving up and switching to Android
The release of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature is already sending advertisers flocking to Android. Originally released as part of iOS 14.5, Apple’s new iPhone …
These 9 Android apps might have stolen your Facebook password
Despite the seemingly unstoppable wave of cyberattacks that should teach users to improve their defenses against, not all internet users learn from their mistakes. Some …
Android is one step closer to having its own version of iMessage
One of the reasons that many iPhone users won’t even consider switching to Android is the lack of iMessage. Losing those blue bubbles is simply …
Netflix app update adds an awesome new feature, but not for iPhones
We’ve been downloading Netflix shows and movies to smartphones and tablets for almost five years, with Netflix expanding the feature to Windows 10 PCs as …
Korean tech leaders are so mad that LG ditched Android to sell iPhones
In something of an interesting move, LG recently announced its plan to start carrying Apple products like the iPhone inside of its retail stores in …
Google app keeps crashing on Android and taking out other apps – here’s how to fix it
We always tell you to install the latest operating system and app updates on iPhone and Android to enjoy the newest features and ensure that …
This is the reason Apple CEO Tim Cook says iPhones are better than Android
I’m sure, if you pressed Apple CEO Tim Cook about what he thinks makes his company’s mobile operating software better than its major competitor’s, he …
Google just revealed 7 new features coming to Android this summer
Android 12 will refresh the look and feel of Google’s mobile operating system in late 2021, but before the next big, numbered update drops, the …
iPhones dominate Android in North America, but we didn’t know it was this bad
Back in April, we reported new sales data out from Counterpoint Research, which showed that Apple’s iPhone 12 series was not only selling like hotcakes …
This new Android rival hit 10 million users in just one week
Earlier this week, Huawei announced HarmonyOS 2 — the new operating system that will replace Google’s Android on various smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and other smart …
This is the biggest reason iPhone users switch from Apple to Android
At some point during WWDC 2021, which kicks off on Monday, Apple will likely share metrics touting Apple’s customer satisfaction numbers as well as overall …
Google plans more Android privacy, but it’s nothing like Apple’s controversial anti-tracking on iPhones
Apple released two great privacy features in iOS 14. The amount of opposition the company received from Facebook in the past few months is a …
Huawei unveiled its new OS that will replace Google’s Android
When Huawei found itself unable to do business with US tech companies a couple of years ago, the Chinese handset vendor rolled out a version …
