New data shows how Apple’s iPhone dominated Android in 2021
New data from the market research company Counterpoint shows how totally dominant the iPhone was last year. According to the company’s sales tracker, Apple made …
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4 ways to improve your phone’s battery life
Whether you spend all your time at home, or two hours commuting to work, keeping your phone’s battery alive for a full day can be …
This malicious app was downloaded by thousands of Android users
If you own any Android devices, you hopefully know to be careful when downloading apps from any source other than Google Play. Unfortunately, even Google …
Newly-discovered Android malware steals banking app login credentials
Earlier this month, security researchers at ThreatFabric discovered a dangerous new trojan. They dubbed it Xenomorph due to its ties with the Alien malware, which …
Best foldable phones in 2022
The foldable phone market is still very much in its infancy at this point. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t already more than a …
Galaxy S22’s Android update support might be the phone’s most exciting feature
Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S22 series on Wednesday during the most important Unpacked press conference of the year. The Galaxy S22 launch event is …
Read all the reasons why iPhone users chose iOS over Android
A recent and fascinating thread on the iOS subreddit explores the myriad of reasons why seasoned Android users decided to make the switch over to …
Scary Android trojan can factory reset your phone after stealing your money
A dangerous Android banking trojan is evolving, and is now threatening to wreak even more havoc. Last December, we shared a report from cybersecurity experts …
WhatsApp chat transfers from Android to iPhone coming soon
WhatsApp chat transfer is one of many annoying things you have to worry about when upgrading your smartphone. It’s not a real issue if you’re …
Every iPhone and Android user needs to do this once a week
The smartphone landscape has changed drastically over the past few years. Consider this: not too long ago it was easy to make a case arguing …
Apple just lowered trade-in prices on over 20 recent Android phones
New phones are expensive. If you want the latest, high-end model from Apple, Samsung, or any other vendor, you’re going to spend close to $1,000. …
Google Play Games is finally bringing Android games to Windows 11
One of the biggest features coming to Windows 11 is support for Android apps. But there’s a catch. Microsoft inked a deal to bring the …
Fortnite is coming back to iPhone and Android, but with a twist
Epic Games’ popular Fortnite hasn’t been available on iPhone and Android for over a year. The company engineered a crisis that forced Apple and Google …
Android 13 leak reveals new features that Google is working on
Most Android users still can’t upgrade to Android 12, but the first Android 13 leak has already arrived. This week, XDA obtained screenshots of a …
Delete these Android apps, because they’re infected with Joker malware
You can never be too careful when installing new software on your devices, especially if you own an Android phone or tablet. Even if an …
Google is making it easier to play Android games on Windows 11
One of the best Windows 11 features is that it will support Android apps. But it doesn’t yet. Microsoft hasn’t inked a deal with Google …
Google Photos rolls out Locked Folder feature to more Android phones
One of the standout features of the Android 12 experience is a new security and privacy feature that Google added to Google Photos. It’s a …
DuckDuckGo’s new tool brings anti-tracking features to Android
Apple’s two new iPhone and iPad privacy protections caused quite an uproar earlier this year. Facebook contested them fiercely, starting a massive ad campaign against …
This new Android chip might power upcoming iPhone 13 rivals
MediaTek is a well-known chip maker that developed various System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions for Android devices in recent years. But the brand usually catered to the …
Google Maps just hit a milestone only two other apps in history have achieved
We often talk about the popularity of Google Maps among smartphone users. The app powers navigation experiences on Android and iPhone, with Google releasing exciting …
WhatsApp won’t support any of these phones after November 1st, 2021
WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app in the world. But even with its wide reach, the app can’t support all our devices forever. The …
How to install Android apps from Google Play on Windows 11
Microsoft’s Windows 11 is now out, which means you can install it on compatible devices as well as PCs that don’t pass the hardware check. …
Big WhatsApp update makes it easy to switch from iPhone to Android
Facebook fixed one of the worst things about the WhatsApp app a couple of months ago when it announced that it’ll finally support chat history …
Windows 11 finally runs Android apps, but there are limits
One of the most surprising Windows 11 features is its support for Android. But when you realize that Microsoft makes its own Android phone and …
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 …
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 …
