Android Phones & Tablets

This Android task killer promised to speed up your phone—until Google found out what it was really doing

This Android task killer promised to speed up your phone—until Google found out what it was really doing

Joe Fedewa May 17, 2026

Clean Master had over a billion downloads.

Freeze battery-draining apps without rooting your Android phone

Freeze battery-draining apps without rooting your Android phone

Faisal Rasool May 16, 2026

Stop apps from secretly running in the background or sending you annoying notifications.

Stop using your phone as a flashlight—get this tiny USB-C keychain light instead

Stop using your phone as a flashlight—get this tiny USB-C keychain light instead

Cory Gunther May 16, 2026

A daily carry light that puts your phone to shame.

If you didn’t buy your phone this year, it likely won’t get Gemini Intelligence (Update)

If you didn’t buy your phone this year, it likely won’t get Gemini Intelligence (Update)

Jon Fingas May 15, 2026

Android 17's AI agent might not even run on a Pixel 9.

Keyboard phones went extinct, but these companies just brought them back

Keyboard phones went extinct, but these companies just brought them back

Bertel King May 15, 2026

There's nothing quite like buttons.

Why OnePlus is disappearing from Best Buy—and what it means for US customers

Why OnePlus is disappearing from Best Buy—and what it means for US customers

Jon Fingas May 15, 2026

Its parent company has been scaling back

Google promised seven years of Pixel updates, but the Pixel 6 shows the reality

Google promised seven years of Pixel updates, but the Pixel 6 shows the reality

Joe Fedewa May 15, 2026

We're seeing what Google's long term support looks like, and it's not great.

Sideloaded Android apps can now auto-update like Play Store apps (here’s how)

Sideloaded Android apps can now auto-update like Play Store apps (here’s how)

Faisal Rasool May 14, 2026

This free, open-source app can silently update apps in the background.

I found the easiest way to encrypt files on Android (it takes just 30 seconds)

I found the easiest way to encrypt files on Android (it takes just 30 seconds)

Jorge A. Aguilar May 14, 2026

OpenKeychain makes file encryption on Android actually simple, so stop using cloud storage for sensitive data.

Unihertz took every complaint about the Titan 2 and actually listened

Unihertz took every complaint about the Titan 2 and actually listened

Bertel King May 14, 2026

I can't remember the last time I wanted to give a phone company this many kudos

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