How I use this hidden Android security feature to easily turn off sensors - and where to enable it

Want to follow my work? Add ZDNET as a trusted source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways If you need a security boost on ...
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How to Speed Up Your Slow Android Phone (And Save Money This Black Friday)

Assuming your phone is on and online, you should be able to see its location on a map. From there, you can make it ring, lock it, set a lock screen note to tell whoever has it how to get it back to ...
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Stop Eyeing a New Phone. Here's How to Make Your Slow Android Lightning Fast Again

If your Android phone has become so painfully slow that you're starting to miss your old flip phone, don't rush out to buy a ...

The best Google Phone app feature you're not using

Most Android phones now come with the Google Messages app as the default texting option, and the same goes for the Phone app ...

Google finally fixes a major Android annoyance we all learned to live with

Google has started pushing an update to the Google Play Store, taking it to version 48.8 and introducing a couple of ...

I changed 12 settings on my Android phone to extend its battery life by several hours

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 ...