Your Pixel Fold Order Was Probably Canceled
Image: Google Preorder (verb): To order (an item of merchandise) before it is available, with the understanding that it will be shipped later. Google is apparently cool with the first…
Stop This Google Messages Bug From Draining Your Android’s Battery
Photo: Tada Images (Shutterstock) If you use Google Messages on Android, it might be silently stealing away battery life from your phone. And while Google has fixed the issue, the…
How to Quickly Hide What You’ve Been Watching on Your iPhone or Android
Photo: Prostock-studio (Shutterstock) Look, we’re not here to judge. The internet is a big place, offering all types of content for all types of people. What you search for, watch,…
Why You Shouldn’t Let Android 12 Auto-Change Your Wallpaper
Photo: Chikena (Shutterstock) With major software updates, developers add new wallpaper choices for users to try, while entire forums online are dedicated to creating and sharing the best-looking images for…
How to Stop Your Android and Its Apps From Tracking Your Location
Photo: TY Lim (Shutterstock) Much to the chagrin of big tech companies, nobody wants their smartphones to spy on them. By default, however, our mobile devices track our every move—and…
How to Stop Your Google App From Crashing on Android
The latest Google app update, version 12.23.16.23, is unstable. Numerous users report the app crashes every few minutes on Pixel, Motorolla, and Samsung devices. This is a problem, considering the…
Don’t Install the Android 12 Beta (Yet)
The first Android 12 beta is out now for a range of Android devices, and early impressions are positive. Testers praise the overhauled interface and plethora of helpful tweaks and…
How to Install Android 12 Beta 1 Today
Photo: Google It’s time for Android 12 Beta 1—your first chance to try out all the fun new changes to Google’s operating system with less of a chance of encountering…
Fix Android’s Recent App Crashes With These Two Updates
If you happened to notice a bunch of your Android apps crashing yesterday, you’re not alone. An issue with Android’s System Webview component caused a bit of grief, but it’s…
How to Transfer Your Signal Message History Between Android Devices
Signal is testing a new wifi transfer tool for Android users that will let you port your message history to a new device, much like the phone-to-phone transfer Signal added…