Android phones rarely slow down overnight. Performance usually erodes in small, frustrating steps as apps pile up temporary ...

If your Android feels sluggish, a few focused tweaks can make it feel surprisingly close to new again. A detailed how-to ...

Learn how to clear app and Chrome cache on Android to boost speed, fix glitches, and free up storage on Android 16 devices.

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Learn how to clean up your smartphone's storage without losing data, improve performance, and extend battery life with our step-by-step guide. Is your phone constantly running out of storage? Are apps ...

Bacteria and viruses move easily between surfaces like the ATM machine or the pole on the bus, where they can live anywhere from hours to more than a week, and your phone. And once germs reach your ...

Overview: Repurpose old Android phones as media servers to stream music, videos, and take photos at home.Using apps like Plex, Kodi, or BubbleUPnP, you can acce ...

A leaker has revealed that Chrome for Android could get a feature to automatically archive duplicate tabs. All duplicate tabs, bar the most recently used copy, would be archived. This feature joins a ...

An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google’s Phone app could automatically delete your Call Notes. This joins the existing option to automatically delete call recordings. The Call Notes ...

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