One of the big draws of iPhone and Mac is the iMessage software. This texting app makes it easy to stay connected to friends and family, and many users point to it as a key reason they stay within the ...

As a person who covers consumer tech for a living, I get to use a few dozen smartphones every year. While I almost always advise on which is the new best smartphone, the majority of consumers don't ...

Most Android apps have a trash or recycle bin to store the deleted files temporarily. As such, you’ll want to empty the trash on your Android phone to reclaim your storage space. Sadly, emptying the ...

The emergence of eSIMs has made a lot of things easier when it comes to linking your Android phone to your carrier plan, but it also means we have to adapt to how we switch our plan to a new handset.

Utilizing the Find My network, users have always been able to locate their iOS devices with ease — and now thanks to the existence of Apple AirTags, you can keep a tab on virtually anything. It is ...

One of the security updates baked into Android 14 is a feature that blocks you from installing some older apps built for Android 5.1 or earlier… kind of. If you’ve got a shiny new phone or tablet ...

Although most of us take our smartphones with us just about everywhere, these handy devices have an uncanny way of going missing, often when we least expect it. Whether your phone has slipped between ...

Sareena was a senior editor for CNET covering the mobile beat, including device reviews. She is a seasoned multimedia journalist with more than a decade's worth of experience producing stories for ...

Parth is a technology analyst and writer specializing in the comprehensive review and feature exploration of the Android ecosystem. His work is distinguished by its meticulous focus on flagship ...