10 Google Maps settings I always change to greatly improve its usability - and you should, too ...

In “Comparing the Classic and Unified Views in iOS 26’s Phone App” (10 November 2025), I wrote about the Classic view’s Recents screen: Tapping a recent call dials it, whereas tapping the ⓘ button to ...

It's a regular joke in the tech biz these days, but it's true -- often, we forget that our smartphones are supposed to make phone calls. It's easier to shoot someone an email or a text message, and ...

After testing in December, Phone by Google has now rolled out a “Keep portrait mode on calls” setting to prevent automatic landscape rotation. The Google Phone app offers a landscape two-column ...

Google's feature-packed mobile OS contains many useful tools just underneath the surface. Ahead of Google I/O, we’ve rounded ...

Before you give you child an iPhone, you should put some controls in place. Create a child Apple ID and set up Family Sharing to share apps, books, and subscriptions ...

Everyone has their own checklist for setting up a new Android phone, but what should be the first step? This is what readers ...

I set up a new phone fairly often — whether it’s moving to a new daily driver or secondary phone, or setting up one of the new best Android phones to review. Since I’m a creature of habit, I like to ...

Stop Apps From Spying on You With This Simple iPhone Setting ...