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If you’ve wished you could play games on your car’s large display rather than on your phone while waiting for your kids to finish practice at whatever sport they’re into, you’ll be happy to know that you can. If you’ve got an Android phone and Android Auto in your car, then you’re set to go,…

You probably don’t even know how much time you waste every day scrolling social media and fiddling with mobile games. Well, your Android phone has a tool for breaking your scrolling habit and it’s probably been sitting untouched in your settings since the day you unboxed your device. Digital Wellbeing, Google’s built-in usage-tracking app, has…

There are plenty of non-Apple foldables out there, but finding a perfect match is tricky.

Google is rolling out a developer-verification system requiring developers to register before their apps receive standard verified-distribution treatment on certified Android devices. Enforcement begins September 30, 2026, for participating app stores in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand, with global expansion planned for 2027, according to Google’s published documentation.

Android phones have been attaching their SIM’s phone number to every signed-in Google account on that device for more than a year. Google’s support documentation says that it verifies the number automatically during setup and adds it to every account on the phone, including work and secondary accounts. According to Google, verification enables features like…

We want to know how many times you can fold an iPhone Duo before it breaks. After waiting over three hours at the Apple store on Friday, we bought one of the coveted iPhone Duo foldable phones in Louisville, Kentucky, and brought it back to CNET’s lab, a bespoke facility where I oversee hardware and…

Back in March, I described how I configure my iPhone and Pixel for photography, but there are already some changes. On the iPhone front, I’m still using the iPhone 17 Pro Max, though iOS 27.x has arrived with new camera features. And for Pixel, I have upgraded to a Pixel 11 Pro XL, which delivers…

In recent weeks, Google has been automatically connecting Android users’ phone numbers to every Google account they are signed into on their devices—without requesting consent to do so. This means that if you are logged into personal, work, and disposable accounts on your Android phone, Google may have silently verified and linked your number with…

The Honor Win2 series and the Honor Tablet are pushing the boundaries of mobile tech, with impressive specs, built-in fans, and the same excellent eye care features the company is known for.

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