Smartphone - How To

Is your Android phone running slow, and also draining more battery? Here's how you can restrict background apps and improve its performance!

Need Wi-Fi on the go for your laptop or other devices? There's a super simple way to use your smartphone's Wi-Fi connection via Bluetooth tethering

Google will retire APKs soon, but not yet. Developers will have to deliver apps as AABs in the future. What are the changes that come with it?

What is Wi-Fi Direct and why should you use it? We've got the explanation behind the name and will show you how to use this feature on your smartphone

A hidden feature in Chrome for iOS lets you block incogniito tabs using Face ID. Learn how you can do so in this article.

Your old smartphone can be recycled as a great security camera. We show you which apps work great and what accessories are helpful.

Learn how to delete the last 15 minutes of your Google search history. This function will arrive on Android 12 and is available on your Google Account.

Apparently, if you connect your iPhone to a WLAN with a very specific SSID, both WLAN and AirDrop will be permanently disabled.

A dash cam can save you a lot of trouble in an emergency. NextPit shows how you can use your old smartphone as a dashcam in your car.

Are you getting the error message ‘unfortunately app has stopped’? This can be really annoying, but have no fear, we will show you how to fix it.

See how easy it is to use Focus Mode on the iPhone with iOS 15 and learn how to enable the various options. This feature works for the iPhone, iPad & Mac.

How to fix a phone that won't charge properly: Try these steps before replacing the battery or even the device itself: they could save you time & money.

With Center Stage, the iPad Pro's camera can keep track of you while you move. Here's how you can activate the feature and see just how well it works.

Still running Android 9 or older on your smartphone? It's time to check if you have Android 10 or newer software versions available for your device

With iOS 15, Apple will introduce a new option for easier account password recovery in case you forget it. Here's how it works.

Do you want to lock your apps and protect them with a password? There are several ways to do that. Here's a complete guide to setting it up.

Learn how to use Apple's app tracking blocker on the iPhone. This feature provides more transparency on information collected by apps on your phone.

Forgot your smartphone's pattern or PIN? Here are all the ways to regain access to your device, for all the different versions of Android.

Bought a new smartphone and wondering how to use NFC? Let us explain the inner workings of NFC technology in this detailed article

On both iOS and Android, you can enable sound detection to view doorbells and alarms in the form of visual feedback. Here's how!