Smartphone - How To

Auto mode is fine for quick snaps, but here are some tips and tricks that can make your photos better using the manual mode on Android.

Use smartphone apps and games on your Windows PC? No problem! With Android emulators like Nox, Andy, Bluestacks or Memu, we'll show you how to do it.

Customizing your phone's LED notification colors is a great way to make notifications instantly recognizable, but also to make your phone stand out!

Counting your steps is a way to figure out how active you are and can used as a motivational tool for being healthier. Here's how to do it with your phone!

Knowing how to back up your important apps and data is an important part of looking after your Galaxy smartphone. Check out our guide to find out how!

Get even more out of Chrome with our tips and tricks. Learn how to enable hidden features and make the most out of your browsing experience.

Want to be able to customize your boot animation on your Android device? We'll show you two methods to get your own animation on your loading screen.

If you want to stop apps from automatically updating in Google Play, it's quite simple: just follow our guide on how to disable automatic app updates.

Many people think you need to root your Android device to get the most out of it, but here are some amazing Android tricks that require no rooting at all.

There are a couple of things you really should never do with your smartphone, if you want it to last you a while. Have a look at our top tips!

We've all been there: not enough storage left to add new apps, take new photos or save another album. But you can avoid this problem by using a few simple techniques. With these tricks you'll never run out of storage space again.

Is your Android battery draining too fast? Of course it is. Read here for our tips on the common problems and our solutions on how to make your Android battery last longer.

If you've encountered the "Screen overlay detected" error on your Android smartphone, here's a step-by-step guide on how to fix it.

Duplicate contacts on your Android device can cause all kinds of problems, so don't be lazy and just leave them there. In our guide, we will give you some easy ways to remove duplicate contacts in Android and Gmail. For your convenience, we have also suggested some dedicated apps.

When you know some of the cool touch gestures available on your Android smartphone, it makes using the phone a lot easier, faster and of course, more fun! We'll show you our top ten favorite useful gestures to give your fingers some exercise and save you time on your smartphone.

Overclocking isn't just for hardcore PC gamers, nowadays it can also be useful to do on your smartphone. If you know how to overclock Android, you can get an instant - and free - turbo boost in performance. Simply tell your CPU to work harder. Well show to do it in our detailed guide.

Did you know you can also use Google Assistant from your smartwatch and Wear OS? We'll explain the requirements and their most useful functions so you can get started talking to your smartwatch. Here's everything you need to know!

Netflix is now one of the most popular online streaming sites, but do you know everything there is to know about using it? Here are our top tips and tricks for Netflix.

How to set up Google Home or Home Mini? This is how the setup, resetting and changing of the Wi-Fi works and how enable multi-user operation.

You don't want to wait until Google provides some of the Pixel 3 (XL) features for your older Pixel smartphone? Then grab the new camera APK now and finally take RAW shots and have fun with the new UI.