Smartphone - How To

The world is full of fakes, including fake Galaxy S4 smartphones. If you think you might have a fake Android phone we'll show you how to know if your Galaxy S4 is fake.

This question may seem simple but when buying used phones for example, the answer isn’t necessarily obvious. Here is how to figure out if your Android has been rooted.

A simple hack exists that allows you to pair the Samsung Galaxy gear with a Nexus 5 or Google Play edition Xperia Z Ultra or HTC One.

The Nexus 5, even after the firmware updates to 4.4.1 and 4.4.2, still has rather pathetic speaker and headset volume. but not any more!

Google + pictures, if you aren’t careful about adjusting the settings properly, will be uploaded into your Gallery app, causing a jam up of every picture you ever posted.

The smart dialer included in KitKat on the Nexus 5 has been scraped out of the code and released for anyone to install on a phone running an official or custom KitKat ROM

The Nexus 7 has been one of the most popular tablet devices of 2013. It's cheap and it is of a very high quality. Here we look at some of the coolest Nexus 7 accessories

The ins and outs of the Android operating system can leave many puzzled. Here's a nice feature: adding a bookmark of a web page to your Android home screen. Here is how!

Managing what launcher you're using just got so much easier with Android 4.4 Kitkat. Here's a quick guide on how you can choose between and uninstall launchers

Your Android device is basically a computer. And just like computers, they can freeze, lock-up, hang, and just do some wonky things. Here's some ways to fix this.

Follow our tutorial to how downgrade Galaxy S3. The official Samsung rollout of the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update has been causing many problems for many users.

The Nexus 5 has been out long enough by now that we thought it was time to share a root tutorial to let you take complete control over your Google wonder phone.

The Moto G is going to be sold in the USA as of January and looks like it will be a popular present. Here is how to set up your Moto G for the first time.

Emojis are a huge part of the IM culture worldwide and the new ones that come with Android 4.4 KitKat keyboard are really cool. Here is how to get them on your device.

Android 4.4 KitKat may be a long way away for most, but you can ge tthe KitKat look and fell on your smartphone now, with custom ROMs, launcher themes and more.

Android 4.4 KitKat comes with some ''hidden'' features under the hood that help developers create better experiences for users.

Android 4.3 brought many new features we love, but alas, there are some we aren't too fond about: the constant Wi-Fi scanning even if Wi-Fi is turned off. Disable now!

After the release of the Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat last night, lots of unpacking has begun, beginning with the Google Experience Launcher from the Nexus 5 firmware.

If you aren't happy with Google Maps after the update, here is how you can get the old version back by following these three easy steps.

If you can't wait for the Nexus 5 to arrive, follow my simple tutorial to turn your Nexus 4 into a convincing Nexus 5. No one will be able to spot the difference!