Is your internal storage running low, even though you’ve hardly installed any new apps? If so, it’s worth taking a look at the files that accumulate unnoticed on your smartphone, alongside apps and photos. In particular, photos and images automatically saved via messaging apps, forgotten downloads and content saved for offline use can, over time, […]
Samsung has announced that it’s now rolling out One UI 9, its customised version of Android 17, to select Galaxy phones. This comes almost exactly three months after the launch of Android 17 on Google Pixel smartphones. According to the official announcement, the Galaxy S26 series is the first to receive the stable update. The […]
Google is currently working on a new feature that could protect Android users from data loss if they forget their PIN or enter it incorrectly too many times. It was spotted by Android Authority, while taking a closer look at data from the QPR2 beta for Android 17. According to the site’s findings, it’ll be […]
In 2023, artificial intelligence exploded into the mainstream, following the launch of ChatGPT. Three years later, it’s become impossible to avoid. As someone who uses an Android phone and relies on Google apps, it’s something I’m all too familiar with. Gemini’s influence was initially limited to an AI chatbot and search summaries, but it’s quickly […]
My colleague’s Pixel 9 Pro was snatched on Tottenham Court Road last November. She was using Maps when a thief on a bike grabbed it. She called her bank within minutes but the snatcher was way ahead of her and had already tried accessing her banking apps. The Metropolitan Police recorded 71,391 phones stolen in […]
Google has rolled out Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 at Google I/O, and it adds a few new UI elements to the usual roster of bug fixes. The first stable release of Android 17 is expected over the next month or so, but Google is already rattling through the beta releases for Android 17 QPR1, […]
As someone who works from home full-time, creating clear boundaries between my personal and professional life is non-negotiable. When it hits 5pm, I close the door to my home office, fully intent on not thinking about work until 9am the following day. But the human brain doesn’t quite function like that. It’s impossible for all […]
I’ve had AI features on my phone for the better part of the year, including Gemini from day one. Every few weeks, I’d try something new, thinking it would be useful, before going back to basics once the novelty wore off. AI features are now built into most modern smartphones, but many still feel like […]
Samsung is said to be working on ambitious new forms of foldable phone with roll-out and slideable screens. A patent spotted by leaker David Kowalski has revealed an intriguing new form of Samsung foldable – or should that be rollable? Thanks to a collaboration with the WearView website, renders have been supplied based on Samsung’s patent […]
With the HTC Desire, 2010 finally saw the arrival of an Android smartphone that was on a par with the iPhone, which had been available since 2007. For a long time, I was an enthusiastic and proud owner of one such Desire until I began to feel the drawbacks of the Android world at that […]