How-To Geek on MSN

I turned my old Galaxy phone into a pocket Linux server with Termux

Building a pocket Linux server with Termux and an old phone was a challenge. But I unlocked new possibilities for file ...
PCMag

Don't Toss It: 10 Clever Ways to Turn Your Old Smartphone Into Something Useful

Do you have an old phone gathering dust in a junk drawer? Before you look into local recycling options, try repurposing it as ...
MUO on MSN

My phone got snappier the day I dropped Chrome for this browser

I switched to Samsung Internet and Chrome suddenly felt like a memory hog.
9to5google

Google Phone app on Wear OS gets Material 3 Expressive redesign

Besides updates to the Contacts app, Phone by Google has received a sizable Material 3 Expressive redesign on Wear OS. Previously, the Phone app’s homepage on Wear OS was a list to access Favorites, ...
Ars Technica

Commodore’s newest gadget is a flip phone that blocks social media and browsers

The next gadget to bear the storied Commodore branding will be a flip phone. The Commodore Callback 8020 takes advantage of reinvigorated interest in dumb phones. Although Commodore’s phone has ...
The New York Times

How to Remove Apps You Never Use (or at Least Hide Them)

If you need space back on your phone or tablet, removing built-in and unused apps can help free up storage and reduce screen clutter. By J. D. Biersdorfer J.D. Biersdorfer writes about how to get more ...
BGR

Viral TikTok Shows How To Make Your Phone Project A Hologram Illusion – And It Actually Works

TikTok is full of videos on wellness, viral tech life hacks (which may not work), and choreographed dance routines, but one of the coolest viral videos right now is a tutorial on a DIY trick that ...
CNET

You Got Your Phone OS in My Laptop! Here's How Android and ChromeOS Will Merge

CNET spoke with Google's Sameer Samat and Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian about why they're combining a phone and laptop OS and how they'll do it. David Lumb is a managing editor for the mobile team, ...
9to5Mac

iOS 26’s new Phone app won me over with two excellent features

iOS 26 overhauled one of the iPhone’s original and most iconic apps: the Phone app. While I’ve never enjoyed phone calls, two excellent new features make them a lot better in iOS 26—and have made me a ...
Neowin

Google mandates 64-bit support for Wear OS apps as enforcement date looms

Google has announced that it is extending its 64-bit app requirement, which already existed on mobile for several years, to Wear OS. The search giant said that all ...
Android

Google is Finally Forcing 64-bit on All Wear OS Apps

Google requires that all Wear OS apps have a 64-bit version alongside the 32-bit version starting from September 15th, 2026. The company notes that Google Play will ...
ZDNet

Slow Android phone? My 4-step refresh routine can speed it up fast

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