Legendary singer and composer Beverly Glenn-Copeland will be honoured with this year's legacy award at the PTP Pink Awards, which recognizes outstanding members of the LGBTQ+ community in Canada. THE ...

If you're ever in a place where you need internet in a pinch, or your home network is down, you can actually rely on your Android phone for a temporary connection. USB tethering allows you to connect ...

Despite supporting dark mode on Android since the Android 9 beta, there's always been a nagging problem with the theme — not all apps or icons follow it. To use dark mode previously, app developers ...

What if your smartphone could replace your laptop? With the introduction of Android 16’s desktop mode, the Pixel 9 Pro XL is making that vision a reality. Imagine plugging your phone into an external ...

Smartphones continue to get more powerful with every iteration. If you've got a premium Android handset in your pocket, you're carrying more computer power than some of the best full-sized laptops had ...

Android Studio, the integrated development environment (IDE) for Android app developers, is getting an AI upgrade, Google announced at its developer conference, Google I/O 2025, on Tuesday. In ...

Android 16 will have a new one-click toggle for Advanced Protection Mode, which enables more secure protections across the OS and even with apps. These settings cannot be adjusted, helping ensure a ...

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In the first week of February, Google published its usual Android Security Bulletin, detailing security flaws that have been plugged to strengthen the platform safety. These flaws are usually declared ...

Emergencies can strike at any moment, catching us off guard and leaving little time to react. Whether it's a health crisis, an accident, or an unexpected threat, having a quick response plan in place ...