Some Android features feel second nature to us, but not to our parents. Here are a bunch that my folks found useful.

App Pairs, as the name suggests, is a built-in Android feature that allows you to launch two apps in split-screen mode with a single tap. You basically create a pair containing the apps you want to ...

UPDATE (September 19, 2025): The Google Messages app is now getting camera-free ‘Gallery’ shortcut. Read more about the update at the end of the article. Summary: Google Messages is a messaging ...

OS 26 packs handy tricks Android lacks: smarter text selection, case-based icon tinting, customizable motion cues, folder ...

Google is working on its own version of Apple's Handoff feature between Android phones, tablets, and PCs. Here's how it might ...

The Android OS is highly customizable, but that means that a lot of its default settings won't be a good fit for the way that ...

Android Auto has been having problems lately, and these glitches are hard to overlook. According to Android Authority, users have been dealing with a strange bug for months where the whole interface ...

A clear example is the Phone app, where answering a call now requires a horizontal swipe instead of a vertical one or single ...

One of the main benefits of a YouTube Premium subscription is being able to play videos in the background, but at $14 per month, it becomes difficult to justify the cost, especially if you're not ...

Some Android Auto users have been running into a bug that causes giant icons and apps for months, but it's only for some users.

Are you annoyed with the persistent 'N' icon showing up on your phone's notification bar? Here's what it means and how you can get rid of it.

OS 26 brings back the parallax effect for app icons, but it just kind of makes me dizzy. You can turn it off, but there's a catch.