Phones How-Tos

Guest Mode lets someone else use your phone without ever being able to see the rest of your phone. Here's how it works.

With this hidden iPhone feature, you can copy and paste photo edits across multiple photos at once.

Learn how to access Android's Privacy Dashboard to see exactly which apps are accessing your location, camera, microphone, and more.

Turn off this one default iPhone setting for instantly better video audio.

Apple fixed the single most frustrating thing about browsing on iPhone. Here is how to open links in the background so you can read without interruptions.

When regular sharing won't do, Android QuickShare will let you get things going with a QR code — and it's going to support iPhones soon.

Learn when Google I/O 2026 starts, how to watch the livestream, and what announcements are likely to arrive.

Thanks to iOS 26.5, your iPhone can now showcase a more personalized look with the new Luminance wallpaper.

Pixel phone users don't need to rely on voicemail to receive messages — the Take a Message feature can handle that in a smarter and more secure way.

Google has agreed to a $135 million settlement after a class action lawsuit alleged Android phones were collecting users' data without permission.