Best free Android apps in 2021 By John Corpuz, Jordan Palmer These are the best free Android apps across multiple categories, from productivity to utilities.
Best photo editing software in 2021 By Sally Wiener Grotta Here's a guide to the best photo editing software for amateur photographers, enthusiasts and professionals.
Best root apps for Android phones in 2021 By John Corpuz, Jordan Palmer These are the best root apps for Android power users.
Best weather apps for 2021 By John Corpuz Don't get caught out in the rain. Get up to date forecasts with the best weather apps for Android and iOS devices.
Free Android VPNs: can they be trusted, and which ones are worth using? By Mo Harber-Lamond VPN The Play Store is full to the brim with free Android VPNs, some of which can be dangerous. Here's how to avoid them, and pick a good one.
Fake Netflix app spreading malware on Android phones — protect yourself now By Paul Wagenseil A new malware campaign uses WhatsApp to promote malicious downloads of a fake Netflix app onto Android phones.
Best Android browsers in 2021 By Sean Riley The ability to tweak Android to your preferences includes browsing the web. Here's a round-up of the best Android browsers and how their features compare.
Google is making it harder for Android apps to spy on each other By Paul Wagenseil Google will next month forbid most apps from being able to see details about each other, or even to see which other apps are installed on a device.
Best Android launchers 2021 By John Corpuz, Jordan Palmer The best Android launchers make the home screen your own with plenty of features and customization options.
This Android launcher with a cult following now supports Android 11 By Jordan Palmer The popular Lawnchair launcher has returned with a new alpha, which includes support for Android 11.
This Android update is really nasty spyware — what you need to know By Alan Martin Android spyware uncovered by Zimperium disguises itself as a system update, but it’s actually just stealing all your data.
Fleeceware apps bilking iOS and Android users out of millions — what to do By Luke Wilson More than 200 iOS and Android 'fleeceware' apps are swindling users out of millions of dollars with astronomical subscription fees, says security firm Avast.
How to switch from WhatsApp to Signal By Emily Long Here's how to move yourself — and your friends and group chats — from WhatsApp to Signal.
Clubhouse for Android release date — here’s when it’s finally coming By Tom Pritchard Still waiting for Clubhouse to arrive on Android? It could be here in a "couple of months."
Cash App fraud up over 300% — what you need to know By Luke Wilson Reports of Cash App fraud are up by more than 300% from this time last year, and some Cash App users say it's impossible to get Cash App to help after someone's stolen your money.
Clubhouse for Android? Nope, just sneaky password-stealing malware By Paul Wagenseil A fake Clubhouse app for Android harbors the password-stealing BlackRock Trojan, ESET researchers say.
Best Android VPN in 2021 By Mo Harber-Lamond VPN Whether you use a tablet, smartphone, Smart TV or streaming device, if it uses Android, an Android VPN is a must-have addition.
Chrome for Android just got a big time-saving upgrade — how to try it now By Jordan Palmer Chrome for Android now has a Preview option for links, letting you catch a glimpse of the page before fully opening it.
The best mobile VPN apps in 2021 By Mo Harber-Lamond VPN Every good VPN should have a mobile VPN app, but it can be difficult to find one that's reputable. Here are the very best five today.
These dangerous Android apps can hijack your phone — what to do now By Paul Wagenseil At least eight malicious Android apps snuck into the Google Play store by pretending to communicate only with Google servers.
18,000 Android and iPhone apps leaking user data — what you need to know By Paul Wagenseil More than 18,000 Android and iPhone apps leak user data and other information from their back-end cloud servers, researchers say.
Download NordVPN: how to install NordVPN on Windows, Mac, iOS and Android By Mo Harber-Lamond vpn As one of the most popular VPNs on the market, plenty of people are wondering how to download NordVPN. Here's our full guide.
LastPass Android app tracking users, says researcher [updated] By Paul Wagenseil At least three trackers in the LastPass Android app transmit a lot of data about the app user, much more than other password-manager apps do, says a German researcher.
Android app with 1 billion downloads could hijack your phone — protect yourself now [updated] By Paul Wagenseil An apparently popular Android app called SHAREit seems to have serious security flaws, but the app's developers don't appear to have fixed them.
MMGuardian parental-control app review By Sean Riley MMGuardian has tons of features, but it's undermined by a terrible user interface.
ESET Parental Control for Android review By Sean Riley ESET Parental Control for Android handles web filtering and location tracking well, but there's no call or text monitoring at all.
Qustodio parental-control app review By Sean Riley Qustodio monitors Macs, PCs and Chromebooks as well as mobile devices, but it can get pricey.
Android app with over 10 million installs suddenly becomes adware — what to do [updated] By Paul Wagenseil A longstanding Android barcode-scanner app suddenly became adware after a recent software update. Here's how to get it off your phone.
Google Chrome just got a killer upgrade to end your tab nightmares By Henry T. Casey Chrome for Android gets major tab-management tricks. Here's how to use them.
Lifx Mini smart bulb review By Monica Chin Don't let the Lifx Mini's small size fool you. These bulbs have it all.
