Save your money, even if you're in a rush to replace your phone. At Android Authority, we’ve been discussing how often you should upgrade your phone and how to make it last longer, but one other question kept popping up internally between us: How much should you spend on your smartphone, ideally?

I've been reviewing phones for 17 years and I'd never buy an Android flagship at full price

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Are you finding your smartphone screen too crowded and fiddly to use easily? Or maybe you have an older relative who struggles with their phone's display and applications. Happily, there's a way to cut down on all the clutter.If you're using a Samsung Galaxy phone, there's a setting called Easy mode that will simplify your home screen and touch-and-hold settings. Other Android phones don't come with an Easy mode option, but you can still easily make these changes to your phone set-up. In this guide, we'll walk you through the steps you can take to make your - or someone else's...

Simplify and declutter any Android phone with Easy mode

Forgetting to Hide Photos (and Disable the Hidden Folders) Your iPhone can be both a valuable tool and an embarrassing liability. From your email signature to the contents of your Photos library, here’s how to stop your iPhone from embarrassing you. 1 Your “Sent from my iPhone” Email Signature...

10 Ways Your iPhone Is Embarrassing You (and How to Make It Stop)

Learn how to record a phone call or FaceTime audio call on your iPhone, transcribe the recording, summarize it, and export the audio file to another app. Android phones and jailbroken iPhones have had built-in call recording for ages, and this was one of the features I missed most on my iPhone. Thankfully, iOS 18 addresses this concern and adds a built-in call recording with a few extra tricks, like call transcription and summarization.

How to record a phone call on iPhone on iOS 18 and older

Apple has worked hard in recent years to make its devices as accessible as possible. With every software update, the company continues to add awesome new accessibility features that help more people get the most out of their iPhones, no matter their situation. While many of these accessibility features are...

Every User Should Know This Secret iPhone Setting

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Malware has been the bane of everyone's online existence, because it serves as the easiest back-door entry for perpetrators of cybercrime and thievery. Google is usually on its toes, keeping the Play Store free of nefarious apps and ensuring prompt delivery of Android security patches, but some attackers manage to stay ahead of the curve and still steal money or personal information from victims. One such malware was recently caught in the wild targeting Android devices, stealing all financial data on them, and then wiping them clean.

A new Android malware is emptying bank accounts and wiping devices

Open the Contacts app or visit contacts.google.com. Select Trash (web) or Fix & manage > Trash (app). On Samsung, another way to find deleted numbers is in Settings > Battery and device care > Storage > Contacts. When you see the contact, tap it and then choose Recover. This article...

How to Find Deleted Phone Numbers on Android

Google has a post up on its security blog that is half advertisement and half PSA-style announcement for Android users: go into your settings and turn off the "Allow 2G" toggle. This option, added in Android 12 back in 2021, does exactly what it sounds like: it turns off support for 2G cellular networking. Why would you want to do that? Because attackers are using the insecure 2G protocol to spoof phone numbers and send SMS spam.

Google Sounds Urgent Warning To Kill This Setting On Your Android Phone

Turn the trudge that is debloating your phone into a Canta. Modern Android phones arrive with a dizzying number of apps you’ll likely never use. In some cases, phones sold in other regions include country-specific apps you definitely don’t need. In these cases, uninstalling them, freeing up space, and unloading resources on your device is preferable. However, there are some apps that you cannot remove from your phone as a normal user — you will need elevated privileges.

Here's how I easily debloated my Android phone

Henry Ford is frequently quoted as saying his Model T was available in “Any color the customer wants, as long as it’s black.” Apple has often been accused of taking this approach to its products, with the original iPhone only available in one finish. Over the years,...

You can finally customize your iPhone like Android–here’s everything you can do

Starting next month, Google will require apps on the Play Store to provide a “stable, engaging, responsive user experience.” If they don’t, the company plans to eventually remove those apps from the store. This policy is part of Google’s latest spam policy update and is designed to...

Google is getting ready to remove lots of Android apps from the Play Store

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In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

Engineers from the University of Michigan have developed a new camera that replaces people with a stick figure avatar. It could prevent you from going viral after suffering an embarrassing fail on film, among other use cases. They call it the PrivacyLens. Its two-camera setup leverages both a standard video...

This Camera Turns People Into Stick Figures for Privacy

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The issue of trust is a complex topic with many factors behind it. Some zodiac signs are simply known for innately being more cautious or guarded, which can sometimes manifest as difficulty trusting others. Here are 6 signs that tend to be more reserved in their trust:

Opinion - 6 Zodiac Signs that Find it Impossible to Trust Anyone

A flaw in 1Password 8 for macOS may leave vault items exposed to hackers or malware. The issue, which was discovered by Robinhood's Red Team, is resolved in 1Password 8 version 8.10.36 and later. This issue, identified as CVE-2024-42219, is due to an incomplete XPC inter-process communication implementation. In plain...

Update 1Password to Patch a Major Security Flaw on Mac

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Short codes let you find out all sorts of information about your phone without having to leave the dialer screen. Here are all the ones that work.

Secret Short Codes For Android, Explained: What They're For

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Apple's gradual switch to USB-C charging has completely destroyed my life.

Apple's new charging cords have ruined my life. Welcome to Charging Cord Hell.

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

In iOS 18, users can finally change out their iPhone Lock Screen buttons from the standard Flashlight and Camera to whatever they want. There’s a giant selection of buttons you can swap in their place. In fact, any button you can put in iOS 18’s new customizable Control Center...

Swap your iPhone Lock Screen buttons for something more useful in iOS 18

Back in the day, I used to loathe the custom skins and apps that Android phone makers added to their phones. Android's vendor-neutral default apps have since been replaced by Google apps, and the tech giant has used its dominance to fill our Android devices with far more pre-installed software than any other company.

Google Is Now the Biggest Maker of Android Bloatware

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I Finally Paid for the Paprika App, and I Regret Not Doing It Sooner

There are hundreds of recipe apps available in the App Store and Play Store. I've tried many of them over the years, but Paprika is one...

I Finally Paid for the Paprika App, and I Regret Not Doing It Sooner

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