Android secures your device by asking you for a PIN, pattern, or full password. What happens if you forget the security method you set up? If you're lucky, you can get back in easily—but that may not ...

Add text: Settings > Display & touch > Lock screen > Add text on lock screen. Edit shortcuts: Settings > Display & touch > Lock screen > Shortcuts. Change how you unlock it: Search Settings for Screen ...

Here are six easy ways to unlock your Android phone without an actual password. While an alphanumeric password is currently ...

You can block or unblock a number on an Android phone using the built-in Phone app's "Blocked numbers" menu.

If your Android phone is misbehaving, crashing frequently, freezing, restarting randomly, or lagging significantly, it's likely that a third-party application is the culprit. Even if you are cautious ...

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 ...

If there's one thing you should know before buying an Android phone, it's that these bad boys are capable of virtually anything. They are more or less Linux devices, after all. Aside from having all ...

A new feature for iPhones screens calls, similar to a technology available for Android users. Here’s how to activate it. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead consumer technology writer ...

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Nice, big TVs don’t need to be expensive anymore, and the Hisense U6 MiniLED TV is proof of that, especially with this deal available over on Amazon right now. The 55-inch Hisense U6 would normally ...

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days (aka Prime Day round two) is back in full swing, offering an onslaught of deals available between October 7 and 8. As with every big Amazon Prime sale, this means you’ll ...