Hidden away in your Android phone's developer settings is a powerful feature called USB debugging. It's a special mode that opens a direct line of communication between your smartphone and a computer, ...

You can do more with your phone's USB-C port than just charging, from attaching a keyboard to connecting a larger display.

Ever think charging your phone at the airport could be a hacker’s dream come true? The Transportation Security Administration ...

Several factors contribute to better battery performance, and in the latest system update, Apple added a background tool based on Apple Intelligence.

If you let someone else use your device—whether you're showing a friend a collection of photos or allowing a stranger to make ...

OS 26 adds two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen, here’s how I’m using one of them: the Preview app.

Apple has just started rolling out the incremental iOS 26.2 update for iPhone users worldwide. The update adds a handful of new features, but it has seemingly missed a weird "red tint" bug that iPhone ...

Apple really wants you to enable automatic updates for your iPhone. So much so that they’re employing a sketchy dark pattern in the iOS 26.2 update to trick you into turning it on. If you have ...

Here’s an overview of two ways to personalize your iPhone’s Liquid Glass style thanks to recent additions in iOS 26.2 and iOS ...

Wary of Liquid Glass? You can stay on iOS 18 forever. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Not ready to take a gamble on iOS 26? You can stop an iOS update in its ...

Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing software and ...

After installing iOS 26.2, if you're just tapping through screens, you could miss the update turning on automatic software updates. At the "Software Update Complete" stage where you normally tap on ...