How to: Go to Settings > Display on your Android phone. There, you'll find the option to switch between a light and dark ...

My phone and I had a complicated relationship. I gave it attention, kept it updated, bought new cases for it, and in return… it would die before dinner. For a while, I blamed the apps, software ...

Android users are used to blaming games, social media, or aging batteries when their phones die before dinner. Yet one of the ...

Your smartphone is only as good as the charge it holds. It doesn’t matter if you have the newest flagship iPhone or Android—when the device’s battery dies, all the bells and whistles don’t mean diddly ...

I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) Motorola Razrs were all the rage. Since then, I've written about everything from consumer electronics to internet culture ...

Are you an Android user and concerned about your phone's battery draining faster? Even the most capable and flagship phones often struggle to last from morning to night once streaming, gaming and ...

What’s happened? Google is cracking down on Android apps that cause excessive battery drain by rolling out a new metric and updated Play Store policy. The “Excessive Partial Wake Locks” metric is now ...

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Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the Android smartphone landscape through features and opinion pieces. He joined Android Police in 2023, ...

If you're not using an iPhone, chances are you've got an Android phone in your pocket. Android is Google's mobile operating system, and it powers a range of phones like the Samsung Galaxy and Google ...

Apple’s AirTag 2 may offer both low and very low battery alerts. Most Android trackers still rely on a single vague low-battery warning. The AirTag 2 is expected to launch in the fall, likely ...