Your smartphone holds your entire life, making it a prime target for hackers and spies. Here's how to protect it.

How to: Go to Settings > Display on your Android phone. There, you'll find the option to switch between a light and dark theme and to have dark mode turn on automatically at a certain time of day. I ...

Some settings on your iPhone, like the sleek animation effects, impact its battery life. Here's how to disable them.

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Assuming your phone is on and online, you should be able to see its location on a map. From there, you can make it ring, lock it, set a lock screen note to tell whoever has it how to get it back to ...

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On a new phone, I immediately go to Settings > Security > SIM card lock and activate it. Your carrier usually provides a ...

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Going wireless has never been easier in our cars, and if you want to give up on cables and use Android Auto and CarPlay without a cord, a new device helps you do this with several extras. Launched by ...