Many smartphones can survive a quick dip in some water, but water can still seep in through small, unseen cracks.

Sometimes, a tiny, mysterious white dot appears at the top of your Android phone's screen on the status bar without warning or explanation. Its actual job is simple yet maddening. It tells you that ...

Google's toughest security tools are behind a single toggle. Switch it on to protect yourself from theft, scams, spam, and more.

The bug affects a third-party tool used by messaging apps to look at images, which could let hackers gain access to your ...

Hackers can secretly install malware on your iPhone to track you. However, your phone may still show some warning signs like ...

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Phones with Android 16 and the requisite modem will have a new Network Notifications feature that lets users know if they're ...

Don't let a clever phishing scam or a fake virus pop-up catch you off guard: two real-world examples to help you learn how to spot a cyberattack.

Google will restrict sideloading with developer verification. The move mirrors Apple's long-standing security approach. Android loses one of its last big differences from iOS. For years, one of the ...

Share on Pinterest Hemorrhoids are common, but spending less time on the toilet with your phone can help lower your risk. Danil Nevsky/Stocksy New research suggests that people who use their phone ...

Movers, roofing companies and others are being bombarded with phony one-star reviews on Google Maps. Then they’re asked to pay up. By Stuart A. Thompson Stuart Thompson first wrote about the ...

If you're trying to decide whether to buy a new iPhone 17 model and looking at the camera updates, there's mostly good news and a little bad following today's big event. Apple did upgrade the ...