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 ...

You don’t need extreme tricks to boost battery life, just better phone habits.

There’s a particular kind of irritation that comes from watching your battery drain in real time. Even with Adaptive Battery, power saver mode, and every background restriction you can think of, some ...

If your Android battery seems to vanish faster than your morning coffee, you’re not alone. Many users ...

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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 ...

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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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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 ...