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Pixel 11's new search feature made me realize my phone is becoming my digital memory
I stopped organizing my phone because Pixel finally learned how to search
Blocking Google's background tracking servers on my home Wi-Fi saved my phone from constant battery drain
I blocked over 9,000 background queries in a week
I tried gesture navigation for a week, then realized why 3-button controls still win
I found one thing that made me switch back
YouTube Music's free tier is enough now that I discovered these Android workarounds
No more subscriptions for me
I purged gigabytes of invisible app junk from my phone to avoid paying for cloud storage
Save money on that Google One subscription
This Android Always-On Display app fills the gap Google left behind
A customizable Always-On Display turns a passive lock screen into a personal info panel with music and widgets
6 disabled Google Pixel features that every owner should enable first
Google buried some genuinely useful features
There's no such thing as stock Android anymore, and that's completely fine
Stock Android is gone, and that's a good thing
Before Tap to Share and AirDrop, sharing contacts felt like a handshake. Now it feels like a prayer
Before AirDrop-style sharing needed careful alignment, it needed a fist bump. I miss the handshake more than the app
Android Photo Picker is getting an upgrade that gives users more control over their data
We look forward to it
7 built-in Android tools that turn your camera into a full office suite
I cleared my phone of junk office apps using these hidden camera tricks
My safety shouldn't depend on which Android phone I buy
Emergency protections should work the same everywhere
I saved money on a car camera by turning a spare Android phone into my daily dashcam
Droid Dashcam makes your Android phone a better dash cam than most dash cams
I finally found the best Android feature for apps I use once a year
I no longer need to choose between two extremes
After years of copying Apple, Android users can stop envying these 4 iPhone features
The iPhone advantages that made people switch in 2023 don't exist anymore
I bypassed streaming site VPN blocks by changing one hidden DNS setting on Android
A smart DNS and one setting is all it takes to bypass region blocks without needing a VPN
I ditched AdGuard for Android's Private DNS feature to eliminate background app battery drain
I'll do anything to save battery life
I used to avoid used Android flagships, but 7-year updates changed that
The best Android deal might be someone else's old flagship
Android turns 18 this year, so I went back to meet it as a baby
I reviewed the first Android phone in 2008. Eighteen years later, I booted its OS on my laptop to see what it promised and what it quietly dropped