Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 is now available for Pixel phones. We dug through it to find out what new features it brings!

Android 16’s upcoming USB Protection feature enhances security by defaulting new USB connections to charging-only when the device is locked. This security measure may interfere with fast charging, as ...

I wanted my Android phone to play a sound loud enough to let me know when it started and stopped charging. The default options weren’t good, so I went the third-party way to set things up on my device ...

Wireless charging is about to get a lot faster. The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), an open standards development group of more than 300 members who work together to ensure compatibility between ...

The WPC says iPhones and some 'major' Android phones will support the standard but hasn't specified which models. The upcoming iPhone 17 and some other major Android phones could offer faster wireless ...

One of the biggest advantages of owning a Google Pixel smartphone, or any Pixel device, is how quickly Google rolls out software updates compared to other Android manufacturers. Pixel phones were the ...

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