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Clear space, optimize your battery and update the basics. These quick changes can make an old Android phone feel snappier.

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Resist the urge to toss that old phone. Give it a second life by installing this open-source version of Android optimized for outdated hardware. That's where LineageOS comes in. This is an open-source ...

Got an old Android phone that you think you won’t be using anymore? Instead of throwing it away, repurpose it into something like a dashboard clock or a photo frame. I’ll show you how to do that. The ...

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One of the security updates baked into Android 14 is a feature that blocks you from installing some older apps built for Android 5.1 or earlier… kind of. If you’ve got a shiny new phone or tablet ...