Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...
Many Android users have noticed recently that a “SafetyCore” app has appeared on their devices. What is it? Google’s immediate explanation doesn’t offer much detail, but there are answers. The ...
Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As a person who covers consumer tech for a living, I get to use a few dozen smartphones every year. While I almost always advise on which is the ...
Android is the most-used operating system on the planet. In this era of constant security attacks, that means Google's mobile OS has a target on its back. Without taking a few measures of your own, ...
When Google released Android 16 this past June, many users were disappointed by its lack of new features. Fortunately, the ...
CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. I've spent a lot of time with the Pixel 10 Pro XL, taking ...
A few days ago, my colleague Calvin shared an interesting fact about GrapheneOS: The custom ROM allows him to set a duress PIN that completely erases the phone when he enters it, including encryption ...