A virtual private network, or VPN for short, is a security tool that encrypts your device's connection to the internet. It works by routing traffic through a different secure server. Beyond the ...

It’s been just about two weeks since Google launched Android 16, and for the most part, it’s an update that came and went without too much fanfare. I’ve been playing around with Android 16 on my Pixel ...

You probably don't need to see the exact time your message was read. We'll explain the pros and cons of read receipts. Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a range of topics in tech, home, wellness, ...

Turn Your Android Device Into a Pro Photo Editor for Under $20 With this all-in-one AI-enhanced editing toolkit, you can get desktop-level photo editing features on your phone, including enhancing, ...

No, you're not seeing things: Your Android device sometimes displays a small green dot in the status bar. Likely nestled next to your battery icon, it comes and goes, but never seems to stick around.

Although Google's earlier-than-expected release of Android 16 was missing a few important features, the updated OS does deliver improved security that every Android user would be well-advised to ...

Any burgeoning new technology is almost always met with criticisms — some justified, and others not so much. Lately, Google’s Gemini has been the focus of such critiques. Last month, Gemini was under ...

T-Mobile may be spying on your phone, but it's not as bad as it sounds. Earlier this week, T-Mobile users started noticing an ominously titled feature called "screen recording tool" appear in their ...