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Jellyfin on Android TV on a Samsung Smart TV
I found out why my smart TV was getting slower every year and it wasn't the hardware

I had a hunch, and my smart TV proved me right.

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landscape homescreen on galaxy
Your Samsung phone has a hidden tablet mode — here's how to unlock it

Make your Samsung feel like a mini tablet with these quick changes.

Notifications panel opened on Google Pixel 10a-1
This one Android setting I turn on before anything else on a new phone

I'm happily togging my way through it.

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Custom apps on the Edge panel on a Galaxy phone.
I turned Samsung's Edge Panel into the most useful part of my phone

Samsung's Edge Panel is criminally underused.

Google search and Samsung Finder on two phones
I replaced Google's search bar with Samsung Finder and I'm never going back

The Google search bar does the basics, Finder does everything else.

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Google Pixel 10 Pro - close up
Google issues Pixel battery optimization tips that solve overnight drain

Here are 4 tips to help save your battery.

Memory use page on Pixel 9
Android's hidden memory monitor shows which apps are secretly draining your RAM

Time to open the Dev options on your phone

Pixel 10 Pro rear
Most Pixel owners are ignoring one of the phone’s strangest built-in sensors

That mysterious extra sensor below the flash is pretty useful.

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Android phone showing essential apps
I uninstalled 5 apps I used every day once I found out Android already does all of it

These apps made sense once, but not anymore.

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses sitting on grass
Samsung's leaked smart glasses could finally beat Ray-Bans if they nail these 4 things

They're coming whether you like it or not

Android phone battery screen in hand
I found 5 hidden Android permissions that were destroying my battery life

Not a battery problem, just forgotten permissions piling up.

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Android Auto on a car dashboard
These 3 Android Auto features made my car feel like mine

Curiosity and Android Auto are a dangerous combination for me.

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New rule creation page on Buzzkill
This $4 Android app brought me more peace of mind than I expected

Notifications can be a 'buzzkill.'

AA and AAA batteries next to an Android phone showing the battery settings
We’ve been sabotaging our phone batteries for no good reason

I paid for the whole battery, so I’m using the whole battery.

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Other storage option in Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6
I finally figured out what was eating my Android storage — and the culprit wasn't what I expected

The sneaky culprit eating my Android storage shocked me

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A11 Kids Edition with doodles on the front screen
Samsung wants its newest tablet to grow up with your kids

Years of support is a big plus

Someone holding a phone using the Niagara Launcher Theme Studio.
This minimal Android launcher just added the one thing it was missing — your personal touch

If you avoided Niagara Launcher before, it might be worth another look

Smart Action Notch app hero image
I thought my phone’s notch was wasted space until I tried this app

Put that notch to work.

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Bring app opened on Google Pixel 10 Pro
I can't believe how much fun I'm having with this Android shopping app

This app and I are in a very committed relationship now.

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Android smartphone showing some not-so-popular Android apps
I replaced these 4 popular Android apps with much better, lesser-known ones

Popular does not always mean best — these four under-the-radar apps proved that the hard way.

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