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Android users need to know these secret smartphone codes

Usually, you control your smartphone or tablet via the OS or app menus. However, certain functions can only be accessed using control commands: these are combinations of numbers that you enter via ...
Independent Australia

Factors to consider when choosing global eSIMs

A traveller lands in a new country and needs immediate internet access without hunting for a local SIM card. Global eSIMs ...
MobileOS.it

How to Enable eSIM on Android in 2026

Confirm Your Android Device Supports eSIM Before you start, verify that your phone is eSIM‑compatible. Most flagsh ...
MobileOS

How to Use NFC Payments on Smartphones in 2026

Near Field Communication (NFC) payments have become the standard contactless transaction method by 2026. Nearly all modern smartphones ship with NFC hardware, and the setup process has been ...
BGR

8 Reasons Why People Are Ditching Their iPhones For Android In 2026

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Apple released its first iPhone back in 2007, and the device quickly — and completely — changed the mobile phone industry. As evidence of this ...
PC Magazine

Android 17 Is Now Live for Anyone With a Pixel Smartphone

The update adds a ton of creative features, like built-in screen recording in the camera, multitasking app bubbles, and additional biometric security. Wear OS 7 is out today too. I am PCMag's Senior ...
The New York Times

How to Remove Apps You Never Use (or at Least Hide Them)

If you need space back on your phone or tablet, removing built-in and unused apps can help free up storage and reduce screen clutter. By J. D. Biersdorfer J.D. Biersdorfer writes about how to get more ...
Droid Life

Android 17 QPR1 Beta 4 Just Released for Pixel Phones

Following the release of Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 at Google I/O a few weeks back, Google has now given its Pixel phones another update, this time to Android 17 QPR1 Beta 4. In this new QPR1 Beta 4 ...
Engadget

Wired found code for an unreleased facial recognition feature in Meta's AI app

Code for a facial recognition feature that can run on Meta smart glasses is buried in the company's Meta AI app, according to a new report from Wired. While not currently enabled, accessible to ...
Wired

Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones

Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones. Code ...
The Drive

License Plate Cameras Will Soon Track Phones, Wearables, Infotainment, and Even Your Pets

If data brokers can track the devices you take with you, they know where you live, where you go, and what you do. And the stakes are only poised to climb higher, now that surveillance companies that ...