Background activity can drain your battery and use your mobile data without you seeing it happen. Apps refresh in the background to keep content updated, which helps you pick up where you left off.

Apple on Thursday introduced a new set of App Review Guidelines for developers, which now specifically state that apps must disclose and obtain users’ permission before sharing personal data with ...

What if your glasses could do more than just help you see? Imagine a world where your eyewear becomes your personal assistant, your entertainment hub, and your communication device, all without ...

You might not think twice about that flashlight app you downloaded or the cute game your grandkids recommended. Yet with a single tap, your private data could travel ...

Android backups currently support saving app data, but without per-app options. Google now appears to be working on individual toggles, letting you back up or exclude specific apps. The list sorts ...

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Google is reportedly working on a big upgrade to always-on display functionality in Android that’s called “Min Mode” and can show a limited version of supported apps. The always-on display feature has ...

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Android 17 will introduce ‘Min Mode,’ a feature that evolves the Always-On Display (AOD) by allowing apps to show full-screen, low-power interfaces. This enables rich, glanceable content, like Google ...

Users currently track daily expenses in the Expense Tracker feature. To enhance data insights, add chart visualizations (e.g., bar, pie, line charts) that display expense breakdowns and trends over ...