Phones and Mobile - Tips & How-Tos

Discover what's draining your iPhone battery and what you can do about it.

A pop-up claims you have a virus and need to call tech support. Or maybe you're just getting annoying pop-up ads. Has your phone been hacked? Here's how to tell.

These 7 tips will help you keep your phone in good shape well beyond when you've stopped paying off your two-year contract.

Smartphones fill up fast with photos, videos, games and other files. Here's how to clean our your iPhone and Android phone.

Master the basics of the photo and video sharing social network Instagram with our guide that covers everything you need to know to get started.

Saving what you see on your computer (Windows, Mac or Chromebook) or smartphone (iOS or Android) device is simple if you know the right buttons to push.

Tired of printing, signing and then scanning documents? Here are the simple steps to signing PDF and Word documents on your phone and computer.

A dead connection or an unusually high bill may be signs of a SIM card that has been copied. Here's our guide to determining if your phone have been cloned.

Even when you can't get a cell phone signal, you can still call and text on your iPhone with WiFi calling. Here's how to easily set it up on your phone.

Here's how to keep your iPhone clean and microbe-free, while avoiding the chemicals that can permanently damage your screen.

Here's our favorite apps, services and products to get your photos off your phone and into your hands as physical prints.

Your smartphone houses more bacteria than your toilet seat. So stock up on an antibacterial case and screen protector to keep it microbe-free.

Google Maps does so much more than get you from point A to point B. Here are our favorite features, along with some hidden tips and tricks. 

Easy steps to block your number from caller ID on your iPhone, Android phone or home phone permanently or on a call by call basis.

These five apps will take the hassle out of everyday life, helping you find parking, cut customer-support hold time, reduce junk mail, block telemarketers and automate everyday tasks.

With a little pre-planning, recording a call can be as easy as pressing a button. We show you how to record calls on your Android phone, iPhone, landline and computer.

Take your iPhone to a retail store for an instant trade-in, or sell it online if you don't need the cash immediately. We compare the major players.

These free personal safety apps can alert others that you need help, even if you're unable to send an SOS yourself.

Find out what's draining your Android battery and what you can do about it.

These 9 tricks can make your iPhone or Android phone charge to full power faster, even if your phone doesn't support fast-charging.

iPhones have a lot of privacy measures baked in if you turn them on. To ensure you're limiting your risks of oversharing, check these 7 privacy settings. 

Use these apps and services to keep control over your increasingly valuable personal data. Best of all, many are free.

Facebook may be using your mobile device to harvest your friends' contact information — here's how to turn it off and delete any information it collected. 

Trying to get into your phone but don't remember your password, pin or lock pattern? There's only one way to get access to your device. Here are the steps.

Attach one of these Bluetooth or radio frequency (RF) device tracking tags to your keys or wallet and finding them is as easy as pressing a button.

These are the best navigation apps for every need: best traffic rerouting, best offline maps, best off-roading maps and more. Check out all five our top picks.

Plan on giving a tech gift? Check out our tips for making the out-of-box experience a good one.

We found big sales already underway and some awesome sales starting on Thanksgiving or Black Friday that last through Cyber Monday. 

These 5 easy steps to deep cleaning your iPhone will let you regain storage space and increase performance.

Charge your smartphone or tablet without the wires by utilizing wireless charging pads at home, in your car and out in public spaces.

Find out if your husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend is cheating on you. Here's how to catch them..how tech provides clues that your spouse is cheating.

Whether your kids are using your home WiFi or your carrier's cellular network, there are tools that let you monitor and restrict screen time. 

Text messages that crash your phone have been making the rounds. Here's how to recover from these text message bombs.

Our top picks for online photo storing services will free up your smartphone storage, keep your mobile photos safe and much more.  

Refurbished phones can be as good as new, and come at a deep discount.

Removing unneeded apps, photos and other files from your phone can provide a sizeable boost in performance. 

While selling your old phone won't entirely pay for a new flagship phone like the Galaxy S9, it will certainly put a big dent in the price.

There are plenty of apps that can put kids at risk of sending inappropriate pictures, chatting with strangers and bullying. Here’s what you should do.

Make sure you follow these eight steps to backup your stuff, delete the information from your iPhone and reset your device before you sell it.

Phone insurance and extended protection plans aren't cheap, but the investment can save you big down the line should your phone get lost, stolen or damaged.

 Yesterday, Apple rolled out iOS 11 for its current customers. Here's what you need to know before you install the update. 

Too many calls from telemarketers and other nuisance callers on your smartphone? Here are apps and settings to help you identify and block those calls and texts.

We look at the software features that define iOS and Android to help you decide which camp you should pick for your next smartphone.

Encrypt the data on your tablet or smartphone to ensure it can't be accessed if your device is stolen or left behind when you trade it in.

Here's how to back up all your personal data and ensure you're not leaving anything behind for your phone's new owner.

A step-by-step guide to clearing out Gmail, Google Photos and Drive cloud storage.

Changing these settings will help make your iOS 10 experience a lot less frustrating.

Facebook's Messenger app is more than just a text messaging app. It lets you send money, call an Uber, order flowers play games and much more.

Try these simple fixes to five of the most common photo mistakes and start taking better pictures with your smartphone.