To set up custom text shortcuts on Android, use your keyboard’s settings. For Gboard, go to Settings > Dictionary > Personal Dictionary, then add a word and its shortcut. On Samsung Keyboard, navigate ...

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Managing notifications is no easy task, especially when one tries to maintain the delicate balance between a no-interruption work mindset and the fear of missing out on important alerts. This not only ...

If you're the kind of person who tends to have multiple conversations at once, hopping between your messaging apps and whatever else you're doing, you know how tedious it can be to switch between them ...

Android hasn't always been known as the seamless-connection operating system. For years, its primary competitor and its many users were able to brag that AirDrop provided an infinitely more fluid ...

Android 15 lock screen enables custom shortcuts for quick access and personalized device control, enhancing convenience and productivity right from the lock screen. Pixabay, dominickvietor Android 15 ...

This article describes how to use Waze in your car via Android Auto. Using the Waze Android Auto app is incredibly simple. Like most apps for Android Auto, this one requires no setup. However, you'll ...

Android 15 has arrived with a renewed focus on security and privacy features that offer new ways to keep your phone and your data safe. While Private Space won't hide your apps from a determined ...

Conor has been staunchly in favor of Android since graduating to a smartphone from his hot pink Motorola RAZR. In fact, he'll gladly ruin a friendly dinner in service of lambasting Apple devices to ...