Whether you're trying to sell your phone or something has gone wrong and you need to start afresh, you'll need to know how to do a factory reset.
Fastboot is part of the stock Android bootloader and it's powerful enough to fix things or break things. You'll probably never need it, but it's there if you do!
Typing on your Android phone or tablet can be a bit tedious at times, especially if you have to type a lot. And what if you want to share what you've typed with someone else? Don't type it all out again, just copy and paste! Here's how!
If you think you're experiencing an outage with T-Mobile, here's what you need to do.
Sometimes, someone needs to get out the cable and talk a phone into submission. If that someone is you, these commands can help.
Got a new phone? Awesome! Here's how you can restore your apps when switching over to your new Android phone.
If you've been experiencing any issues after updating your PS4 to the 6.0 update we've got a collection of answers for you to check out!
How to repair an Oculus Go headset after it's been "bricked".
Now that the Galaxy S9 and S9+ have been out for several months, we're rounding up the most common problems and finding the best ways to fix them.
Android Auto is a fantastic way to get important content from your phone onto your car dash. But it's not without problems.
With so many virtual reality devices available, it can be difficult to even know where to start. Our beginner's guide breaks down some of the big questions you need to ask before getting your first VR device.
Modern Android phones are incredibly fast and capable little pocket computers ... until they aren't. Here are a few tips for keeping your phone or tablet running in tip-top shape.
You'll hear the term adb getting used a lot around here. But what is adb, and do you need it?
A glossary of Android terms you'll hear frequently when you're getting into smartphones.
If you have an HTC device such as the HTC One M8, taking a screenshot in HTC Sense is easy enough. When the right combination of buttons is achieved, whatever is currently on your screen will magically appear in your Gallery app. From there you can share it with anyone you'd like. Not sure how? Follow along and we'll show you! Open the page on your HTC device that you'd like to take...
Samsung phones have long come with a hidden Service Menu, and the Galaxy S5 is no exception. While many people won't ever have a need to access the Service Menu, it's a good feature to know about in case you run into issues with your Galaxy S5 and want to troubleshoot it on your own first. (And seeing as how most of us reading this love to tinker and can't keep our hands off the big red...
A powerful yet completely hidden feature is easy to use once you find it. Those of us who have been using Android for many months and years may take it for granted, but the ability to copy and paste text on our phones isn't the most discoverable feature in the OS. Android has steadily marched away from "hidden" features behind long-press actions since Ice Cream Sandwich was released...
Keep those people you contact most in a single list Everyone likes to keep a robust contacts list as a centralized store of information, which is especially the case in the age of smart phones. Although it seems like this list randomly grows and grows (few people regularly "audit" their contacts list), we usually end up contacting the same handful of people over and over again. This is...
Big, clunky desktop programs are a thing of the past when you're using an Android smartphone For most people around these parts, not having to use a program like iTunes to copy files to and from your Android is a good thing. We're used to the ease of drag and drop, and for the most part, it works really well. But not everyone has a grasp on it, and the idea that a phone can act (more or...
The first thing most people do when getting a new phone is change the ringtone. Depending on which Android device you own, your options for different alarms, notifications, and ringtones will vary. Perhaps you aren’t happy with the sounds that came preinstalled on your phone, or you’ve been using the stock sounds and are ready for a change. You’ve got some ringtones on your computer,...