On a new phone, I immediately go to Settings > Security > SIM card lock and activate it. Your carrier usually provides a ...

I set up a new phone fairly often — whether it’s moving to a new daily driver or secondary phone, or setting up one of the new best Android phones to review. Since I’m a creature of habit, I like to ...

If you buy a new phone, Google makes it easy to transfer most of your data, letting you pick up where you left off. However, text messages won't automatically be transferred to your new phone. So any ...

W henever I set up a new Android phone, I change one setting before I start using it normally. I update the Private DNS ...

There are a few apps I must install on any new Android phone. Without them, using my handset would be quite challenging. These include the usual suspects like shopping and banking apps, browsers, AI ...

Do you use the always-on screen on your phone? I know I do, and I have yet to meet someone in real life who doesn’t. Yet, ...

When we talk about standout Android settings — especially new ones — we tend to talk about the higher-profile, flashier sorts of options. Whatever the case, it’s rarely a random-seeming, ...