Give it a go before you give it up. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac For the first time in 18 years, Apple redesigned the oft-overlooked Phone app. The overhaul in iOS 26 simplifies the Phone app’s ...

There are many apps on our phones that we barely touch, while some apps that are actually beneficial fly under the radar. By 2026, the Google Play Store and the App Store have become so saturated that ...

When you pick up your phone today, you probably tap an icon before you even think about it, where native apps dominate your ...

I’m all for boosting the efficiency of my Android phone, which means uninstalling or disabling apps and services I don’t need. With the advent of AI services, it’s more important than ever to trim the ...

Modern Samsung phones are packed with features — more so than practically any other Android brand. That’s obviously great if you like to tinker with and get the most out of your phone, but with so ...

Apple has released Xcode 26.3 with support for autonomous coding agents, that can directly analyze projects, modify files, ...

If you use Apple Mail as the default email app on your iPhone, there’s good news on the horizon. That’s because when Apple rolls out iOS 18.4, the next big software update coming to the iPhone, it’s ...

Android phones rarely slow down overnight. Performance drops gradually as cached files pile up, background services multiply, and system animations strain aging hardware. The good news is that ...

Microsoft's document-scanning Lens app is no longer available for download. For basic scanning, try Apple Notes, Google Drive, or PhotoScan. For more advanced features, look at Adobe Scan or iScanner.

You may think you've seen everything iOS 26 has to offer, but there's so much more to discover. With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and ...

It feels harmless to peek at an ex’s posts on social media. But studies show that repeated checking can intensify heartbreak, ...

A British woman who was detained by Iran has told the BBC it was hard to remain positive in prison, hours before she and her ...