There is a simple way to stop background apps on Android. Stopping app refresh is a great way to reduce battery usage and improve the performance of your Android phone. Background apps can be closed ...

Not every Android app you install needs your location, microphone, or contact list—yet many help themselves anyway. If you haven't checked your privacy settings in a while, now's the time to shut the ...

We've all been there. You're browsing Google Play to download new Android apps or taking photos and videos while out and about, and you see a pop-up on your phone ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As a person who covers consumer tech for a living, I get to use a few dozen smartphones every year. While I almost always advise on which is the ...