Bluetooth handles pairing and reconnection, Wi-Fi does the rest. Adrianhancu/Getty Images Wireless CarPlay uses both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, but not for the same job. Bluetooth helps your iPhone and car find, pair and reconnect, while Wi-Fi keeps the CarPlay session active. Apple says this includes audio, video, and control data from…
It’s a quick fix for that dead zone in your home. Eza_Nanda/Shutterstock If you have an old Android phone gathering dust in a drawer somewhere, you may already have everything you need to fix dead spots on your home Wi-Fi network. Instead of purchasing new hardware, whether it’s a repeater, mesh…
There is no need to continue sleeping for too long (unless you want to). Acrams/Shutterstock After a stressful day at work, it can be nice to relax and just press the volume down button until your Android phone is completely silent. No calls, no meetings, no distractions, just hit the grass….
Samsung’s FE series phones have always straddled the line between mid-range and flagship, sitting above the company’s more affordable A-series phones but below full members of the Galaxy S family. And from what I can tell, starting at $700, the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE continues that tradition with a handset similar in size to an…
This background Android component silently manages several features you probably use daily. Woozad – Husain Parvez If you dig deep enough through your Android phone’s apps list, you might come across Android System Intelligence, which seems both extremely important and incredibly vague. Of course, there is a Disable button nearby. Android…
Quick start makes things much easier. Karlis Dambrans/Shutterstock Until a few years ago, installing a new iPhone always meant losing something. Half of your settings are gone. Some apps had to be reinstalled from scratch and you wouldn’t know until you searched for them. Some people just gave up and started…
My FanCam works after recording, transforming a wider group video into a tighter tracking shot around one person. Samsung Samsung My FanCam is designed for videos in which multiple people move within the frame. Instead of trying to keep one person centered while you record, you can capture the wider scene…
Try this before resetting anything to factory settings. Hispanolistic/Getty Images Bluetooth problems have a bad habit of telling you almost nothing. Your headphones may show as connected but refuse to play music, a car may play music but not accept calls, or a portable device may keep disconnecting for no reason….
Some things are just better on the big screen. Nemke/Getty Images There are many ways to view content on the big screen, such as using a connected streaming device or accessing a built-in Smart TV operating system. But you can also do it wirelessly using technologies like Chromecast and Apple AirPlay,…
Go beyond Do Not Disturb: control what alerts you receive and when instead of being inundated with pings all the time. Hadrian/Shutterstock Before iOS 15, Do Not Disturb on iPhone was a simple switch that let you turn off all calls and notifications. But in 2021, Apple evolved this feature into…