Supply chain chaos, old bugs, smarter phishing, and botnets everywhere — here’s what broke the internet this week.

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Knowing when and how much to charge your smartphone can be trickier than it sounds, but many experts recommend a simple rule of thumb: you should generally maintain a battery charge between 20% and 80 ...

Forgot your Android phone password, PIN, or lock pattern and can’t get past the lock screen? On modern Android phones, there’s no way to unlock your phone without resetting it. To use it again, you ...

Your phone lock screen is supposed to be your last line of defense. If your device gets lost or stolen, that PIN or passcode should keep strangers out of your photos, messages and financial apps. But ...

Google finally announced its long-awaited “advanced flow” for enabling sideloading from unverified developers last week, set to roll out later this year to all Android phones. It addressed a lot of ...

New restrictions will add friction to the process of sideloading some apps on Android beginning in August. Users will have to wait 24 hours between enabling sideloading and actually being able to ...

Factory Reset Protection, abbreviated as FRP, is an Android security feature that was developed by Google to protect the Android phones. When enabled, FRP makes sure that if somebody unauthorized ...

Google recently decided that the freedom afforded by Android was a bit too much and announced developer verification, a system that will require developers outside the Google Play platform to register ...

New Delhi, August 30, 2025 – Forgetting your phone’s password can be frustrating, especially when you urgently need to use your device. Many people rush to a nearby shop or service center to unlock ...