No, you're not seeing things: Your Android device sometimes displays a small green dot in the status bar. Likely nestled next to your battery icon, it comes and goes, but never seems to stick around.

The UK government is testing the Emergency Alert system by sending a notification to mobile phones and tablets this weekend. It marks the second time the system has been tested on a nationwide scale, ...

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Some Android users are starting to see a new privacy safeguard pop up in Google Messages. Images flagged as nudity are being blurred before you open them. It's part of Google's Sensitive Content ...

The incident comes less than a month after Nigerian aviation authorities banned phone use during take-off and landing Video footage shows a plane passenger in Nigeria forcibly removed from his flight ...

Google will soon block the sideloading of apps from unregistered developers. Many emulator devs want to remain anonymous to avoid legal liability. This may mean popular PS2, Switch, and PS3 emulators ...

Cross Device Resume is Microsoft's answer to Apple's Handoff, and it's taking a big step forward in the latest Windows Insider builds.

Recent findings suggest that Google is still working on bringing Quick Share support to iPhones, a development that could finally bridge the gap in file sharing between Android and iOS devices. This ...

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Google is working on a new setting for Android that will let users easily disable the background blur effect. This change is a win for both accessibility, as it improves readability, and for battery ...

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