Android 17, aka 'Cinnamon Bun,' is on the horizon, and there's already a lot of speculation about what it includes.

How to: Go to Settings > Display on your Android phone. There, you'll find the option to switch between a light and dark theme and to have dark mode turn on automatically at a certain time of day. I ...

Heard a chirp or spotted a flutter? These free apps identify backyard birds by sight or sound — no binoculars or in-depth ...

The dx tool creates projects and platform installers, while GPU rendering in Dioxus Native keeps UI performance smooth across ...

Wholphin supports multiple playback engines including ExoPlayer, Media3, and MPV. It also allows for in-app subtitle ...

Extract the archive and open the extracted folder. Scroll through the files and look for 'install.ps1.' Right-click on this ...

A single server setup is where everything runs on one machine—your web application, database, cache, and all business logic.

In the name of convenience, many apps these days are designed to be cross-platform. They can run on both mobile and desktop, so you can readily switch between devices without starting from scratch. It ...

Google is adding a new notifying dot in Android 16 QPR3 which tells you when an app is accessing your location. Back in 2021’s Android 12 release, Google added a new green dot to prominently notify ...

Microsoft is working on a useful upgrade for Phone Link that fixes one of the most annoying parts of streaming Android apps on Windows 11. A new expanded view option lets you stretch Android apps ...

Background activity can drain your battery and use your mobile data without you seeing it happen. Apps refresh in the background to keep content updated, which helps you pick up where you left off.

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