In December, a Samsung executive said the next “Galaxy Unpacked” event would be in February. As promised, today Samsung officially confirmed its big Galaxy S23 launch event begins on February 1st, 2023, in San Francisco. Update, 1/31/23: This is the last day that you can reserve a Galaxy S23 and save up to $100. More importantly, […]

Apple Apple’s MagSafe chargers combine the convenience of wireless charging with a secure magnetic lock that ensures charging won’t be interrupted. Now, MagSafe is going wide thanks to the new Qi 2 standard. The Wireless Power Consortium has released version 2 of the Qi wireless charging specification, simply named “Qi 2” — USB could learn a […]

Tada Images / Shutterstock.com Visit Amazon’s Appstore download page, download the APK file, and open it. Grant permission to “install unknown apps” if prompted. Finally, tap “Install” to install the Amazon Appstore. Android devices almost exclusively come with the Google Play Store for downloading apps and games. However, if you want to use Android without a […]

Justin Duino / How-To Geek One way to check if someone’s blocked your number is to call them, then try calling them from another phone. If the response is the same, it’s unlikely you are blocked. You can also try calling multiple times, waiting before calling again, and checking their social media. Have you been […]

Joe Fedewa / How-To Geek Google released the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro earlier this year as the company’s new flagship Android smartphones. Now the devices are receiving a feature that normally requires a paid Google One subscription. Back in October, Google quietly revealed in a support document that the Pixel 7 and Pixel […]

Thomas Andre Fure/Shutterstock.com You can quickly reset your Samsung phone’s network settings by opening the Settings app and then tapping General Management > Reset > Reset Network Settings > Reset Settings > Reset. If you’re experiencing issues with your Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or network on your Samsung phone, it’s worth resetting your network settings to resolve […]

To call voicemail on Android, open the Phone app, press the “1” key and hold it down. You can also read your messages by using your carrier’s Visual Voicemail app or a third-party app. Did you know that you can call your voicemail on your phone or someone else’s? Major carriers like AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, […]

Qualcomm Most top-tier Android phones and tablets use either Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 or 8+ Gen 1 System-on-a-Chip (SoC) designs from Qualcomm. Now there’s a new chip on the block for next year’s big devices: the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. At the company’s Snapdragon Summit 2022, which is being celebrated in sunny Hawaii, Qualcomm announced […]

If you own a phone made by Apple or Google, you can enable “back taps,” allowing you to launch apps, take screenshots, and more just by tapping the back of your device. Today, Samsung added this ability to its devices with a new Good Lock app module. The company announced the RegiStar module for Good Lock […]

Earlier this year, Google and iFixit teamed up to sell genuine replacement parts for new and old Pixel phones. These authentic parts allow you to fix your Pixel phone at home, without the servicing fees of a repair shop. And now, iFixit offers genuine parts for the Pixel 6a. These Pixel 6a parts are accompanied […]