Your Android phone isn't old, these 5 mistakes might be making it slow
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah8d ago
I’ve used enough Android phones to know that a phone doesn’t suddenly become slow just because it’s a couple of years old.
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top 38%A CRT-era setting is still cropping your TV picture in 2026, but there's a fix
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura8d ago
Your TV might be hiding part of the picture coming from your Apple TV, PS5, or laptop. Many sets trim a thin border off HDMI sources and stretch what's left to fill the screen.
Android's biggest open-source app store is officially refusing Google
MakeUseOfby Hamed Paydarfar8d ago
Summary - Google begins developer verification in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand; global rollout by 2027.
I ditched five desktop apps for these browser tools instead
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi9d ago
I used to keep full desktop apps around for utility-sized jobs I might do twice a year. If something takes five minutes and doesn’t need deep desktop integration, I can probably handle it in a...
Samuel L. Jackson made a 92%-rated sci-fi mystery, and almost nobody talks about it
MakeUseOfby Charlene Badasie9d ago
Samuel L. Jackson has played almost every kind of character during his long career. But 2022's The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey gave him a role that audiences rarely get to see him play.
Bluetooth stays on even when you turn it off, and it's costing you battery life
MakeUseOfby Rob LeFebvre9d ago
As my phones get older, I notice the battery dropping faster and faster. Even my newer Samsung Galaxy devices can benefit from a small limit on background scanning.
I replaced 4 productivity apps with Samsung One UI 9 widgets and actually got more done
MakeUseOfby Digvijay Kumar9d ago
Samsung phones ship with their own app for almost everything Google covers. For years, I stuck with Google's lineup and treated Samsung's widgets as decoration, something to fill a gap on the home...
I've used the Galaxy Z Fold 8 for weeks, and it still beats the iPhone Duo in 5 ways
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder9d ago
Apple is trying to steal Samsung's thunder with the iPhone Duo, and it has a real shot. The iPhone Duo has MagSafe and IP68 durability, two rare features on Android foldables.
I gave Claude, Codex, and Antigravity nothing but screenshots of an app, and one rebuilt it almost pixel for pixel
MakeUseOfby Mahnoor Faisal9d ago
Vibe-coding has changed a lot about what it takes to build software. Not too long ago, someone with little to no technical background would have had to sit through hours of coding tutorials, learn...
Smart home upgrades won’t sell your house, but these exterior changes might
MakeUseOfby Chris Hachey9d ago
Home improvement might feel like a pain to focus on, but it's vital for any person who might want to sell their home again.
I freed up 65GB of storage by disabling these unnecessary Windows features
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah9d ago
When freeing up storage on a PC, most of us only think about deleting apps and moving personal files to the cloud. That makes sense, but you shouldn’t stop there.
6 surreal Netflix documentaries that prove fact is much stranger than fiction
MakeUseOfby Dan Selcke9d ago
On October 16, a new documentary called You Can See Everything will open in theaters. It's about tech entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes, who was famously convicted of fraud after raising hundreds of...
Microsoft Defender has stronger protections you probably aren’t using
MakeUseOfby Isaac Akinleye9d ago
Windows Security does more than scan for viruses, but surprisingly, some of its stronger protections aren't necessarily active on your PC by default.
I thought NotebookLM was the best AI PDF tool until I tried this
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi9d ago
NotebookLM has become one of my favorite ways to work through research papers I’d otherwise need to read several times.
I stopped cleaning up my PC to see if "Windows rot" is actually real
MakeUseOfby Shaheer Khan9d ago
My recommendation to every PC owner, regardless of the OS they're running, is to treat their PC like a car and do maintenance and cleaning every once in a while to keep it performing at its best.
Opera's new eSIM feature solves the traveler's worst nightmare: expensive roaming fees
MakeUseOfby Sara Heritage9d ago
Opera has launched a travel eSIM feature in its Android browser in a first-of-its-kind move that gives users 3GB of free data for use in 47 destinations.
I made Google Drive private without giving up Google Drive
MakeUseOfby Afam Onyimadu9d ago
I have never put anything I classify as very confidential on Google Drive. It's not because I believe Google will one day blackmail me, but if it's not my server, I shouldn't act like I completely...
Claim Konami’s Original Castlevania on Android and iPhone for free before it vanishes
MakeUseOfby Hamed Paydarfar9d ago
Summary - Konami’s original Castlevania is free on Android, iOS, and iPadOS until October 24, 2026.
I made my TV's built-in speakers sound so much better by just changing these settings
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah9d ago
Most TVs look fantastic, and it's something we pay a lot of attention to while buying one. But the sound coming out of it matters just as much to the overall experience, especially if you aren't...
Free Harry Potter audiobooks arrive on Audible, Spotify, and YouTube next month
MakeUseOfby Sara Heritage9d ago
Pottermore Publishing, Audible, Scholastic, and Bloomsbury are starting a worldwide campaign aimed at making the magic of Harry Potter available to more readers and listeners than ever before for...