I found the best app to control my smart TV using my phone, and I'm not going back

The Google TV app improves on that by letting you control your TV directly from your phone. It connects over Wi-Fi and turns your smartphone into a full-fledged remote for your TV. You can use it to ...

You can control your Linux PC from your Android phone - here's how

Or maybe -- you want to control your Linux desktop from your Android phone. All the cool kids are doing it, and I'm going to show you how it's done. Using the KDE Connect app on your Android device ...
The Verge

AirPods’ best features come to Android and Linux with free app

You no longer need an iPhone to use AirPods features like ear detection, adaptive transparency, and hearing aid modes. You no longer need an iPhone to use AirPods features like ear detection, adaptive ...
Android Authority

Survey reveals you'd rather go hands-on than try to troubleshoot with a remote app

We’re just two weeks away from Thanksgiving, when Americans across the country will be traveling to spend time with family. And if you’re the technically minded one of your family (you are reading a ...
CNBC

OpenAI launches Sora for Android devices

OpenAI on Tuesday launched its Sora app of AI-generated videos for Android devices. The announcement on Tuesday brings the popular AI app to the Google Play app store for users in the U.S., Canada, ...
TechSpot

Google confirms new Android rules will significantly restrict app sideloading

Editor's take: More than a month after the original announcement, we now know exactly how Google intends to tighten its grip on the Android ecosystem. The new rules go far beyond simple housekeeping – ...
Bleeping Computer

Android malware uses VNC to give attackers hands-on access

A new Android banking and remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed Klopatra disguised as an IPTV and VPN app has infected more than 3,000 devices across Europe. Klopatra is described as a powerful trojan ...
BGR

5 Essential Android Apps You Should Be Using In 2025

With millions of apps on the Google Play Store, it's tricky to choose which ones truly deserve a spot on your Android device. Some promise convenience, others claim to provide better connectivity, ...
TechCrunch

X’s declining Android app installs are hurting subscription revenue

Elon Musk’s X is struggling on Android devices in terms of new installs, even while App Store downloads grow, according to new data from app intelligence provider Appfigures. In July 2025, X downloads ...
BGR

How To Password Protect Your Android Apps (And Why You Might Want To)

Apps are something we access on a daily basis, either through our smartphones or tablets. We might use an app to monitor the weather, to track our fitness, to keep a to-do list, to look at photos we ...
Computerworld

The simple Android screen app that saves my sanity

Fair warning: The tip you’re about to ingest has nothing to do with any of the fancy-schmancy, accuracy-challenged AI ballyhoo that dominates most tech news coverage at the moment. Nope — it’s just a ...