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How do I know if my phone is unlocked?

TL;DR: How do I know if my phone is unlocked?You can contact your carrier to see if your phone is eligible for unlocking. Another way to check is to insert a SIM card from a different provider. If it ...

13 Settings To Turn Off Or On In Your Android Phone

The Android OS is highly customizable, but that means that a lot of its default settings won't be a good fit for the way that everyone uses their phone.

I flirted with the Pixel, but my Samsung had the one thing I couldn't quit

When I switched to the Pixel 8, I was expecting the same sophisticated, multi-layered security setup that I had on my Samsung. The moment I realized its limitations, I came back to my One UI setup in ...

My Galaxy phone auto-reboots itself once a week - here's how and why

Auto restart is a sleeper hit feature available on Samsung Galaxy phones and on many other Android-powered devices - here's why it's worth setting up.

Don’t get locked out of Dashlane! Here’s how to set up recovery methods

You forget the password for your Dashlane account. Or you lose access to your methods for two-factor authentication. Or worse, you end up with both. Recovery methods let you avoid a lockout—instead, ...

Samsung's One UI 8.5 Update Reportedly Includes New Clock Styles, Blurred Effect for Lock Screen Notifications

Meanwhile, Samsung is said to be testing the One UI 8.5 build in the international variants of Galaxy S24+ (model number SM-S926B), Galaxy S25 (model number SM-S938B) and the Galaxy Z Fold 7. It is ...