Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU.

Google on Tuesday announced an expanded set of Android theft-protection features, designed to make its mobile devices less of a target for criminals. Building on existing tools like Theft Detection ...

Android Phones Google's bringing a bunch more upgrades to Android and Pixel devices — including the ability to tell airlines where your luggage is Smart Glasses Apple smart glasses have a secret ...

I've been in a particularly "back everything up for the sake of it" mood lately, and the latest target of my fixation is messages. It's been several generations of Android flagships since I archived ...

However, Phone-to-Android RCS chats only encrypt messages in transit, not end-to-end, potentially putting messages at risk of interception. Adding E2EE support means no one can read messages sent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you receive a text message from your bank or from a delivery service while you’re waiting on a train platform or stuck in ...

One of the more interesting smartphone trends of the last year or two has been the rise of minimalist phones; phones that are designed to be less addictive than “regular” smartphones while still ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Jan. 13 with further updates on locking apps on Android.

Proper Qi2 support on Android has been rather elusive thus far, with only Google’s Pixel 10 series bringing the feature to a mass audience. While there are rumblings of support from Samsung in 2026, ...

Coming from the same company that revived a physical keyboard for your smartphone, the “Clicks Communicator” is a dedicated piece of hardware that acts as a phone for your phone and is all about ...