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7 biggest app annoyances — here’s what drives us up a wall with mobile apps
As much as we like using mobile apps on our iPhones and Android devices, we run into a few irritations along the way. Here's what annoys the Tom's Guide staff about apps these days.
Google blocked over 2 million dangerous Android apps from the Play Store last year
The Google Play Store is becoming even safer as Google is cracking down on bad apps and developer accounts in violation of its policies.
Most of my favorite apps are ditching one-time payments for subscriptions — this is a problem
Many of the photo and video editing apps I use on my smartphones have been moving to subscription models instead of the one-time payments I was used to. This annoys me so much. Here's why.
Hackers are using these Android apps on the Play Store to stage attacks — delete them all right now
Researchers have discovered 28 Android apps posing as free VPNs and other utilities that are turning infected smartphones into proxies.
Your Android phone has an Extreme Battery Saver mode you might have missed — how to find it
Learn how to use Extreme Battery Saver mode on Android devices.
How to charge other devices with your Android or Pixel phone
How to charge other devices with your Google Pixel phone, either wired or wirelessly.
I used this Pixel Dev Ops hack to jerry rig iOS StandBy Mode on Android — how to do it yourself
Here's how to use the Stay Awake Develop option on Pixel to recreate iOS StandBy Mode.
You can change your Google Pixel's screen resolution to save battery life — here's how
Here's how to alter your Google Pixel's screen resolution to save battery.
