Google Pixel devices offer a potentially very useful “Quick Tap” feature. We say “potentially” because it doesn’t always work as it should. In theory, the feature allows you to double-tap the back of ...

Conor has been staunchly in favor of Android since graduating to a smartphone from his hot pink Motorola RAZR. In fact, he'll gladly ruin a friendly dinner in service of lambasting Apple devices to ...

Google has filed a patent for technology that detects gestures on the frame and back of a device. The patent notes that this could apply to a smartphone, tablet, and more. This could allow users to ...

Tapping on your screen to get around your phone is overrated. Shortcuts offer an arguably better and faster way to navigate your device. On a Google Pixel, some of these shortcuts are conveniently ...

Journey with me back to the good old days, if you will. There was a time that, when you’d buy a gadget, it’d come with a sometimes verbose but often helpful “instruction manual.” Not a quick start ...

The Google Home app is finally adding the ability to double-tap to quick seek through camera history. This is currently part of the Public Preview program. Update 3/19: Google has rolled this out with ...

Smartphone feature updates can have unintended consequences. You just never know how changing one small detail could impact the overall experience of the average user. For example, the December update ...