If you want to limit your screen time or stop doomscrolling, both Apple and Google have digital well-being features to help you disconnect. Newer generations of software, iOS 26 and Android 16, have ...

Six built-in iPhone shortcuts that automate daily tasks, cut friction, and quietly give you back time without changing how ...

Staying off your phone often requires a Herculean effort. You might have to hide it, stuff it in the bottom of your bag, or charge it in another room to get five minutes of screen-free peace. And yet, ...

Apple quietly built a system-wide sleep timer into the iPhone years ago, and it works perfectly with Netflix even though the streaming app never mentions it. By leaning on the Clock app’s “Stop ...

Battery dropping too fast? Consider these 12 expert-approved tips to make your device last up to hours longer.

There’s that nagging voice again: “Put the phone away. No, really this time.” But we don’t; 84 percent of Americans say that they are online either several times a day or “almost constantly.” “On your ...

From photo timers to music identifiers, here are a few new iPhone and Android tools to make your life easier. By J. D. Biersdorfer J. D. Biersdorfer writes the monthly Tech Tip column and spends a lot ...