How to turn your old Android phone into a Wi-Fi extender - and fix dead spots at home

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Wispr Flow Android Hands-On: The Best Voice-to-Text Experience Yet

Wispr Flow is now on Android with unlimited free dictation. Here's what daily use looks like, what works, and what still needs fixing.
9to5google

Google details MCP-like ‘AppFunctions’ that let Gemini use Android apps

Following the Gemini automation announcement today, Google is detailing how all this works under the hood on Android. Google is “introducing early stage developer capabilities that bridge the gap ...
Tom's Guide

I use Android Auto and CarPlay practically every day — but here's the one thing I also do before driving

AI I use the ‘potato’ prompt with ChatGPT every day — here is how it finds the holes in my logic Vehicle Tech I finally bought a wireless CarPlay adapter that works, and it's worth every penny Vehicle ...
Bleeping Computer

PromptSpy is the first known Android malware to use generative AI at runtime

Researchers have discovered the first known Android malware to use generative AI in its execution flow, using Google’s Gemini model to adapt its persistence across different devices. In a report today ...
WeLiveSecurity

PromptSpy ushers in the era of Android threats using GenAI

ESET researchers uncovered the first known case of Android malware abusing generative AI for context-aware user interface manipulation. While machine learning has been used to similar ends already – ...
CNET

Microsoft Phone Link: Everything You Need to Know (and Why You Might Skip It)

When it comes to device interoperability, the world may be Apple's oyster, but Windows PCs have tricks up their sleeves, too. If you're looking to connect your phone and PC for a little more ...
ZDNet

How to use your Android phone to master Linux Bash scripts (instead of doomscrolling)

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Lifehacker

Google Just Updated These Android Theft Protection Features

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...
Computerworld

The best Android feature you (probably) aren’t using

Here in the land of Android, we’ve got an almost comical kind of first-world problem: So many new features fly our way so frickin’ often that it’s all too easy to overlook something interesting — or ...
SlashGear

How To Play PC Games On Your Android Device In 2026

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. I never expected to have "play PC games on Android" on my 2026 bingo card. Prior to 2026, PC gaming outside of the pall of Windows was ...