Google’s updated Play terms explain how Android system services can use cellular data in the background, even while phones ...

I disabled background refresh on 4 apps and my data plan suddenly lasted way longer.

Hot on the heels of the National Public Records data breach, which leaked more than 2 billion records, another background check firm has now had a leak. The company in question, MC2 Data, exposed the ...

Whether it’s in your trouser pocket, on your bedside table or seemingly unused on your desk, your Android smartphone never ...

Some apps take advantage of background data. Jack Wallen shows you how to disable this in certain apps and prevent your data from being gobbled up. I did a bit of traveling recently that required me ...

Did you know that I used Chrome Remote Desktop to publish last week’s Android customization post on remote desktop applications? It wasn’t the first time I’ve done that, and it won’t be the last. I ...

Background refresh is what lets your iPhone and iPad download your email while your iPhone is sleeping, to update your weather app while you are sleeping, and to grab all kinds of data so that it’s ...