When I was in Las Vegas earlier this month, I plugged my phone in to charge overnight, only to wake up and find it nearly out of battery. The outlet wasn’t working, and I hadn’t noticed. I had an hour ...

Most of us — casual users and enthusiasts alike — are forever searching for smartphones with the longest battery life. And while fast charging keeps us topped up every day, the absence of replaceable ...

Is the battery on your Android device not charging when you have it plugged in? It could be as simple as tweaking a few settings to get back up and running.

Charging your Android phone to 100% seems like a logical way to ensure it lasts you through the day, but this routine could actually be hurting your phone in the long term. This is because most ...

Google pulled off a surprise this year by releasing Android 16 months ahead of the usual schedule. The stable build for its Pixel smartphones was released in the second week of June, and at the moment ...

Currently, the default power that Android detects as “fast charging” is 7.5W. This figure is far behind the big advances in modern industry. However, that could change with Android 15, raising the ...

The upcoming iPhones are also tipped to receive the new 25W Qi2 wireless charging standard. The iPhone 16 Pro Max, for ...

Qualcomm's new Quick Charge 5 Plus promises to deliver powerful charging capabilities while keeping your phone and battery ...

Google's latest and greatest Android version is bursting with productivity-boosting goodness. It's just up to you to know where to look. Like many recent Android versions, Android 15 may seem subtle ...

Sareena was a senior editor for CNET covering the mobile beat, including device reviews. She is a seasoned multimedia journalist with more than a decade's worth of experience producing stories for ...