ChromeOS makes it incredibly easy to show (or hide) the hidden files in the Files app. Simply use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+ ...

The iOS Shortcuts app offers countless ways to make automations. One handy option is to create an iPhone Lock Screen Shortcut that can be valuable for several use cases. Here’s how it works and what ...

You probably don't think about your lock screen all too often. To the average phone user, it's just a barrier between you and ...

Yesterday, I covered Widgetsmith, which among many other things, can display whatever text you’d like in an iOS 16 Lock Screen widget. Lock Screen One is a new app from Sindre Sorhus, the maker of ...

Android 14 Beta 3 has landed, it’s not rolling out to Google’s Pixel phones. Having said that, the update brought a number of changes, including lock screen customization. Lock screen shortcuts are a ...

A while back someone posted the necessary file to shortcut to in order to lock a workstation with a double click. Now that I don't have a start button (Damn IBMs) I need to find this .exe file and ...

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With iOS 18, Apple is adding a number of new customization options for the iPhone's various menus. Along with the Control Center, you will be able to change the shortcuts that appear on the lock ...

Want the dialer to be accessible from the lock screen? Here are the menus you'll need to navigate to make it happen. Nicole Cozma has an affinity for all things tech, but also dabbles in amateur ...

If you've set up Apple Pay across your devices, you know how easy life can be with contactless payments. Gone are the days of shuffling through a physical wallet when you need to make a purchase. All ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...