Phone battery draining fast: causes and what to do
Here’s how to find out which app is draining your battery, the settings that save the most on Android and iPhone, the myths that don’t help and how to tell if it’s time to replace the battery.
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Guides for Android and iPhone: battery, storage, Wi-Fi, notifications, photos and backup, plus the latest phone launches.
Phone overheating: when it’s normal and what to do
Getting a little warm while charging, gaming or using the camera is normal. Heating up while idle, in your pocket, or enough to show a warning is not. Here are the causes, what to do right away and when to get it serviced.
How to recover deleted photos on your phone (Android and iPhone)
Deleted a photo by accident? In most cases, it’s still in the Trash of your gallery, Google Photos or iCloud for 30 to 60 days. Here’s where to look first, how to recover WhatsApp photos and what to do if the deadline has passed.
WhatsApp backup: how to back up, restore and fix a stuck backup
Here’s how to back up your WhatsApp chats on Android (Google Drive) and iPhone (iCloud), restore them on a new phone, move from Android to iPhone and what to do when the backup is slow or never finishes.
Phone slow and freezing: what to do (Android and iPhone)
A slow phone can almost always be fixed without replacing it. Follow this order: restart, free up space, update, review your apps, check the battery and, as a last step, factory reset with a backup.
Phone storage full: what to do (Android and iPhone)
Full storage makes your phone slow, blocks updates and can stop the camera from saving photos. Here’s how to find where the space went, how to free it up safely on Android and iPhone, and what to delete first, starting with WhatsApp.