You can stop apps from using battery or data in the background for better phone performance. The simplest way to manage background apps is using your phone's app switcher. Limiting what apps run in ...

Google has always been generous with ingenious software on its phones, but here are the five Pixel features you need to know ...

When you open a new canvas in Adobe Photoshop, the default setting creates a workspace covered with a gray and white checkerboard. This default background represents transparency -- as you begin ...

With its Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, Google has crafted some pretty fantastic smartphones in terms of the experience they offer. However, they’re still not quite perfect. Over the past few days as more ...

The latest “feature drop” parachutes a number of new apps as well as new functionality to the Pixel 4 and 4 XL, some of the new perks are available for older models as well. First up is Portrait Blur ...

Following this week’s Feature Drop, an update to the Pixel Live Wallpaper app introduces “Conveyor Belt” to the Pixel 5. A rather elaborate moving background, it does not appear to be available for ...

Some Pixel users report a bug where photos disappear after background processing and never show up in Google Photos. The ...

Patrick Holland has been a phone reviewer for CNET since 2016. He is a former theater director who occasionally makes short films. Patrick has an eye for photography and a passion for everything ...