Android

Shows how to place apps, shortcuts and widgets on the Home screen, make folders, and move or remove items.

How to add a Google or other email account to an Android device, and how to remove one.

Explains how to move apps, photos, contacts and messages to a new Android phone during setup, by cable or wirelessly, or from a backup.

Walks through moving data from an iPhone to Android during setup, including turning off iMessage first and moving photos to Google Photos.

An overview of moving to a new Android phone: from another Android, from an iPhone, or by restoring a backup.

An overview of Android's built-in accessibility tools such as screen readers, display adjustments, voice and switch control, and captions.

Covers adjusting font size, display size, bold text, color correction and animations.

Explains how to switch dark theme on or off, change the color scheme and stop Battery Saver from forcing dark theme.

Explains Pixel display options such as brightness, theme, font size, screen timeout and rotation.

Describes dark theme versus color inversion and how to enable each in Accessibility settings.

How to adjust TalkBack verbosity, sound feedback, voice and language.

Shows how to allow or deny an app's access to features such as the camera or contacts.

Explains how to uninstall apps through the Play Store and that they can be reinstalled later.

Shows how to update apps one at a time, all at once or automatically through the Play Store.

How to reinstall apps you already own, including paid ones, or re-enable turned-off preinstalled apps.

Explains how to back up a Galaxy phone with Samsung Cloud, Google Drive, Smart Switch or manual copying and how to restore.

Explains how to back up phone data to your Google Account automatically or manually and how to restore it.

What to check and back up before a factory reset, how long it takes, and how to restore afterwards.

Lists ways to free up space on a Galaxy device, including cloud storage, external drives, Device care and cleaning out downloads.

Step-by-step fixes for a frozen phone: force restart, updates, free storage, safe mode and factory reset as last resort.

Basic steps when you cannot reach the internet over Wi-Fi or mobile data.

Troubleshoot Wi-Fi: toggle, restart, test other devices, forget the network and reboot the router.

Fixes for lag and slowness: check network, restart, update, free storage, force stop apps and use safe mode.

How to use safe mode on a Pixel to see whether a downloaded app is causing crashes or slowdowns.

Troubleshooting for Find Hub when a device cannot be located or location will not sync.

Setup steps to make a phone findable with Find Hub.

How to locate, ring, lock or wipe a lost device.

Explains factory reset protection tied to your Google Account and screen lock.

Warning signs of phishing emails and texts and how to protect yourself and report them.

How to spot scam texts and what to do: do not click links, verify independently, filter and report to 7726.

Explains where to find Android's security and privacy controls and how to read the status messages.

How to charge by cable or wirelessly, check battery level and enable charging alerts.

Diagnose and fix fast battery drain on a Pixel.

Settings and habits to make a charge last longer and fix persistent drain.

Reduce power use and protect battery health with charging optimization.

Galaxy battery tips: power saving, sleeping apps, performance profile and battery protection.

How to keep Adaptive Battery and per-app optimization enabled.

Technomentary explains how to back up the data on an Android phone before a factory reset.

Gauging Gadgets shows how to hard reset an Android phone.

YourSixStudios shows how to wipe an Android phone back to factory settings.

A short from Ryan Michael Kay about connecting to a phone with wireless debugging via Developer Options in Android Studio.

iRekha Tech Solutions shows how to connect a physical Android device to Android Studio over WiFi using ADB.