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With iOS 18, iPhone users can download hikes or create their own in Apple's mapping app. Here's how to find your next route, and stay on track even when there's no cell signal.

By Clay Halton
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Share your opinions about the dating apps and services that help you find connections. You could win an Amazon gift card.

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Apple's Calculator app does more than help you calculate tips. With the latest OSes, it launches on iPad and lets you create a Math Note for more complex problems, among other things.

By Lance Whitney
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If you need a quick translation, the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch come with their own built-in translator app from Apple.

By Lance Whitney
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Other news for Android developers includes more AI assistance in coding and more frequent software development kit updates.

By Rob Pegoraro
A collage of screengrabs shows Google Play's new full-screen video format, its cart-abandonment reminder, and its search suggestions

The company is harnessing its Gemini AI and the billions of human-written reviews in Google Maps to push recommendations, create summaries, and provide answers in the mapping app.

By Michael Kan
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Meanwhile, Waze has been updated to let drivers report road incidents via voice through a new 'Conversational Reporting' feature.

By Michael Kan
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The malware can infiltrate Android devices through malicious apps installed using APKs.

By Jibin Joseph
Close-up on Android phone showing home screen in man's hands in dark room.

Lyft joins Uber, which was also handed a multi-million fine for failing to be transparent with workers about their true earning potential.

By Will McCurdy
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The long-time RSS reading app evolves to become a one-stop shop for all your news and social accounts. Is this how to combat information overload or is it too much all at once?

By Tyler Hayes
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A barrage of political comments prompts an intervention, and it's not about the McFlurry machine acting up.

By Emily Dreibelbis Forlini
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These 5 new features could make Android phones with Google Messages more secure.

By Jibin Joseph
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Don’t have time to learn? Headway’s 15-min summaries of best-selling books say otherwise.

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Recent changes in the Wallet app's backend code suggest the expansion is coming soon.

By Jibin Joseph
A photo of a woman trying to unlock her car using an iPhone.

Thanks to a recent court ruling forcing Google to let third parties host their own app stores on Android, Microsoft will allow for in-app purchases and gameplay via the Xbox Android app.

By Kate Irwin
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Don't want to wait for Siri's big Apple Intelligence upgrade? Here's how to replace Apple's voice assistant with OpenAI's chatbot using the Apple Shortcuts app.

By Clay Halton
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Book more affordable flights, hotels, and more with OneAir.

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The ruling could usher in huge changes for the Play Store in the next three years. However, Google plans on appealing the ruling, which stems from the Epic Games antitrust case.

By Michael Kan
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The United Nations warns that criminal gangs in Southeast Asia are using Telegram to sell your data, buy malware, or obtain deepfake software.

By Kate Irwin
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Even if you usually don’t have time to learn, you’ll have time for a quick Headway summary of best-selling books.

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