smartphones
Design

How To Get (Nearly) Stock Android On Any Phone, No Rooting Required

Google has begun selling stock Android versions of popular handsets from major manufacturers — but only in the US. You can still get the stock experience though, and you can have it without rooting your device.

Home

Add Wireless Charging To Any Smartphone

We’ve seen plenty of phones that support wireless charging, but it’s still not a common feature on most phones. Over on Instructables, user Harari shows you how to add a wireless charging system to just about any mobile phone that charges with a USB.

16 June 2013

Communicate

This Week In Smartphone Software Updates: Telstra, Optus, Vodafone

Wondering when the sweet new versions of Android will land on your device? You’re in luck: each week, Gizmodo Australia will take you through all of the handset updates currently being tested on Australian mobile networks (Optus, Telstra and Vodafone), and tell you when you can expect them on your device.

15 June 2013

Money

Ask LH: What’s The Best Smartphone For People Who Aren’t Good With Tech?

Dear Lifehacker, My parents could really use an upgrade in the mobile phone department because they’re still using dumbphones. Is there a particular smartphone that’s better for non-tech savvy users?

11 June 2013

Deployment

The Smartphone Apps Companies Usually Ban

Bans on specific applications are an all-too-common feature of bring-your-own-device plans. A survey of usage patterns by mobile device management (MDM) vendor Fiberlink suggests that when it comes to app banning, highly convenient options such as cloud storage are at the top of the list.

7 June 2013

Communicate

Ask LH: Can I Disable The Cameras On Smartphones?

Hi Lifehacker, I work in mental health nursing and we have a workplace problem. My question is: can you disable the cameras on all phones and digital media players, or just some of them?

4 June 2013

Security

How To Make Your Smartphone Automatically Unlock Your Stuff

Perhaps you hate typing passwords but want to keep your phone and computer secure. Thanks to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, you can adapt your mobile devices to automatically unlock your computer and even your front door by using a couple of apps and defining a few rules.

2 June 2013

Communicate

This Week In Smartphone Software Updates: Telstra, Optus, Vodafone

Wondering when the sweet new versions of Android will land on your device? You’re in luck: each week, Gizmodo Australia will take you through all of the handset updates currently being tested on Australian mobile networks (Optus, Telstra and Vodafone), and tell you when you can expect them on your device.

26 May 2013

Communicate

This Week In Smartphone Software Updates: Telstra, Optus, Vodafone

Wondering when the sweet new versions of Android will land on your device? You’re in luck: each week, Gizmodo Australia will take you through all of the handset updates currently being tested on Australian mobile networks (Optus, Telstra and Vodafone), and tell you when you can expect them on your device.

24 May 2013

Entertainment

Ask LH: How Can I Make Sure My iPhone Is Always Silent?

Dear Lifehacker, I’m an avid iPhone user who has always enjoyed tweaking my phone to make it prettier and more user-friendly. Regardless, there is one thing that I cannot get my head around. How can I know when and why my phone decides to make noise? I don’t mean this in respect of the silent toggle. What happened to me the other day might demonstrate my problem…

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