My spare Android phone doesn't just run Home Assistant, it's surprisingly effective at managing my smart devices ...

Running Linux on an Android device with Termux and a VNC viewer can turn your old tablet into a tinkerer's paradise.

Both run through Termux, which gives my phone a Linux shell, and Tasker, which decides when that shell should do something. A ...

Google makes some of the best Android apps, but there are a slew of even better open-source alternatives. These are my ...

I put a real Debian machine on my Pixel, and I found six things it can actually do that have nothing to do with being a ...

Snaptube is an Android app, so it does nothing for the locked-down computer itself. Where it fits is as a way around it: if ...

A WeChat worm demo took over iPhone and Android accounts through incoming calls from existing contacts; Calif says Tencent ...

Amazon has already said that all future Fire TV Sticks will run Vega OS, but it hasn't said anything about the Fire TV Cube.

Android cheat sheet covering Android 17, versions, features, security, software updates, APKs, sideloading, and how to keep your device secure.

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

Getting desktop-class Linux to run on mobile hardware is notoriously difficult, but developer Nick on X has managed to pull it off on the modular Fairphone 6 (Notebookcheck review), giving us our ...

To install Linux on Android, UserLAnd is your best bet. UserLAnd is free, but the Pro version is the only way to go. It's not without its faults, but it's certainly worth a try. In the name of science ...