Android is testing new scam protections in the US to combat sophisticated social engineering tactics that “trick users into sharing their phone screen” and bank apps. One popular scam involves ...

Focus Friend, the screen time assistant from YouTuber and entrepreneur Hank Green, is Google Play’s app of the year. Launched in August, the productivity tool lets you block yourself from distracting ...

A Roku beta test may rearrange your home screen apps. This beta test is not opt-in. The redesign will prioritize the apps you use the most. Thanks to beta testing that's now rolling out to more users, ...

Android 17 will introduce ‘Min Mode,’ a feature that evolves the Always-On Display (AOD) by allowing apps to show full-screen, low-power interfaces. This enables rich, glanceable content, like Google ...

Customizing your iPhone’s app icons offers a creative way to make your device uniquely yours. Whether you prefer a clean, minimalistic design or a bold, colorful theme, Apple provides tools to help ...

Focus Friend gamifies my attention in just the right ways. Focus Friend gamifies my attention in just the right ways. is a senior analyst, overseeing newsroom analytics. Zach joined Vox Media in 2021.

YouTuber Hank Green's "Focus Friend" app pairs you with a sock-knitting bean, rewarding time spent off your phone. Days after its debut, "Focus Friend" went No. 1 on the App Store, topping ChatGPT.

Can a smiley cartoon bean help you stay focused? Hank Green, one of the earliest and most influential online creators, hopes so. The longtime YouTuber, known for his educational videos and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Even as Google and Apple make headlines with new security features ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Prakhar Khanna covers the consumer tech beat for Forbes. If you want to maximize the potential of Galaxy Z Flip 7’s cover screen ...

What is The Volume and how does it work? Instead of surrounding actors with green screens, filmmakers are now placing them inside massive cylindrical sets of LED panels. Known as The Volume, this ...

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