Do you ever feel like your apps are constantly spying on you, knowing where you live and what you are doing? You're not alone — and that's because they probably are. Apps have collected so much data; ...

You can see all of the locations your iPhone thinks are significant and turn off the location features in Settings. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac If you’re uncomfortable with social media apps ...

Instagram has introduced a significant new feature that fundamentally changes how users can connect with their friends on the platform. The social media giant announced on August 6th that it has ...

Protecting your privacy is more important than ever, while Apple is renowned for its robust privacy features, certain default iPhone settings can still leave your personal data exposed. These settings ...

Android phones are lauded for being feature-rich and highly customizable. However, most of them have a lot of baked-in features that are enabled by default. This is often done to offer a smooth and ...

From essential first steps to pro-level tweaks, these are the things I do first every time I set up a new iPhone.

You could argue that the iPhone is in its final form, since changes in recent years have been incremental instead of substantial. The features missing from the iPhone 16e versus the iPhone 16 were ...

Privacy is personal, so you shouldn’t treat the settings I listed here as a checklist. Treat them as suggestions. Your tolerance for data collection and the ...

Instagram has launched a new feature — and it's putting your location on the map, literally. Instagram owner Meta announced on Aug. 6 that it had rolled out a new feature that will give users access ...

Instagram users, if you don't want your followers to know exactly where you are when you're scrolling through your feed, you'll want to disable the newest feature. Meta announced the rollout of ...

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...