"Have you tried turning it off and on again?" may be one of the most annoying questions you'll get from anyone trying to help troubleshoot a tech problem, but it should also be the first thing that ...

Google’s mobile operating system Android will now automatically reboot if the phone is locked for three days in a row. On Monday, the tech giant pushed updates to Google Play services, a core part of ...

If you don't unlock your Android device for three straight days, it will now automatically restart. Why? Because it will make it harder for bad actors, such as a thief, to break into your device. We ...

In brief: Google is borrowing a page from Apple's playbook. The tech giant is rolling out a new security feature that will automatically restart a device that has been locked and inactive for three ...

I wonder what percentage of phone users leave their phones untouched for three days. Most people I know use their phones daily. Except me. I imagine my phone will be rebooted quite often with this ...

A phone's power menu displaying the Reboot, Power Off, Silent, and Airplane mode options - Redstallion/Getty Images When your phone turns off, it shuts down all background processes. Upon turning back ...

If you use an Android smartphone, you likely use the volume buttons solely to adjust the sound level. But did you know that ...

Again, if the goal is security, why not bake in security more thoroughly so that it's more secure all the time? I applaud greater security, but accomplishing that with regular reboots reminds me more ...