Now playing: Watch this: Customize your Galaxy S7 with these hidden features 1:18 After going through the basic setup process of your new Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge, there are a few more things you should do to get the most out of the device. In fact, here are nine settings you should change: Change …

Learning how to use any new device, or troubleshooting an issue on your smartphone can be a frustrating experience. Sure, you can call or text the tech expert in your family and ask for help for the umpteenth time, or if you own a Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge, you can video chat with Samsung support directly from your …

Now playing: Watch this: Four tips to make you a Snapchat power user 1:35 Snapchat sensed you might be getting bored with swapping faces, so you can now stick emojis on moving objects in your Snapchat videos instead. You’ve always been able to add emojis to your photo or video snaps, but now those emojis can move along with whatever …

Nexus users, it’s time to open the Play store and update the Google Camera app. Among other enhancements, today’s update brings back the ability to snap a photo while recording video on your Android device. The same feature was spotted in the second update to the Android N developer preview shortly after its release last week by Android Police. Once …

Enlarge Image A multiview photo captured on the LG G5. Jason Cipriani/CNET LG’s new G5 is a smartphone unlike anything we’ve seen before. Its slide-out battery and available modules add extra features. One such feature is the Cam Plus module, which adds physical controls to the Camera app of the G5. While it’s fair to say most users won’t spring …

The Fitbit Alta isn’t all that different from the company’s previous activity trackers, but it does have a few new tricks up its sleeve. Or is it up your sleeve? Either way, here’s what you need to know to get started with the Alta. Fitbit Alta’s app Fitbit’s app is where you’ll set up the device, view your daily progress, …

After unboxing the new LG G5 and setting it up, you should take a few moments to familiarize yourself with some of its features and capabilities. The more you poke and prod around its settings and apps, the more you’ll discover and be able to better customize the device to your liking. Below are five features that will help you …

One of the differences between the iPad Pro models is that the smaller tablet is equipped with a feature Apple calls True Tone. In fact, there’s currently no other Apple device that features this new technology that dynamically adjusts the overall temperature of the iPad’s display to match ambient lighting. For example, if you’re using the 9.7-inch iPad Pro in …

Facebook has spent a lot of time beefing up app integration inside its Messenger platform, adding support for services ranging from Uber to payments to goofy animated images to lighten the mood. On Monday, Dropbox and Facebook announced Messenger users now have the ability to easily share files stored in the cloud-storage service using Facebook’s messaging platform. In order to …

When LG announced the G5, one of the headlining features outside of its modular design is the always-on display. Yet, out of the box the feature isn’t enabled, which is likely to confuse users. To enable the G5’s always-on display, launch the Settings app, then select Display from the list of options at the top of the screen. Next, scroll …