I've been using the iPhone for over a decade, and I'm pretty confident I know most of the tricks in the book. It's not just my job description that requires me to stay on top of each iPhone and iOS ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. You might have noticed that your iPhone shows ...

We love UI changes in new versions of Android because they at least make things feel new, even if the feature set or other list of changes doesn’t matter much to most of us. When Google changes the ...

I have my MacBook Pro connected via thunderbolt to my Dell monitor. The Dell monitor has a line out port to my powered speakers. Unfortunately, my speakers have independent volume controls in the back ...

With the release of Android 15 Beta 2, Pixel phones can once again control the volume of Google Home speaker groups while casting. Google intentionally disabled this functionality on Pixel phones back ...

Android's Material You design language, introduced in Android 12, has significantly enhanced the visual experience for users. Since then, Google has continuously refined this design philosophy with ...

For the past few years, easy volume controls for speaker groups and other Cast devices from Pixel phones has been disabled, but they appear to be returning in the latest Android 15 beta update. Some ...

macOS has two distinct volume control options in the Sound preference pane that affect how a Mac produces sound. The Alert volume slider in the middle controls sound effect and notification volume; ...

AirPods Pro 2 feature a range of great upgrades over the original and one of the simple but valuable additions is the ability to swipe on the earbuds to control volume. However, the capability can be ...

Spotify says users on iPhone will no longer be able to control the volume of connected devices using their physical volume buttons after Apple "discontinued" the technology that enables the ...

Software developers sometimes need more time to diagnose bugs and release fixes, but in the Android Auto world, things often go out of control, with widespread issues sticking around for years. A ...

The Philips Semiconductors TDA8551 is a small audio amplifier with an integrated volume control. When operated from +5 V, it delivers a nominal output power of more than one watt into 8 ohms. It can ...