If you have a smartphone and spend any time on the internet, it’s likely that at least some of your personal data has been collected, shared, and sold at some point. Many apps you use every day are highly invasive—but you don’t have to make it easy for companies and data brokers to obtain and […]

Android 16 is shaping up to give the operating system a whole new look, but its latest beta has added a couple of features that expand usability, too. These include the return of lock screen widgets on phones, which became a tablet only feature in recent years, and enhanced security. Visual flare isn’t being totally […]

It’s hard to find a good, reliable app to download videos off the internet. It seems that whenever I find one of these tools that I enjoy, there’s a good chance that, soon, it’ll either stop working, be abandoned by its developers, or get sold to a shady new owner. One app that’s never faced […]

When you’re really enjoying a song you’re listening to, you might want to share it to your story. But the standard result might seem underwhelming: When sharing from Spotify, for example, you can share the album art, song title, and artist name, but you won’t actually be able to hear the song itself. If you […]

We may earn a commission from links on this page. I’m a big proponent of using focus hacks when you need to buckle down and get work done and most of those rely on some route to going distraction-free and engaging in what’s known as deep work. When you’re doing deep work, you’re supposed to […]

“Leave a message after the tone.” We all expect the option to explain why we’ve reached out when someone misses our phone call. That hasn’t been the case for calls from messaging apps. Despite these apps being the go-to calling option for many, most, including WhatsApp, don’t offer a voicemail option. That’s now changing. As […]

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Labor Day sales are rolling in, and Lifehacker is sharing the best sales based on product reviews, comparisons, and price-tracking tools before they’re over. You can also subscribe to our shopping newsletter, Add to […]

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. If you’re in the market for a premium TV, the 65-inch Sony Bravia 5 Mini-LED is currently at its lowest price ever (according to price trackers) at $1,198, down from $1,499.99. 65″ Sony Bravia […]

This November marks 10 years since YouTube launched its own music service. While YouTube Music isn’t as widely discussed as other streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify, it’s a massively popular choice, with over 125 million subscribers—when you include the YouTube Premium users that get the service as part of their subscription, that is. To mark 10 […]

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Chances are, no matter where you live, you live in tick country. These parasitic arachnids love to crawl onto our bodies, explore for a bit, and then settle down and bury their little heads into our skin. They can transmit illnesses like Lyme disease, making […]

We may earn a commission from links on this page. If you rent your home, you know there’s one extra barrier that makes affording the place even harder: The security deposit. Typically based on the monthly rent amount, the average security deposit is $750, which is a lot of money for most folks. In theory, […]