Your Android phone’s serial number is a unique identifier that can be used to track your phone if it is lost or stolen. It can also be used to register your phone with your carrier or manufacturer, to ...

Most of us are dealing with information overload to some degree or another, so it's not all that surprising that when someone asks us for our phone number, we sometimes draw a blank. After all, most ...

The IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number is a 15-digit unique identifier for all cell phones. It is used to identify the phone and the manufacturer and whether it is original or ...

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You've likely received unwanted calls during busy hours of the day. Instead of permanently silencing your phone, you block the phone number to prevent the person on the other end of the line from ...

Looking at the back of your phone should normally give you the manufacturer name or logo and sometimes it will also state the phone's model, but it usually won't have the full model number. There are ...

Here's a hypothetical situation for you: let's say you leave your Android smartphone somewhere in public, or someone snatches it from you. If someone is able to crack your PIN, they could use your ...

Thanks to Android smartphones, getting in touch with family and friends is faster and easier. Not all calls are welcomed, though. Spammers, strangers, telemarketers, and other unwanted callers can get ...