Sailfish OS showed me what Linux phones could actually be, and we need more of it
…Related I've waited a decade for a new Windows Phone, and this could be everything I want It really could change the game. If the home screen isn't where your…
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Power users can do so much more with the Windows 11 taskbar, and all they need is a single tool
Samarveer Singh Apr 8, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT Gaming has been Samarveer’s greatest passion, and the Literature graduate in him takes immense joy in dissecting games for their themes, messages…
I built a Home Assistant automation that saves power daily, and nobody in my family even knows it exists
…His expertise broadly covers computers, smartphones, game consoles, headphones, smart home products, browsers, and apps. Sign in to your XDA account When I started using Home Assistant, I ran way too many…
Claude Fable 5 caught bugs GPT-5.5 and Opus 4.8 missed, then the US government forced it offline
…Or, at least, they're easy to game, and SWE-Bench Pro in particular has been criticized for containing existing pull requests that models with broad training data can essentially memorize. So…
4 useful Google Messages features I wish I had discovered earlier
…While you could argue that I can always use Phone Link , and I have, it's just as distracting since it pulls in a lot more than just messages, including notifications from…
Tailscale's latest personal plan changes make it easier than ever to share your home lab with friends and family
…yelling at his friends in co-op games, and practicing guitar. Sign in to your XDA account I consider my dashboards , monitoring agents, and notification services an essential part of my home…
Google Home and Alexa can't do what I built in Home Assistant, and that's the whole point
Ayush Pande May 7, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
Curtain automation is fun, but the weird smart home projects are where things get really useful
Jasmine Mannan Apr 25, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
I gave Home Assistant access to my NAS, and it became the dashboard my smart home was missing
Ayush Pande Jun 2, 2026, 10:01 AM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
3 useful sideloaded Android Auto apps I use almost every day
…Patrick has also interviewed dozens of tech industry executives and covered GDC, E3, Gamescom, WWDC, Apple keynotes, Samsung Unpacked events and more. Patrick has a BA in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University…