Clear space, optimize your battery and update the basics. These quick changes can make an old Android phone feel snappier.

Not even Samsung’s Galaxy AI is embedded directly in Messages. Features like Writing and Chat Assist and predictive text are built into the Samsung Keyboard. You’ll see the icon as a group of four ...

The orange dot that shows up on an iPhone is a perfect example. It’s a symbol letting you know something important, but since it’s so small, its function isn’t immediately clear. Samsung users have ...