Chances are you're only using your Android phone's volume buttons for one thing. Here's how they can handle much more with ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The iPhone's volume buttons have several lesser-known capabilities. On ...

Born in Leeds, Joe finished his Spanish degree in 2018 before becoming an English teacher to football (soccer) players and managers, as well as collaborating with various football media outlets in ...

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 ...

Even today, many people use their smartphones' volume buttons solely to adjust the volume. However, did you know that on ...

When Huawei introduced the Mate 30 Pro, the virtual volume controls quickly became one of the more controversial aspects of the design and functionality, as they didn’t work well enough to be an ...

Has this ever happened to you? When your phone volume is accidentally increased or decreased by your shirt sleeve, or when you put your phone in your pocket? If you have ever accidentally turned up ...

For years, Google’s Pixel smartphones have always seemed to have at least one “quirk” or flaw with the hardware, but last year’s Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro were free of most glaring issues. Over ...

Following yesterday’s announcement of changes to Speaker Groups and Assistant device set-up, Google has started to update its devices and applications. The latest version of the Google Home app no ...

For all the software bells and whistles that iOS gives the iPhone, it's easy to take the simplest features—such as the volume buttons—for granted. Millions of iPhone users press these buttons every ...