Samsung’s February 2026 security update is reportedly removing several advanced tools from the Android Recovery menu, including the ability to wipe the cache partition and sideload updates via ADB.

The cache on your Android phone refers to files that store data temporarily, such as images and scripts. This can be beneficial as it can help websites and apps load faster since that data is already ...

Android 14 is the latest version of Google's software. James Martin/CNET Your Android phone is probably hoarding a ton of useless data from every website you've ever visited. Sure, some of it is ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As a person who covers consumer tech for a living, I get to use a few dozen smartphones every year. While I almost always advise on which is the ...