Today on Variant, we break down the final three issues of the Future State Dark Detective mini-series to see how things ...

Google now appears to be working on individual toggles, letting you back up or exclude specific apps. The list sorts apps by data size, letting you prioritize your attention on the biggest data users.

The iPhone 17 series is one of Apple’s boldest in recent memory. The base iPhone 17 has adopted once Pro-only features, such ...

Google is testing per-app controls for Android backups. A Play Services beta shows size-sorted lists and individual switches, ...

Learn how to prepare, back up, and install iOS 26.1 for better performance, battery life, and compatibility. Update your device seamlessly!

Automatically start a Time Machine backup when you plug in the drive and dismount the drive when the backup is complete.

You can enable this feature in Settings>Privacy & Security>Background Security Improvements, which should be set to Automatically Install. If you switch the protection off, your device will not ...

Update November 4, 2025: Apple released iOS 26.1, the first major update to iOS 26 since the iPhone 17 launch. Which includes a toggle to turn off Liquid Glass and a number of bug fixes. Summary: The ...