A viral app called Neon, which offers to record your phone calls and pay you for the audio so it can sell that data to AI companies, has rapidly risen to the ranks of the top-five free iPhone apps ...

Use your phone’s “Silence Unknown Callers” (iPhone) or spam protection settings (Android) to automatically block or send un ...

In September, the Neon app briefly became a sensation on app download charts by promising to pay users for recording and sharing their phone calls. Then it abruptly went offline amid controversy over ...

Apple reinvents the act of making, taking and dodging phone calls with the updated Phone app in iOS 26, thanks to a bold new design and the addition of several cutting-edge features. They include Call ...

With iPadOS 26, Apple added a dedicated Phone app to the iPad for the first time. It doesn't turn the tablet into a standalone phone, but it gives you access to your iPhone's line through Continuity.

• Google’s “Calling Cards” feature is now widely rolling out in v188 of the Phone app, allowing Android users to personalize incoming/outgoing call screens with full-screen photos and styling options.

With iPadOS 26 and macOS Tahoe, Apple is expanding the Phone app to the Mac and the iPad for the first time. It might not make a lot of sense for these platforms to have a Phone app, but you can ...

After years of hiding behind FaceTime, phone calls on the Mac are getting their own spotlight. Here's all you need to know about the Phone app in macOS Tahoe. Apple finally gave the Mac a dedicated ...

Apple's Phone app for macOS 26 means you don't need to pick up your iPhone to take a phone call while you're hard at work on your Mac. Here's how it works, and what it looks like in action. With the ...

Every New Zealander has a touchscreen phone, which is versatile and convenient and designed to make life easier.