Here’s a quick guide on how to access files from your Android device while using the new Linux Terminal app. The Terminal app connects to an isolated instance of Debian running in a virtual machine, ...

I recently turned my old Android phone into a media server with a simple setup. It allows me to broadcast any media files saved in my phone’s storage and make them accessible for streaming on any ...

Your phone is more capable than Android lets on.

PAW Server turns your Android device into a password-protected Web server. It’s a neat and useful little app that can transform your phone into a streaming Webcam or a remote audio recording device.

PAW Server is nominally an app that lets you use your Android phone as a web server. But while that sounds kind of geeky and generally like something that you’d never use, here’s the upshot: You can ...

Personal media player software maker Plex says it’s now easier for mobile users on Android to play any video file saved on their device within its app. The move will enable it to better challenge VLC, ...