Having your smartphone ready fresh out of the box is excellent. Android devices have default apps prepared to go from the jump. For example, Chrome is your default browser, and Messages is the default texting app. But you can if you'd like to have different apps as default. We'll show you how.

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With so many features on Android, it can be hard to keep track of all of them. From Guest Mode to fast app switching, we'll show you eight handy features you may not know about that you will now use all the time.

QR codes can tell us about a product and direct us to relevant websites. While you used to need a third-party app to scan one of these pixelated tools, that's not the case anymore. Most newer Android phones have QR code scanning capabilities built right in. You can even use smart assistants. We'll show you how.

Smartphones are a real love/hate relationship. We rely on them for so much, yet most of us want to chuck them out the window every now and then. I can't help with random glitches, but I CAN show you how to adjust some of the most annoying settings to make your phone easier to use and less frustrating.

Get your wife, daughter or mom something she can use day after day — luxurious sheets from Cozy Earth. Believe me, they're so much better than a cookbook, robe or slippers.

These are seriously the best sheets I’ve ever slept on. They keep you warm when it’s cold and cool when it’s warm.

Plus, they have a 10-year, no-questions-asked warranty. If they tear, rip or pill, they’ll send you a new set. Love that. Sure, you can get cheap sheets anywhere. Let her know you care enough to give her the best.