Staying aware of your surroundings matters. That includes hearing smoke alarms, appliance beeps or a knock at the door. Still, real life gets busy. You wear headphones. You get focused. Sounds slip by ...

I wanted my Android phone to play a sound loud enough to let me know when it started and stopped charging. The default options weren’t good, so I went the third-party way to set things up on my device ...

Changing app alert tones is a great way to help you distinguish between notifications on your iPhone. You'll know if you're receiving a text or an email without taking your iPhone out of your pocket.