Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. As ...

YouTube keeps growing fast. In 2025, there were more than 2.5 billion active YouTube users and over 100 million YouTube channels. That is great for viewers, but it makes life hard for YouTube channel ...

Google has disabled the SmartTube app on various Android TV devices. The developer subsequently revealed that their digital signature was exposed, posing a security threat to SmartTube users. The ...

There are a number of great movies streaming for free with ads on YouTube right now. The platform’s November options include two of the greatest romance films of the 1990s, as well as one of the best ...

I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the minute changes in apps and software updates that most people would ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Illustration by Faisal Bashir/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Since its very beginnings, YouTube has been a ...

YouTube is the best place to watch random videos of people doing things. There’s a reason why this platform has the most videos and viewers when compared to every other competitor. In this post, we ...

Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well as household and digital decluttering, and oversees the freelancers on the sex and ...

If you hate paying for streaming services, YouTube has one of the best selections of free movies that you can stream without even using a credit card. Although YouTube doesn't have a lot of the most ...

Back in April, I watched dozens of YouTube videos about Budapest before traveling there. When I returned home, my YouTube home page was still full of Budapest videos, and although I haven’t clicked on ...