Smartphone features obsolete in 2026 include headphone jacks, microSD slots, and pop-up cameras as AI, wireless charging, and cloud storage take over.

Breathless cell phone ads might suggest that every American consumer rushes out to grab a brand-new smartphone every year, even if the old one worked just fine. A new survey tells a different story.

On Jan. 14, millions of Americans learned — all at once — that their cell phones can’t be trusted. For 10 hours, a Verizon ...