About Enplugged

Enplugged is an independent tech publication built for people who use their devices every day. We publish practical troubleshooting guides, honest software reviews, and step-by-step how-tos — written to answer real questions completely, without padding.

What we cover

Our coverage spans four core areas, each chosen because they generate genuine, recurring questions that are poorly answered elsewhere on the web.

Android & Samsung troubleshooting

Galaxy phones throw cryptic errors — "keeps stopping," Secure Check Fail, Samsung Experience Service not responding — that can feel alarming but are almost always fixable in minutes. Our Android troubleshooting guides walk through every fix in order from safest to most drastic, so you never do more than necessary. We cover Samsung Keyboard keeps stopping, Samsung Messages keeps stopping, Gboard keeps stopping, Carrier Services crashes, com.android.systemui errors, and the full range of Samsung Experience Service errors.

iPhone & iOS guides

iOS system processes — services like mediaserverd, searchpartyd, identityservicesd, mobileassetd, and rapportd — regularly appear in battery stats without any explanation. Our iPhone guides decode what each service does, why it spikes after an update, and which settings changes reduce background drain safely, without a factory reset. We also cover post-update anomalies and the system-level behaviour changes that major iOS releases consistently introduce.

AI tools & comparisons

The AI tools market moves fast and the marketing claims move faster. Our AI tool reviews and comparisons are built around real workflow testing — covering writing assistants, SEO content optimisers, email marketing platforms, and productivity tools. We compare on output quality, pricing, learning curve, and workflow fit. Recent reviews include Claude, Gemini, Perplexity AI, and Surfer SEO.

Software how-tos & workflows

Beyond reviews, we publish actionable how-to guides on using AI tools inside real content and marketing workflows — from writing SEO blog posts with AI to using ChatGPT for marketing and automating invoicing with AI. Every guide ends with a workflow you can apply the same day.

Our editorial approach

Every guide on Enplugged is built the same way: identify the real question, research it using primary sources and hands-on testing, structure the answer logically, and cut anything that doesn't serve the reader. We don't pad word counts. We don't bury the answer below an extended introduction.

Troubleshooting articles order fixes from most common to least common, and from safest to most disruptive. Every step that could affect data — clearing app data, factory resetting — carries an explicit backup warning before the instruction. AI tool reviews reflect extended use across multiple workflows, not a single session or a vendor briefing.

We publish a full editorial policy that sets out our standards for accuracy, sourcing, independence, and corrections. If you spot an error, we want to know — our contact page is the fastest way to reach us.

Editorial independence & advertising

Enplugged is independently operated. We earn revenue through display advertising (Google AdSense) and may earn affiliate commissions on qualifying product links. Neither advertisers nor affiliate partners influence which products we recommend, which fixes we describe, or what conclusions we reach in reviews. See our full advertising and affiliate disclaimer and privacy policy for details on how advertising works on this site.

Sponsored content, if we ever publish it, is always clearly labelled as such and kept editorially separate from our regular guides. Our verdicts are our own.

Who writes for Enplugged

Content is produced by the Enplugged editorial team — writers and researchers with backgrounds in consumer technology, software testing, and digital publishing. Authors are credited on individual articles and on their author page. We hold all contributors to the same standards: primary-source research, accurate steps, and honest conclusions.

Keeping content current

Software changes constantly. A fix that worked on Android 13 may be wrong on One UI 7. A tool that was best-in-class in 2024 may have been overtaken. We revisit high-traffic guides regularly and update them whenever an OS update, app release, or new evidence changes the correct answer. The Updated date on each article reflects a substantive content review, not just a metadata refresh.

Browse our guides

Ready to find what you need? Start with our full article archive, browse by topic in the Android troubleshooting or iPhone guides sections, or head straight to our AI tool comparisons. For anything else, our contact page is always open.