Mobile Apps
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What's Draining Your Android Battery?
Don't let a dead battery ruin your day. Learn how to diagnose and fix battery drain on your Android phone with our simple solutions.
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A New Way to Google is Coming to Pixel 7 – Just Circle What You Want
Stop typing searches. Discover Circle to Search, a super-fast way to find info about whatever catches your eye. Available now on Pixel 7 and 8 and Galaxy S24.
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Apple Sports Enters the Field: Can it Keep Up with the Big Players?
The new Apple Sports app offers scores, stats, and live game access through Apple TV. But can it compete with giants like theScore, ESPN, and others?
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Apple Vision Pro Adds Apple Arcade Games, But Isn’t for Gamers – Yet
Apple Arcade games are coming to the Vision Pro, with more than a dozen taking advantage of the headset’s VR features. But only a few show real promise.
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Quick Share is like AirDrop for Android and Windows
Learn how to use Quick Share (aka Nearby Share) to seamlessly transfer photos, videos, documents, and more between your Android phones and Windows PCs.
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Use Your Phone to Scan Documents Directly into Dropbox
Dropbox may be best known as a cloud-based file storage service, but the mobile app has a built-in feature that transforms your phone into a document scanner.
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New iCloud Passwords App Makes Login Sharing with Windows Far Easier
Are you an Apple user with a Windows PC? The new iCloud Passwords App makes it far easier to share passwords and passkeys stored in your Apple iCloud Keychain.
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What to Do When Your VPN Interferes with WiFi Calls
If you're experiencing dropped calls or are unable to make a call, your VPN may be interfering with WiFi calling. Discover how to restore your connection.
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Google’s Bard Chatbot Rebrands to Gemini: A New Era of AI?
Google Bard is undergoing a significant transformation, including a new Gemini Android app to replace Google Assistant and a suite of advanced AI features.
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Use Your Phone to Scan Documents Directly into Google Drive
Say goodbye to your standalone scanner. Discover the simple way to capture and save documents as PDFs in Google Drive with your iPhone or Android phone.
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Stop WhatsApp from Auto Saving Photos to Your Phone's Gallery
Prevent WhatsApp from automatically saving all photos and videos to your phone's photo gallery, wasting your storage and creating extra phone clutter.
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Apple's adoption of RCS eases texting woes between iPhone and Android
RCS support for Apple will enable seamless sharing of high-quality videos between Android and iPhones and enhance the cross-platform sharing experience.
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Effortless Group Emailing: Mastering Gmail's Group Contact Feature
Avoid the hassle of typing individual addresses. Discover how to streamline group communications with our guide to creating and using email groups in Gmail.
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How to Recover Deleted iMessages
If you delete a text message by mistake, all is not lost. You can recover iMessages and SMS text messages for up to 30 days if you know where to look.
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How to Find and Recover Recently Deleted Text Messages on Android
If you've deleted a text message within the last 30 days, there's a good chance that you can recover it. Here's how to do it for most text messaging apps.
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How to Track Santa's Journey Around the World
Santa's coming! Discover fun ways for kids to get updates on his preparations and track his journey on Christmas Eve with your phone, Alexa, and Google devices.
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How to Know if Your Android Phone Is Linked to Another Device
Here's how to check what devices are linked to your phone through your Google account and get rid of any extras to protect your privacy and security.
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How to View All the Devices Linked to Your iPhone
Every device using your Apple ID is linked to your iPhone. Here's how to review and manage the connected devices to ensure the security of your personal data.
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Fake Driver Texts Are the Lastest Package Delivery Scam
New scam alert: Fake delivery drivers are tricking people into calling them and sharing information that could lead to identity theft or unauthorized charges.
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The 5 Apps You Should Download from Google’s Best Android Apps of 2023
The top Android apps include everything from innovative educational tools to high-octane games. While all compelling options, these five are our favorites.
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The 6 Apps You Should Download from Apple’s Best Apps 2023
The top App Store apps include everything from easy-to-use photo editors to innovative assistive apps. All are noteworthy, but these are the six we'd download.
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Can't Shake That Song? How Google's Hum to Search Banishes Earworms
Need to get rid of an annoying, looping tune? We provide a practical solution to the common problem of earworms, freeing your mind for the next catchy tune.
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How to Reset Your Android Phone Without Losing Your Data
If your phone freezes or runs slowly, a reset often clears up your problems. First, though, you need to protect your data by backing it up. Here’s how.
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Delete Your Threads Profile Without Losing Your Instagram Account
Meta is finally letting you delete or deactivate your Threads profile without losing your Instagram account. Follow these steps to untangle your profiles.
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Forgot Your Apple ID Password? Here's What to Do
If you have forgotten your Apple ID password, it is possible to reset it so you can regain access to your account. Here’s how.
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How to Use WiFi Calling on Your iPhone
Even when you can't get a cell phone signal, you can still call and text on your iPhone with WiFi calling. Here's how to easily set it up on your iPhone.
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How to Use WiFi Calling on Your Android Phone
Even when you can't get a signal, you can still call and text on your Android phone with WiFi calling. Here's how to easily set it up on your phone.
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Stop Your Threads Posts from Being 'Suggested' on Facebook & Instagram
Meta's new privacy feature in Threads now enables users to prevent their posts from being "suggested" in other people's feeds on Facebook and Instagram.
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How to Update an Old iPad
Not all iPads can run the new iPadOS 17. Find out which version of iOS or iPadOS is the latest that's available for your old iPad and how to install it.
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The Power of Restarting: Why Turning Devices On and Off Fixes Them
From resolving memory issues to restoring network connectivity, learn nine reasons why restarting is the fix that will bring your tech back to peak performance.
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What Every Snapchat Symbol Means
There's no need to be confused by Snapchat's emoji indicators — we'll tell you the difference between a golden heart and a pink heart, plus the rest of Snapchat's symbols.
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Take Advantage of Your TV's Big Screen to View Your Photos
Viewing your photos on the big screen is easy and you likely already have everything you need to view photos on your TV. Here are five ways to do it.
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How to Reverse Image Search Using Google
Sometimes an image does a better job at describing what you're searching for than words. Here's how to search using just an image on your phone and computer. -
Visit a LinkedIn Profile without Them Knowing Using Private Mode
Discover how to keep your LinkedIn browsing private. Learn the easy steps to switch between full visibility and anonymity while viewing profiles.
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Effortless Logins: Safari's New Feature Auto-Fills Verification Codes
Safari captures codes from Mail and Messages, auto-populating the verification field for smoother, error-free logins. Here’s your quick guide to getting started.
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How to Set Up iOS 17's Private Search Engine in Safari
Safari's Private Search Engine feature lets you select a privacy-centric search engine for your incognito sessions and different one for regular browsing.
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Work-Life Balance: How to Create Separate Safari Browsing Profiles
Follow our steps to create distinct work and personal browser profiles in iOS 17 Safari to organize your data and maintain a professional appearance with ease.
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How to Keep Prying Eyes Out of Safari Private Browsing Tabs on iPhone
Safari's new Private Browsing Lock secures your incognito sessions with Face ID. Follow our simple steps to activate this privacy layer against prying eyes.
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Mastering AirDrop: Effortless Photo Sharing for iPhone Users
With just a few taps, you can securely send photos and videos to one person or a whole group much faster than email or text.
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Should you use Google Password Manager?
Google's password manager is a simple and free solution that works across multiple devices, but it lacks useful features found in dedicated products.
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Everything You Need to Get Started with Google Password Manager
Passwords you save when using Chrome can sync across all your devices. Here's how to use Google Password Manager on your computer, phone, and tablet.
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5 Must-Know iPhone Keyboard Shortcuts
These five invaluable iPhone keyboard shortcuts significantly expedite the typing process and provide a swift means to correct any errors that occur.
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How Safe is Your Air? Check the Air Quality Index on Google Maps
Google Maps now features Air Quality Index (AQI) data, but you have to know where to look to access it.
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From Paper to PDF: How to Use Your iPhone's Built-in Scanning Tools
Discover how your iPhone doubles as a document scanner using the Notes app or SwiftScan. Effortlessly digitize, edit, and share documents!
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How to Craft Stickers from Live Photos and Share Them in Messages
Effortlessly turn your Live Photos into personalized stickers in iMessage, and spice them up with special effects to make them pop. Here's how it’s done.
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Lost & Found: How to Find Your Missing Android Phone
I explore the best techniques for finding your lost Android phone, including your phone's built-in tracker and third-party tracking devices.
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Permission Slip: The New App Streamlining Data Privacy Requests
Permission Slip by Consumer Reports offers you an incredibly quick-and-easy way to tell companies to stop selling your data and delete your account.
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Stop Texting Passwords. iOS 17 Now Lets You Share Them Securely
With iOS 17, Apple provides an end-to-end encrypted means of sharing passwords that is far more secure than texting or emailing them to others.
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How to Share Your AirTag So Other People Can Find Your Stuff
Now, you can share an AirTag with others so all of you can find missing items, like the TV remote or the family luggage when you're on a trip.
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Behind the Screens: Are Your Text Messages Safe from Hackers?
I explore the realities of text message hacking: who is vulnerable, how hacking can be accomplished, and what you can do to safeguard your messages.
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How to Turn Your iPhone into a Smart Display with iOS 17 StandBy Mode
StandBy mode in iOS 17 turns your iPhone screen into a smart display while charging. We step you through how to customize and access a hidden feature.
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How to Use Snapchat Maps
While using Snap Map is a fun way to stay connected, it has inherent privacy risks, leaking data about your movements that you may not be aware of.
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How to Disconnect Third-party Apps & Services from Your Google Account
Google Account sign-in is fast and convenient. But if you’re concerned about this single point of failure, here’s how to review and revoke access.
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Verizon Aims to Reduce Spam Texts with Free New Text Blocking Feature
With spam text messages on the rise, Verizon has rolled out a free new tool to block spam texts. Here's what you should know before activating it.
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Steer Clear of New App Testing Scams: Tips From the FBI
The FBI is warning people about a new scam that hooks individuals with the lure of testing smartphone apps. Here's how to spot and avoid this new scam.
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How to Share Your Screen on a FaceTime Call
Use FaceTime on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to share a view of your screen in real-time to browse the web, watch videos, or even provide tech support.
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How to Move Text Messages to a New Android Phone
Here's how to move text messages from an old to a new Android phone and ensure you can recover all of your texts even if your phone is lost or stolen.
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How to Hide Photos on Your Android Phone
If you have photos and videos on your phone that you don't want friends and family to stumble upon, you can secure them in a locked folder. Here's how.
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How to Hide Photos on iPhone
Here's how to easily move pictures and videos in a passcode-protected hidden album within the iPhone Photos app and how to hide the hidden album.
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16 Surprising Things You Can Do with Google Maps
Google Maps does so much more than get you from point A to point B. Here are our favorite features, along with some hidden tips and tricks.
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Safeguarding Your Instagram Friends: Tips to Prevent Account Cloning
Adjust these privacy settings, limit the information you share, and stay cautious with follower requests, to reduce the risk of becoming a cloning victim.
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How to use Notes on Instagram for Private Group Messaging
Notes give you a short-form, casual way to share status updates in short posts with a limited audience. Find out how you can use it to express yourself.
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How to Silence Unknown Callers on WhatsApp
While you can’t prevent scammers from calling you on WhatsApp, you can mute them by enabling the new Silence Unknown Callers feature. Follow our guide.
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Is Threads a Twitter Killer?
Threads is an app for public conversations and building communities of people with similar interests, but it's lacking some of Twitter's key features.
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How to Get Great Fireworks Photos with Your Phone
Capturing fireworks can be hard if you stick with the auto settings on your smartphone. So, try these simple tricks for photos you'll want to share.
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How to Add Highlights to Your Instagram Profile
Instagram Highlights are curated collections of Stories you can use to showcase your passions on your profile. Here's how to get started creating them.
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How to Keep WhatsApp Conversations Private with Chat Lock
Chat Lock secures conversations with Face ID or your fingerprint, hides your chat list, and anonymizes chat notifications. Here's how to enable it.
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How to Turn Off Read Receipts in Messages on iPhone and Android
You can stop everyone or specific senders from knowing if you’ve read their messages by turning off the Read Receipts setting. We show you the steps.
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Get These Apps Before Your Next Road Trip
Whether you're out of gas, looking for something to see along the way or want to steer clear of speed traps or traffic, there's an app to help.
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Why Are My iPhone Messages Green?
Are you puzzled by why you sometimes see green iPhone messages instead of blue? We explore why this happens, how to fix it, and why sometimes you can't.
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Take Advantage of Apple’s New Fast Way of Delivering Security Updates
Rapid Security Response updates enable Apple to deliver security improvements and fix vulnerabilities quickly. Here's how to turn on automatic updates.
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How to Turn on Emergency SOS on Your Android Phone
Your Android phone can call for help and notify emergency contacts in case of an emergency, but you need to opt-in and input the information first.
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Snapchat Score: What is It and How to Check Yours
Did you know that Snapchat rates you? It's called your Snapchat Score, and every user has one. Find out how to view yours and control who can see it.
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How to Stop Spam Text Messages
Here are 5 preventative measures you can take to reduce the number of unwanted texts you receive and avoid letting spammers know your number is real.
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How to Get a Refund for Apple App Store Purchases
You can easily request a refund from Apple for apps, in-app purchases, or subscription services you either don't want or that you purchased accidentally.
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Get Live Captions for Facebook, Instagram, and Other Videos on Android
The Live Caption feature generates real-time subtitles for videos on most Android apps, so you can follow along even when you can't hear the sound.
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How to Recover Deleted Text Messages on Your Android Phone
If you delete a text message, you have a good chance of recovering it if you act quickly. Here's our guide for Google Messages and Samsung Messages.
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How to Protect Your Accounts with Two-Factor Authentication
Two-factor authentication (2FA) prevents hackers from gaining access to your accounts even if they have your password. Here are the best practices for using 2FA.
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How to Add Special Texting Effects to Your iPhone Messages
Learn how to manually add screen effects, like fireworks and balloons, and text effects, like shouting and invisible ink, to iMessages with our guide.
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How to Tell if Your Phone Has Been Hacked
We explore the nine ways your phone can be hacked, the tell-tale signs to look for on your device, and the steps you can take to protect yourself.
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Apple Issues Major Security Update for Old iPhones and iPads
If you have an old iPad or iPhone, you should update now to prevent hackers from running malware, changing your privacy settings, and more.
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How to Find Your Phone
Whether your phone is missing or you've misplaced it with the ringer off, there are easy ways to find your iPhone or Android phone.
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What's Draining Your iPhone Battery?
Discover what's draining your iPhone battery and what you can do about it without significantly impacting the way you use your phone.
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Use These 5 Tips to Shop More Effectively Using Google
Here are the 5 tools in Google Search and Shopping that make it easy to find exactly what you want for the best price and buy it from a trusted merchant.
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How to Prevent AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon from Sharing your Data
All major cellular providers have programs to monitor your mobile activities to serve more targeted ads. Here's how to opt out of sharing your data.
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What is WiFi Calling & How to Get it on Your Phone
Find out how WiFi calling works, how much it costs, how to get it set up on your Android phone or iPhone, and how to troubleshoot common issues.
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How to Set up Your Medical ID and Emergency Contacts for iPhone SOS
Your iPhone can automatically share important medical information and notify emergency contacts in case of a serious emergency, if you opt in first.
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How to Turn on the Battery Percentage in Your iPhone Status Bar
If you’ve been missing the battery percentage in your iPhone’s status bar for the last few years, it’s finally back. Here's how to turn it on in iOS 16.
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Arlo Safe App Provides Live Safety Monitoring and Video Recording
The Arlo Safe App delivers video recordings of emergency events, personal safety monitoring, and crash detection in one uniquely comprehensive app.
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The Fastest Way to Take Videos on Your iPhone
Apple has built shortcuts into iOS that make launching video recording from your iPhone's lock screen or while using your iPhone nearly instantaneous.
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The Easiest Way to Set up Your New iPhone 14
You can easily transfer all your apps, data, and settings to your iPhone 14 if you make the right choices along the way. Here's our step-by-step guide.
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How to Use Your Phone's Camera to Search
When you're on the go, you can get the info you need on that product, place, or landmark by snapping a picture with these apps.
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3 Ways to Make Private Phone Calls
Want to make a phone call private by hiding your caller ID or using an anonymous number? Here are three easy ways to make private phone calls.
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Does a Pop-up Mean Your Phone Has Been Hacked?
A pop-up claims you have a virus and need to call tech support. Or maybe you're just getting annoying pop-up ads. Has your phone been hacked? Here's how to tell.
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iPhone, iPad and Mac Owners Need to Update Software Now
Hackers are actively exploiting vulnerabilities in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that allow installing new apps, taking pictures, and changing security settings.
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Free Personal Safety Apps that Can Call For Help
These free personal safety apps can alert others that you need help, even if you're unable to send an SOS yourself.
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Keep Your Facebook Messages Private with Secret Conversations
With Facebook’s Secret Conversations enabled, your messages are encrypted end-to-end, so no one can read them. But there are loopholes.
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How to Record Your Android Phone Screen
In Android 11 and higher, you’ll find a basic screen-recording tool built-in that can capture your phone’s video and audio, as well as sound from the mic.
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What You Need to Know About the Gmail Redesign
Gmail now integrates Chat for messaging and Meet for video conferencing. Here’s how to navigate the redesign and go back to the old view if it’s not for you.
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How to Make Text Larger on Your Phone, Tablet and Computer
Here’s how you can make your smartphone and laptop screens more readable without resorting to reading glasses.