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To gain a better understanding of the issue, we will look at what wakelocks are when it comes to Android and how we can detect and fix the issue for better battery life. What Are Wakelocks? When you press the power button on your phone to lock the screen, you assume that the phone will go to sleep. But that’s not always the case. There are apps that run in the background, using the device’s resources and restricting the phone from going into deep sleep mode....

Deleting photos is a common task on smartphones. And it shouldn’t be complicated. Sadly, when it comes to Google Photos or any other cloud service, things become a bit dramatic. In case you are thinking about deleting photos from Google Photos, find out what happens by doing so on Android, iPhone, and web. Let’s check the results. But before we dive into that, it’s important to understand how Google Photos functions....

If you are a newbie to the cloud services, you must be wondering whether you are deleting the original photo or its copy. Well, the answer depends on many things. Firstly, it depends on what app you are using to delete the photos. Is it the Apple Photos or other gallery app like Google Photos? We have covered the results for deleting photos from Apple Photos in this post. In the Apple Photos app, the result depends on two things — whether the iCloud is off or on....

Factory reset deletes everything present on the internal storage of your phone. Now, a lot of things such as apps, files, settings, data like contacts, messages, etc. can exist there. What happens to them? We intend to clear your confusion. Let’s see what happens when a phone is hard reset. What Happens to the System Operating System You must be wondering what will happen to your operating system when you format your phone....

But before taking that step, we want to be sure of its consequences. That’s where we are going to help you. Will uninstalling the app delete your friends or will you be removed from groups? We shall answer all such queries in this post and also tell you the repercussions of uninstalling Facebook or Messenger app from your phone. Let’s start right away with the Facebook app followed by Messenger....

The Archive feature offers a great way to organize your Gmail inbox. By the end of this post, you will be familiar with all the knick-knacks of Gmail’s Archive feature. Let’s get started. What Is Meant By Archive in Gmail Archive, in simple words, means to hide an email from the main inbox. The Archive is different from deleting an email. While the email disappears from the main inbox, it’s not deleted completely....

Handling multiple Facebook accounts can get inconvenient if you aren’t using the right options. Take the example of Instagram. It’s so easy to switch between multiple accounts on Instagram. Fortunately, the same can be done on Facebook and Messenger as well. Let’s see how to add and switch multiple accounts on Facebook and Messenger using the Switch Account feature. Note: We have used switch account and account switcher terms interchangeably in the post....

In this post, we have covered what is meant by Vanish mode and various queries that you might have regarding the new feature. We have also covered how to enable or disable the Vanish mode. Let’s get started. What Does Vanish Mode Mean on Facebook Messenger and Instagram Vanish mode can be considered as the power-packed version of the unsend feature. Often, we unsend messages if we don’t want both parties to keep a record of them....

Annoying as it is, for one, you don’t know what are you missing out on. And secondly, if by chance that’s one of your favorite shows which you aren’t able to see, you’d have to take the long route — type and search. Why Do You See Blank Thumbnails on Netflix Blank boxes, missing thumbnails or thumbnails not loading on Netflix happen due to a number of reasons. If you are lucky enough, a simple reboot of the TV solves the issue, however, that’s not the case all the times....

So when the mobile operator’s customer care executive tells you that the issue is with your smartphone, doesn’t that boil your blood? The reasons provided aren’t 100% accurate, but there’s some merit to them. Airtel aims to solve those indoor call drops and network stability woes with an entirely new 4G LTE 900 technology. The company is furthering the reach of its 4G LTE network with the new 900MHz band that will significantly improve the quality of network inside office buildings, malls, and residential premises....

If you upgraded to Apple’s iOS 12 recently and using Bluetooth, you may notice that your device no longer displays the Bluetooth icon in the status bar anymore. Is that glitch? Is Bluetooth even working on your iPhone or iPad? Should you be concerned? Understandably, the questions are many. So read on for some much-needed answers. Well, It’s Intentional Before you start worrying, let’s get this out of the way first — the lack of a Bluetooth icon is an entirely intentional change by Apple....

Snap stories came into prominence when Snapchat really took off. People began documenting every moment of their lives, precious or meaningless, in their 24-hour collections. As amazing as it is to be able to journal your life in such a public way, that caused a lot of problems for me and I still see it causing problems for many others. I’ve actually deleted Snapchat twice so far. The first time was during college for about two months....

We Got Practical Solutions to Common Problems It’s not like NASA’s Space program is confined to only Houston, Texas and the International Space Station (ISS). There is plenty of R&D work going around various centers of NASA and we’ve seen loads of practical solutions being part of our daily lives because of the research efforts being done for NASA. Even though some of these are more myth than true, there certainly are some spin-offs that were because of the direct consequences of NASA’s experiments....

Launch Day Impressions We were present at the event when Xiaomi’s Hugo Barra made a stunning entry in what looked like a hoverboard. An hour into the presentation came the price reveal, and it was quite a shocker. All those features for less than Rs. 10,000 for the 16GB model? Sounded too good to be true. But when we got a chance to play with the device in the demo area, we weren’t disappointed....

We will use an app called Missed Call Mailer for the task. So let’s see how it’s done. Configuring Missed Call Mailer Download and install Missed Call Mailer on your Android from Google Play Store. After the app is installed, launch it. Provide your email address in the MC Mail email field and save it. MC Mail will mail you a unique confirmation link instantly which you need to click and confirm....

1. Enable Notification Maybe your friend or a family member accidentally disabled notification on the Instagram app. You need to enable the option from the Settings menu. Follow the steps below. Step 1: Open the Settings app on the iPhone. Step 2: Scroll down to the Instagram app. Step 3: Tap on Notifications and enable Allow Notifications from the following menu. 2. Enable Background App Refresh Instagram relies on background app refresh to deliver new notifications to the user....

Before you do that, let’s talk about what Windows 10 is exactly. But after the disastrous performance of Windows 8, why should you care? 1. What’s In The Name? Where’s Windows 9? Microsoft’s official statement is that Windows 10 is a new system that sprawls all the way from mobile phones to PCs to the Xbox. It needed to be called 10 to show it’s truly something new. The number 9 wouldn’t do it justice....

As long as the super-villains are up and kicking, it would be rare to see the DC superheroes relax. In view of the immense love that we have for these superheroes, we’ve scoured the interwebs to bring you some of the best wallpapers from the DC Universe. Hope you enjoy them! The Superhuman Kal-El Many well-known names have played the role of the mighty Superman, including Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, Kirk Alyn, and Henry Cavill....

At times you have to wait for file to download when you need it urgently. That means you can’t access the file until Chrome finishes downloading it. At times, Chrome throws a download error and you have to restart the download. We have compiled some solutions to help increase download speeds in Google Chrome. Let’s begin. 1. Disable VPN Service While VPN is an excellent way to protect yourself from the perils of the internet, it can slow down your internet and download speed in Chrome browser....

We’ve compiled a list of working solutions to fix when the MacBook Air is not charging. Our solutions cover the latest 2020 MacBook Air with M1 chip, 2018 Intel MacBook Air, 2017 Intel MacBook Air, and 2015 Intel MacBook Air models. For All MacBook Air Models The following list of solutions applies to users having any of the models mentioned above. 1. Check for Charger Connection With the Power Source The easiest thing to do is to check whether you’ve connected your MacBook Air properly to the power source or not....