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Thankfully, Chrome for iOS now lets you add and set up any search engine as the default quite easily. So you aren’t stuck with Google, Bing, or Yahoo any longer. But how do you go about doing that? Let’s find out. Adding Search Engines Despite the functionality to add new search engines, Chrome for iOS provides no direct means to do that. Instead, the browser now detects all search engines that you use to perform a search with, and then adds them automatically as a ‘recently visited’ search engine....

Outlook.com was introduced. And it certainly did struck a chord with a lot of users considering the positive reviews it received. While some of you must have switched from other services to Outlook Mail or migrated from Hotmail to Outlook ID , many must be reluctant to making the switch just because they want to stick to their old and trusted email ID. If you love the Outlook interface and wish to preserve an existing email ID, you can configure Outlook to use an ID from some other service (we have already covered how to use Gmail from Outlook interface)....

The act of opening an InPrivate browsing window in Microsoft Edge Chromium is in itself effortless. Yet it is a hassle nonetheless if you prefer to always load the browser directly in InPrivate mode. However, there are no built-in means to achieve that. Don’t give up hope just yet. You can still use workarounds to set InPrivate browsing as the default in Microsoft Edge Chromium on Windows and macOS. Let’s check them out....

Just like how you can connect two AirPods to a single iPhone and share audio simultaneously, Dual Audio on Samsung smartphones lets you do the same. It’s a feature that allows you to connect two pairs of headphones or earphones to a single phone and then stream the same media onto both devices simultaneously. This requires a Samsung Galaxy smartphone running on One UI 3.0 or later. Here’s how to use Dual Audio feature to listen to music with another person....

However, what you can do is disable the auto-loading of these images and videos on opening a website. And when you want to see them, simply reload the page. That’s what I’m going to show you today. This can be helpful if you have metered connections or slower speeds. So, let’s see how you can do this in both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Annoying Facebook Videos: They can be disabled by reading our article on the topic, no matter what platform you’re on....

Google to the Rescue Google has added a nifty little utility especially for people who love playing games on phones. This is called the Play Games app. This utility allows users to track games and related data and even sync progress across multiple devices that you have. In this tutorial, we will be making use of Google’s official Play Games app and will sync game progress data from one device to another....

Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of portraits is the feeling that we are intruding on a private moment. In ancient times, portraits were mainly done using photographs and were quite intimate. These days, however, it’s much more common to have a portrait done with a photo. While this may seem not as intimate, there are various techniques that can be used in order to create this effect. A good portrait photographer’s photos really stand out....

In case you are happy with Google Photos, and the only reason to transfer to iCloud is that you are switching to iPhone, then my friend, there’s no need to transfer them. You can use Google Photos on iPhone too in the same way as you did on Android. All your photos will be available on iPhone, and the new ones will be added to Google Photos too. However, if you have other reasons to switch to iCloud, then you can do it on iPhone and PC, both as shown below....

The black background on your iPhone could be due to dark mode or color accessibility settings enabled on your iOS device. We have covered several ways to remove the dark screen or dark background on iPhone and iPad. You will know how to turn the dark mode off from Settings, Control Center, Focus modes, and Accessibility Settings. Let’s get started. 1. How to Get Rid of Black Background on iPhone From Settings One of the easiest ways to turn off dark mode on iPhone or iPad is from Settings as shown below: Step 1: Open Settings on your iPhone and go to Display & brightness....

If that’s true, let me tell you that you can easily disable the thumbnail preview. Having done that, you will see only the title of the window when you hover on an icon on the taskbar (like one shown in the image below). Here’s how you may configure the same look for your computer. Before that, let us also see how a thumbnail of the above appears to be....

If you don’t like Microsoft Edge Chromium, prefer an alternate web browser, or want to fall back to the legacy version of Microsoft Edge, get rid of it. A complete uninstallation also helps you troubleshoot serious issues with the browser. So let’s check out how you can do that. But first, it’s worth taking a look at your browsing data — passwords and bookmarks in particular — and what you must do to back them up....

This comes after an agreement with Dubset for both services. The issue with letting these remixes onto Spotify and Apple Music was always a financial one: how would the original artists get paid? Thanks to Dubset’s MixScan technology, it’s able to identify which song or songs a remix samples and put proceeds toward the original. Now that mixes are allowed on Spotify and Apple Music, what does this mean for you?...

This naturally means that apart from the 200 new models that support Android Auto, the millions of older car users can also plug in their Android device with the app downloaded to it. At the time of writing, the app had already been available in US, Europe, most of Asia, Africa and South America too. Even here in India, the app is available and working, no strings attached. If for any reason you don’t see it in your region, you can always sideload from APKMirror....

There are a ton of features and options on iMovie that you can use to edit your videos and make them look professional. We’ll go through all the important features, tips, and tricks in this guide and tell you how to use iMovie on your iPhone and iPad. Types of Projects on iMovie With the latest update to iMovie, Apple gives you 3 different project modes to choose from. Each of them serves a different purpose....

Paint 3D carries a bunch of exciting features. Those include stickers, 2D shapes, the ability to use PNG images, a wide variety of brushes, and much more. We have covered all of them in this post. Let’s check how to use Paint 3D to edit images. Open Photo You can either start drawing on the blank canvas in Paint 3D or edit any existing photo. To edit an old image, go to Menu in Paint 3D....

Arming the Messages app with RCS (Rich Communication Service), Google adds reactions in the Messages app to take on the likes of iMessage on iPhone, WhatsApp, Telegram, and others. If you also want to have fun in Messages, we’ll show you how to use reactions in the Messages app on your Android phone. Since this feature is rolling out to different regions gradually, you’ll need to ensure running the latest Messages app version....

With the latest Notes app on the Apple hardware, the company is stealing the best Evernote feature to organize notes on the iPhone and Mac. If you were on the fence to make the switch from Evernote or Bear to Apple Notes, now is the ideal time to make the jump. At first, Apple’s implementation seems basic but dig deeper, and you will see a secret weapon called Smart Folders that takes the whole notes organization experience to the next level....

However, NFC Tag Reader feature isn’t part of every iPhone model. Apple brought the NFC Tag Reader in 2014 with the iPhone 6. Subsequent iPhone models come with an expansion of the NFC Tag Reader. Here’s how you can access the NFC Tag Reader and use it: How to Use the NFC Tag Reader on an iPhone The following iPhone models have the NFC tag reader: iPhone SE (2020), iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS and XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max....

Besides, the Voice Memos app offers a lot more than just recording and saving your audio. You can increase the audio’s speed, enhance the quality, skip silent parts, and do much more. This comprehensive guide will focus on exploring all the features so that you can make the best out of the Voice Memos app. Let us get started by learning how to record audio. How to Record an Audio on iPhone Step 1: Open the Voice Memos app on iPhone....

With iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, however, that has changed. Apple has finally added the VP9 codec to its mobile platforms, which means that you can now view YouTube videos in 4K on both the iPhone and the iPad. What You Need to Watch YouTube in 4K Before you watch YouTube in 4K on your iPhone or iPad, you must have iOS 14 or iPadOS 14 installed. Since the stable releases of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 aren’t out yet, I’m using the public beta builds on my iPhone and iPad....