contacts were just meant to store phone numbers and that too in a very limited amount. In today’s Android smartphones, forget about the limitation, for each contact you can store details like email, address, birthday, IM name, contact faces and what not. Though the phone provides a privilege to enter so much of detail, doing it manually can be time taking and normally an individual would tend to avoid the task....
If you upgraded from iOS 15 to iOS 16, the voice message icon might have disappeared in the Messages app. Not to worry. The icon hasn’t disappeared. Apple has just relocated the Audio Messages icon to a different position. Let’s find the new icon in iOS 16 and also learn how to send voice messages in iOS 15. How to Send Voice Text on iPhone in iOS 16 There are two ways to send audio messages in the iMessage app on iOS 16....
Sometimes when you want to start a quick chat but don’t wish to save the number. This post will tell you the steps to send a WhatsApp message without adding a number on iPhone and Android. Before moving ahead, check whether you are using the latest version of WhatsApp on your iPhone or Android. This will help you with the best latest experience without any hiccups. Update WhatsApp on iPhone Update WhatsApp on Android...
Whether you use your GPU’s companion app or the Windows 11 Settings app, setting a preferred GPU for select graphics-demanding apps and games is a good idea. Before we show you how to make apps and games select the preferred GPU on your computer, let’s first understand why you should set that in the first place. Why Should You Set a Preferred GPU for Apps and Games Before you go any further and learn how to set your preferred GPU on a per-app basis in Windows 11, let’s look at why you should manually select a preferred GPU for apps and games rather than allowing Windows to choose it for you automatically....
The first browser to come out with private browsing was Apple’s Safari 2.0 in 2005. Well, three years later, Google Chrome 1.0 came out with Incognito mode. Then, it was a series of browsers adding this feature one after another. Like in 2009, Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and Mozilla Firefox 3.5 came out with their versions of private browsing. Although, the method to create an Incognito mode shortcut differs slightly for each browser, the method is comparatively straightforward....
You can record and send custom voice messages to contacts or even audio clips of songs, ringtones, etc. If you have received a WhatsApp audio file that you like, the chances are that you may want to set it as your ringtone. However, there’s no straightforward way to set any audio file as your ringtone on an iPhone like you can do the same on Android. Thankfully, a simple workaround can help you save the WhatsApp audio and set it as the ringtone on your iPhone....
However, if your laptop or desktop computer has a wireless network card then it could be connected to another PC in your house, provided the other one has wireless capabilities too. And you don’t need a router to establish this connection. This is known as an ad-hoc network connection. Here are the steps to setup an ad-hoc home wireless network in Windows Vista. Go to Control panel and click on Network and Sharing center icon....
Today we will talk about a cool browser add-on and web service that can be used to share any part of a website as an image map. Kwout helps you cut out a portion from any web page and bring the same to use with all links intact as on the original. Is this not interesting? You could now share a specific part of a website instead of the entire link....
Comcast actually has an app called Xfinity My Account for iOS and Android. On top of being able to pay your bills and manage services, it has a handy troubleshooting feature for issues you might be having. Whether your Wi-Fi isn’t working or your cable is freezing up, you can walk through steps and even fix issues right from the app. Xfinity TV Problems If you’re having issues with your Comcast Xfinity television service, you can tap TV in the My Account app to see the list of available troubleshooting options....
backups via iCloud or for those who just continue to do so via iTunes – you keep a lot of highly sensitive information on your iPhone so you lock it using a passcode to protect that information. Since you don’t backup your iPhone using iCloud, syncing it via iTunes inadvertently causes all of your iPhone backups to be encrypted. So far, that shouldn’t be much of a problem. However, there are two different issues that can come up when backing up your iPhone this way:...
As soon as your iPhone or Android device connects to your car’s Bluetooth system, media will automatically start blasting through the speakers. This is far from ideal. In fact, it’s borderline annoying. Don’t worry, though, as you can disable this feature pretty easily. Here’s how to stop music from automatically playing in your car every time you connect to Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. Why Does Music Start Playing Automatically in the Car Both Google and Apple, by default, start playing music as soon as your phone connects to your car’s Bluetooth head unit....
WhatsApp’s New Policy In a surprise announcement, WhatsApp revealed that in an effort “to improve your Facebook ads and products experiences” the messaging platform will share users phone numbers with Facebook. This will naturally mean more targeted advertising, but seems quite a departure from what the service stood for. Even when the partnership with Facebook was announced, WhatsApp’s CEO, Jan Koum had stated But this new policy of sharing phone numbers will also open up doors to various brands, like an airline company notifying you about a delayed departure or your bank sending alerts on suspicious transactions....
It’s almost 2019, and anything wireless can be connected — be it your smart home devices or your browsing history. So it’s a huge bummer when you can’t sync your fitness tracker to your favored app. But don’t worry. We have a nifty workaround to sync the Xiaomi Mi Band 3 with Samsung Health. It is a tad complicated but manages to get the work done. Let’s see how to get it done, but before that let’s check what’s the need to sync....
But how do you keep track of these expenses without a physical copy of the receipts? This is extremely easy with Google Forms. You can make a form that outlines what you’d normally see in a receipt and record in your books. Include questions on the form like what the purchase was for and its price. Use this form from your smartphone right after you make a purchase. This will then send the form results to a spreadsheet you can review back at your computer at home....
When looking for browser updates, it is important to always go for official sources. Malware and lack of the latest security patches leave browsers vulnerable, making it even more important to keep the browser updated. So let us have a look at how to check the version of Firefox browser installed on your device, whether any update is available and what to do if an update fails to install....
Microsoft answered Slack’s growing popularity with the introduction of the Microsoft Teams in 2016. And the software giant continues to add new features to meet consumer demand. Also, it has quickly adapted to a growing trend of video calling apps while many have to deal with messy backgrounds or inadequate lights during a call. In this post, we shall guide you on how to add background blur for video calls in Microsoft Teams....
With iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey, Apple has replaced the standard Do Not Disturb mode with Focus. During our testing, we found that it’s more useful on Mac as it allows you to enjoy a distract-free environment on Mac. You can either choose from the default Focus profiles like Do Not Disturb, Home, Work, etc., or even create a custom one such as Writing or Coding and allow specific apps and contacts to send you alerts....
As we install more and more applications on the computer, the startup time increases and the PC becomes slower because many programs add themselves automatically to the startup list. So, the result is slow Windows startup and a slow computer overall. So how do we take care of the problem ? Well, Windows comes with a System configuration utility (MSCONFIG) which can help us resolve Windows startup problems. You can stop a few unnecessary programs from starting up while loading Windows....
Microsoft’s new Phone Companion app in Windows 10 aims to fill that void, somewhat. It syncs with an Android , iPhone or Windows phone. Let’s talk about it in detail. The App Itself To launch the app, click on Start menu button and search for Phone Companion. When launched, it will ask you to choose your phone platform. A little message at the the bottom also tells you that if you want to just copy some files to your phone, the old way of plugging and transferring files through My Computer is preferable....
However, to be able to use this new hacking tool you will need a PSM developer license, which Sony no longer offers. Thankfully, there is a new way to obtain a renewable PSM license called PSM+, which is a service created by the Vita hacking community and available for free. Now that you know the basics, let’s learn how to use PSM+ to obtain your developer license, which will let you run your first native homebrew on your PS Vita down the road....
