What happens is that the recorded video has no sound when you use the MIUI screen recorder. Imagine recording an elaborate message or a note video only to realize no one can hear what you said. Such a video without any sound can ruin the whole experience. And the post-pandemic world is increasingly looking to communicate and collaborate using video calling apps like Duo and Meet and wants to record them for reference purposes....

Fortunately, it’s a cakewalk to eliminate this error message. This guide features all the working methods to fix the ‘Steam needs to be running to play this game’ error on Windows 11. So, let’s begin. 1. Install Steam on Your Computer As mentioned arlier, ‘Steam must be running to play this game’ error usually crops up when Steam is missing from your computer. Many AAA titles require the Steam client for authentication....

If bandwidth isn’t a factor, then Windows 10 offers a super-convenient way to stay updated with minimal involvement on your part. And considering the rapidly changing technological landscape that we live in, these automatic updates are vital for performance, security, and stability. Usually, everything goes fine without a hitch. After an update gets downloaded and installed, it’s ‘finalized’ the next time you shutdown or restart your computer. But what if the Power menu prompts you to Update and Shutdown or Update and Restart each time that you use it?...

The Fitbit Versa 2 brings several benefits to the table. Apart from showing all your fitness stats in one place, it lets you listen to music and check your Android’s (or iPhone’s) notification on your watch, and more. Also, you can check your text messages on Fitbit Versa 2 from your Android or iPhone. We will tell you how. What makes the Fitbit Versa 2 special is that it handles notifications for text messages and emails rather seamlessly....

Although lock screen notifications are quite helpful, this also puts your privacy at risk if you leave your phone unattended. Anyone with physical access to your phone could easily read your private messages, OTP, and other sensitive information without verifying their identity. Thankfully, you can avoid all this by disabling lock screen notifications on Android. There are a couple of different ways you can go about this. You can either choose to hide lock screen notifications for a select few apps or disable lock screen notifications entirely on your Android phone....

WhatsApp’s privacy tools offer greater control over your personal information on the platform. You can hide last seen at, profile picture, status, and even about info from specific contacts on WhatsApp. The person can still reach you via normal messages, but they can’t see your account picture and other hidden details. What Happens When You Hide Profile Picture from Specific Contacts on WhatsApp As the headline says, when you hide your profile picture from selected contacts, the person can’t see any of your account pictures on WhatsApp....

However, there’s a workaround to install Chrome extensions on Android using another popular browser – Yandex browser. Yandex browser is another popular browser available for free on Google’s Play Store. It has a file size of around 41 MB, and has been downloaded over 50 million times. The browser is based on Chromium open source project and uses Google’s Blink browser engine, which means that its framework is quite the same as Google Chrome’s....

Svchost.exe is one of those little understood, and more often misunderstood things on our computers. I think we did a fairly good job of explaining what is the Svchost.exe process and why are so many of it running? For those who have come in late, let me again reiterate the simpler explanation of what Svchost.exe is from the previous article. Svchost.exe is a system file that enables Windows to launch other programs....

Disabling the authentication requirement on Windows streamlines the login process and allows you to get to work immediately. In this post, we will walk you through the steps for enabling the automatic login feature on Windows 11. So, let’s start. Should You Enable Automatic Login on Your Computer Although enabling automatic login on Windows appears to be a convenient option, it may not be a safe option for everyone. For instance, disabling the login requirement on a work computer can expose your data to anyone who has physical access to it....

Yes, you read that right. You can make calls to your friends and family via a Google Nest speaker simply by giving a voice command. Google Nest speaker will place the call via Google Duo over the internet. Here’s how you can make calls using Duo from your Google Nest speaker. How to Make Calls Using Google Duo via a Nest Speaker To make calls via Google Duo using your Google Nest speaker, you will have to go through an initial setup....

If you don’t want that person to see what you were doing in Firefox, closing the browser is always an option. But that’s not the perfect solution since you lose your work (or lose time, if you do “save and quit” and then reopen everything again). A good workaround would be to password protect running programs before you lend your PC to someone else. LockThis does exactly the same. You can lock individual or more than one apps at a time using this tool....

Since Gmail is a cloud-based service, all emails are held in the cloud before they reach the sender’s inbox. This allows you to pull a sent email from the cloud even after you have hit the send button. So, let’s look at all the ways you can recall an email in Gmail. Note: Ensure you’ve signed into your Gmail account before proceeding. How to Recall an Email in Gmail on iPhone or Android App You can unsend an email on the Gmail mobile app....

This can be quite frustrating for DRM protected content owners. Unfortunately, this is the case with Audible’s AA and AAX audiobook formats. You will only be able to playback these files using devices which are supported by Audible. In order to address this, today we will be looking at how to remove DRM protection from audiobooks. Important: This guide is for personal use only. Do not circulate decrypted audio books over the internet or using any other media....

Sure, we had a great time using Contact Posters, iMessage stickers, and all new privacy features in iOS 17. But most of these new features were ridden with bugs, and apps would often end up crashing. If you’re tired of them or have installed iOS 17 Developer Beta on your primary device, we’ll show you how to remove it. Why Remove iOS 17 Developer Beta from iPhone Here are some of the reasons why you need to consider removing the developer beta version of iOS 17 from your iPhone:...

There are two major ways to see birthdays on Snapchat: using the Chat window and checking the user profile. Apart from this, you can also set or change your birthday on Snapchat to ensure your friends stay aware of your big day as well. Let’s get right into it. See Someone’s Birthday on Snapchat Using the Chat Window One of the easiest ways to find birthdays on Snapchat is by using the Chat window....

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....

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....

The Screen Time menu also includes a nifty feature called Downtime that lets you turn off all notifications and restrict you from using your device for a certain period. This post will outline all the details about Downtime and how to set it up on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Set Up Downtime on iPhone and iPad With the advent of social media, most users are concerned about the prolonged usage of apps on iPhone and iPad....

Some laptops automatically detect metered Wi-Fi connections. But, it’s not the same on phones. You will have to manually tell your phone that you’re connected to a network with limited bandwidth and cannot consume too much data. Here’s how to set a Wi-Fi network as a metered connection on Android and iPhone. What Is a Metered Connection For those unaware, a metered connection is where the network you’re connected to does not have unlimited data, so you need to be careful about your internet usage....

Remember those days when we would hastily look for a pen and a piece to jot a phone number down? How about that thick phone book that used to lie beside the landline, filled with numbers of friends and relatives? Don’t get too nostalgic, my friend. Finding and sharing a phone number was a task back then and no matter how much you miss those days it won’t change the reality....