You can always use WhatsApp, Telegram, or Signal to stay in touch with friends. But if your contacts only use Facebook, you’ll need to create another account or find other ways to contact them. Before that, you can confirm your blocked status on Facebook Messenger using the tricks below. How Blocking Works on Messenger Before we show you how to know if you are blocked on Messenger, you’ll need to know how the blocking feature works....
Hidden Eye for Android is an amazing application which takes a photo of the person who tries to gain unauthorized access to your phone. Your phone must have a front-camera for the app to work. If the device meets that criteria, let’s see how the app works. Hidden Eye for Android After you install Hidden Eye on your Android, launch it. When you run the app for the first time, you will have to activate the service by giving the app administrative rights over your device....
Locking parts of a document allows you to restrict the changes that can be mad to it. On Microsoft Word, there are two ways to go about it using the restrict editing feature or content control option from the developer tab. Here’s how to use both methods: Restrict Editing Feature The restrict editing feature on Microsoft Word allows users to create section breaks within a document before locking them. Certain sections of the document are editable while there’s no way to make any changes in other parts....
In this post, you will learn how to make images circular in Google Slides on PC, Android, and iPhone. You can do it with the help of the Crop to Shape or Masking feature. Let’s get started. Crop a Picture Into a Circle in Google Slides on a PC You can make an image circular or with rounded corners by cropping it. There are two ways to crop a picture into a circle in Google Slides....
Recently we covered an article on how to disable taskbar thumbnail preview and we asked you to keep a watch for more tips and tricks on thumbnail previews. Here’s one. This will help you change the size of thumbnails (preferably make it bigger) if you do not like the default. This has to be done through a registry hack, so be sure that you want to continue with this trick....
So if you want to cut down on some applications you think you don’t require to run on boot, we have a perfect app for you today. Using BootManager for Xposed framework on Android you can easily manage the apps you would like to include in the boot. So let’s see how the app works. BootManager for Android BootManager can be downloaded from the Play Store, but needs a rooted device with an Xposed framework to function....
Raids can help streamers to turn their channels into something big. Then it is up to the raided channel to be able to retain those views and, sometimes, even turn them into subscribers. Besides, the raided channel can also do reciprocatory raids to return the favor. But how to do it? Read on to find out. How to Raid Someone on Twitch The easiest way to raid someone on Twitch is by using the chatbox....
However, you can fix this issue through the call audio routing option. To understand what it is and how to route audio calls to your Bluetooth headset on iPhone, read on. What is Call Audio Routing on iPhone? Call audio routing, as the name suggests, refers to automatically ‘routing’ audio or FaceTime calls to the selected audio mode on your iPhone. This audio mode can be the iPhone’s earpiece, the default option, the loudspeaker, or an external device like a Bluetooth headset or another hearing device....
Now, you might be wondering why anyone would want to remove a Google account from Chrome. One reason is to ensure privacy and security by eliminating access to any confidential information linked to that account. Another reason is to declutter the Chrome profile by removing an account you no longer need or use frequently. Removing a Google account from Chrome can be beneficial in many ways. We’ll explore all of them in this article....
Microsoft Teams lets you create polls, share stickers, gifs, and approve requests. However, nothing beats a dedicated voice or video meeting with team members. You can easily create a Teams meeting from a channel, chat conversation, and even Microsoft Outlook. Schedule a Meeting in Microsoft Teams via Calendar We will use Microsoft Teams desktop apps in the screenshots below. Microsoft uses the same Teams user interface on Windows and Mac....
How to Install Titanium Backup to Backup and Restore AppsHow to Backup and Restore SMS, Call Logs, Wi-Fi SettingsHow to Schedule Backups (Current Article)How to Restore Individual Apps from Nandroid BackupHow to Freeze/Uninstall System Apps We have already seen how we can backup all our user+system apps along with their app data using Titanium Backup. Now the thing about backup is that it should be updated from time to time. Suppose you had to flash your phone for some reasons, and you realize that the backup you have was taken weeks ago....
Scheduling notifications summary on your iPhone is a great way to help you stop getting distracted by checking your device, while it can also make sure that no communications slip under the net. If you want to know how to schedule notifications on your iPhone, you’ve come to the right place. Keep reading to learn more about the Scheduled Summary feature and how you can use it. What Is Scheduled Summary on iPhone As part of its iOS 15 notification changes, Apple introduced Scheduled Summary (of notifications), which enables you to batch notifications that aren’t as important and deliver them at a time that suits you....
If you have bought the Samsung Galaxy Active 2 recently and you are still struggling with the messages module, this post is just for you. And apart from the setup, we have also included a couple of bonus tips to elevate the entire experience. Let’s get started. How to Receive and Send Text Messages. Step 1: On your phone, open the Samsung Wearable app and tap on Notification. If the toggle is off, enable it....
We also discussed an Android app called Gravity, using which you can keep your phone awake while you are working on it and automatically send it to sleep mode when kept in pocket or table. But again, as the app uses the proximity and gyro sensors, it can hog the device’s battery to a certain extent. So if battery life is a concern for you, or you don’t wish to rely on sensors to keep your droid awake, then it’s time to take a look at Screen Controls....
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....
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....
The iPhone’s macro mode is designed in such a way that it automatically switches to it as soon as you get an object close to the camera. But in many instances, you may not want it to switch since the ultra-wide camera as it degrades the image quality. If you too are annoyed by the constant toggling of lenses, read on to learn how to stop the iPhone camera from switching automatically to macro mode....
Sadly, that extra convenience does come at a cost — battery life. You wouldn’t want to find Personal Hotspot busily draining your iPhone’s battery life for the past couple of hours without you knowing. It’s also not feasible if you are on a tight cellular data plan. You will find out what you can do to stop Personal Hotspot on your iPhone from turning on automatically in this post. You will also discover other ways that Personal Hotspot can activate without your permission, and what you can do to prevent that from happening....
If that sounds like you, Social Addict might help you out. But much like expense tracking, you can’t really take action before getting access to some hard soul-crushing data. Social Addict is the app for that. How Social Addict Works Here are the social media/network apps that Social Addict supports: FacebookTwitterInstagramAsk.fmBBMTumblrGoogle+WhatsApp Download the app and turn on the Toggle service option. Go to the Settings to check/uncheck the services you’d like Social Addict to monitor....
Thankfully, a couple of apps on the Play Store can make it easy to translate text inside Android apps into any language. But before we get down to it, it’s worth noting that these apps demand an active internet connection to work, as they do not support offline languages. Naturally, these apps require a couple of Android permissions like Accessibility Service to do their job. Let’s check some of these apps....
