Even though the PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller is pretty great, and I really love the new Create button on it, your old DualShock 4 isn’t useless. In fact, you can easily use the PS4 controller with your PS5 to play PS4 titles on your new console. That’s pretty great, but sometimes, you might find that […]
Introduced last year, Gboard’s clipboard suggestions feature is a neat way to quickly paste images, text, and passwords from the clipboard without having to long-press in the input field. However, the software giant didn’t provide a way to switch it off until now. With the latest Gboard beta, you can turn off clipboard suggestions in […]
You might have faced awkward situations where a relative or acquaintance replies to a story meant for your close friends. If you have someone like that in your contacts or followers list whom you can’t really unfollow or block, hiding your stories from them is a potential option. For those wondering how to hide stories, […]
Auto reply is a feature missing on Signal and other widely used messaging apps. After releasing apps for automating Instagram messages, Telegram, and Facebook Messenger in the past, a developer who goes by the name TK Studio has launched an autoresponder app for Signal in response to the massive adoption of the secure messaging app. […]
Disappearing messages feature serves as a neat way to send messages without leaving a trace or history. If you’ve been wondering how to get started with disappearing messages, here’s all you need to know to enable and use the feature on popular messaging platforms namely Telegram, Signal, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Send Disappearing Messages 1. Send […]
Being a music lover, I have a huge penchant for creating song collections and downloading my favorites so that I can listen to them when I want. Since I have a massive library of downloaded songs, I use the “Optimize Storage” for music to prevent the songs from cluttering the storage. Up until a few […]
The photos you snap with modern digital cameras, including the one(s) on your smartphone, often include personal information, such as your location, your camera model, and even names. Known as EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) data, or ‘Metadata’, the information is embedded into each image and could compromise your privacy. So to help your enhance […]
As we all know, Among Us has taken the world by storm and everyone wants to play this raging deception game. The game was first launched on Android and iOS and now you can play it on Windows, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch as well. The insane popularity of this game has also reached Chromebook users […]
The Apple Watch has a fairly decent battery life in general. While Apple claims an 18 hour battery life on watches like the Apple Watch Series 6, more often than not, it lasts well over a day on a full charge. However, if that’s not good enough for you and you need some extra hours […]
Discord started out as a chat service for gamers to stay connected with their teammates and eventually pivoted itself as a platform accommodating a wide range of communities that are not just gamers. If you are an active Discord user, you might already know that the company never really offered the option to share your […]
If you are working from home, chances are you find it hard to keep a track of the time. Sure, you could look at the clock on your menu bar, but that’s easy to forget when you’re knee deep in a project. Fortunately, Macs have long had a feature that makes them announce the time […]
Windows can be infuriating at times, with every update bringing its fair share of bugs, problems and vulnerabilities. Often, important features go missing after a problematic update, making it difficult to get the most out of your computer. So if you’re looking to restore some important functionalities in Windows 10, you’ve come to the right […]
If you use Snapchat a lot, chances are you have found yourself in a situation where you wanted to share a tweet to the ephemeral messaging app, only to realise there was no easy way to do so. Well, it seems Twitter and Snapchat know about you and your issues with sharing. The two social […]
Google officially pulled the plug on Play Music this week as the culmination of a long-winded process that began last year. However, folks still using the service can easily transfer all their content, including songs, albums, playlists, purchases, uploads, personalized recommendations and liked/disliked songs, to YouTube Music. The transfer can be done from Android devices, […]
It is no mystery that the content consumption habits of customers have exponentially grown due to the coronavirus pandemic. While video streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are getting an influx of new subscribers, the podcasting industry is getting a fair slice of the cake too. Reacting to this growth, Google’s podcast […]
Sharing fun-loving photos and videos with friends and followers on Instagram is something that I never get tired of doing. Apart from “Reels” and “Vanish Mode“, the feature that has fascinated me the most in this social networking app is the “Guides”. What makes it so interesting is the ability to let you recommend posts, […]
One of the best features of Windows 10 is the customizable Task Switcher. After the recent Windows update, the Task Switcher shows a live preview of windows and big thumbnails for you to navigate easily. However, this new behavior has upset many old-school Windows users who want a simple task switcher without fancy animations. Also, […]
While Google Assistant is pretty powerful and does a lot of things right, its in-app integration with third-party apps has been patchy at best. However, that seems to be changing now as Google has started tightening the screw and bringing deeply tied, in-app actions to Google Assistant. With the recent update, you can now invoke […]
While Windows has a very robust app ecosystem, there are some experiences such as Snapchat or TikTok which is only available on mobile. Microsoft has found a solution to that problem by finding a way to bring the Android apps on your phone to your PC, via the Your Phone app. Their latest feature lets […]
Google Maps has been a lifesaver for lost people everywhere since its initial release back in 2005. Over a billion people use Google Maps every month, and there are over 5 million active users every week. So being able to place a map to your own application can be a huge advantage. This is exactly what Maps […]