data can be copied from one device to another by simply mounting them as mass storage device on a computer. However when it comes to contacts (the most important of all the data on your phone), things become a little tricky. Few days back, one of my friends switched from an Android to iPhone. Later that evening he called me up and asked me to help him with transferring contacts from his old Android phone to the brand new iPhone 5....

Apple introduced Background app refresh with iOS 7, and since then, it continues to be part of every iOS update. By the end of the post, you will know about the benefits of Background app refresh and how to enable or disable it. Let’s get started. What Is Background App Refresh in iPhone and iPad Settings To understand the Background app refresh feature in iOS and iPadOS, you will need to know about an app’s life cycle....

played quite a few games on your Windows computer, just before you complete the setup of a game you might have come across a screen that asks you to install DirectX on your computer. I first encountered this screen in the days of Windows XP while installing Age of Empires . Back then I didn’t care much about what DirectX is and thought that it’s only required to play the game....

Nope, now curved TVs are marketed everywhere. And forget about trying to pick between plasma, LCD, LED and now OLED TVs. The bottom line is television manufacturers recognize that people don’t typically upgrade their televisions very often. They tend to buy one and keep it for many years, sometimes for up to a decade. So to increase sales of televisions as much as they can, manufacturers work hard to introduce new features that will draw you in....

There can be various reasons behind the slow performance on your aging iPhone. It can be anything from battery usage, iPhone low-space, faulty charger, and more. In short, the deciding factor can vary from person to person. In this post, we will cover every possible scenario that might affect the performance on your iPhone. Let’s get started with the most obvious reason. Degrading Battery Health This is one of the prime reasons for decreasing iPhone performance....

There are two ways to such battery alerts on iPhones. You can either use the pre-installed Apple Shortcuts app or download a third-party app. Additionally, we will also show you how to get low battery notifications or turn off battery full alerts on your iPhone in this article. Let’s get started. Method 1: Get Battery Full Alert Using iPhone’s Shortcuts App On iPhone and iPad, you need to take the help of the Apple Shortcuts app if you want to be notified in the form of a notification, sound, announcement, etc....

In hindsight, this should have been obvious. While a lot of people like me update to the new version as soon as possible, a lot of them don’t. According to Chitika, Yosemite was running on only around 12% of Macs by the end of October. If you still use iCloud or haven’t updated to iCloud Drive because your iPhone doesn’t support it, you might have been jealous of iCloud Drive users....

While many fans are eagerly waiting for the Oreo update for the OnePlus 5, a few among us would rather be on the bleeding edge. Today, we’ll explore two different processes to get this beta build on your OnePlus 5 before the official release. The methods described below involve getting enrolled in the OnePlus OxygenOS Open Beta program and, hence, is the fastest way to get these updates. While both the methods include downloading the file on your phone, the steps are different....

SmartPower is a ‘smart’ solution to suspend, hibernate, shutdown and wake up your Windows PC according to custom rules you can set up. Hibernating or shutting down your PC is easy to set up and it saves power. SmartPower gives you six rules to configure that introduces rules which decide the conditions under which your PC hibernates or shuts down. The rules are: Stay on (or wake up) according to a schedule: Your PC will stay on or wake up on the time you set in this screen....

How to Hide Any App on Android Android phones are infamous for having a large number of preloaded apps. Generally, people do not like having so many apps on their devices. It’s one thing to uninstall an app, however, there are ones that are a part of the user interface or UI. Here’s how you can take care of such apps or any other that you want to hide on your device....

Anyone on your contact list can check whether you are online on WhatsApp. To avoid messages from specific contacts, you can disable WhatsApp read (blue tick) and online status. After you make relevant tweaks, no one, including your friends, family, or unknown numbers, can check your WhatsApp online status. Hide Online Status in WhatsApp for iOS WhatsApp has tweaked the Settings menu on iPhone with the recent update. Of course, we recommend that you get the latest WhatsApp app build from the App Store before you proceed....

While Wear OS is rich in features, it’s not as polished as watchOS on the Apple Watch. However, just like all Android phones, it’s customizable. And along with the apps on the Play Store, you can also sideload APK files just like you can on a smartphone. This is useful if you can’t find an app on the Play Store or if it’s not available in your region. Here’s how you can install an APK on a Wear OS smartwatch to sideload an app....

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....

Something very similar to Samsung group play we saw years back. However, the new app called AmpMe that we are going to cover today works on both, Android and iOS and therefore invites almost every smartphone user to the party. So let’s check out the app and see how it works. Note: Before we dive in, I would like to make one thing clear. The app doesn’t play local music and only supports SoundCloud at the moment....

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....

The Disk Clone function is used to execute this. So let’s have a look how it’s done. Before we proceed, as a precautionary measure, back up your data on the C: drive and defrag your drive. Cool Tip: Confused between SSD and HDD and why everyone recommends upgrading to SSDs? We are here to help you understand. Step 1: First of all, go to My Computer and check out the size of your C: drive....

How to Install and Configure On a Chromebook The Network File Share for Chrome OS is in the Chrome Web Store. Google developed this extension. There is a similar extension from a third-party that doesn’t work nearly as well. Once you install it, you won’t use it again. Instead, it’s part of the Chrome Files app, which is the usual place you work with files. Under Add new services, you’ll see Network File Share for Chrome OS....

I shall guide you through the entire process on different platforms and steps on how to use it. Also, you can use it in some use cases. Let’s begin. Pop-Out Chat Window in Teams Desktop App That will work on desktop apps for Windows and macOS. Sorry, Linux users. The interface is largely consistent across the platforms. Launch the Teams app, initiate a chat with any team member like you always do, and there are a few ways to pop-out a chat window....

When working on a desktop, you no longer need to switch to your mobile to check your Instagram feed and add new posts. Using Instagram web and third-party services like Canva, you can easily add new posts to your Instagram account. Let us show you how. 1. Instagram on Web The Instagram web is limited to doing normal posts only. You can’t post stories or make reels on the desktop....

make it non-scrollable . That way the header row would always be visible irrespective of how deep you scroll. With soft copies that works absolutely fine. But, when you wish to print the document or convert it to PDF, for example, the header row prints only once. Whereas with data on multiple pages you would want the first row or column to appear at the top row of each page, right?...