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....

However, ditching Google Chrome isn’t that easy, especially with all those bookmarks and other browsing data that it accumulates over time — all in the garb of providing a personalized search and browsing experience. Thankfully, the Samsung developers have provided a solution to address at least part of the migration issues with the Samsung Internet Chrome Extension. Preparations to Import If you already use Chrome Sync to access your bookmarks on a PC or Mac, then you are prepped and ready to go....

But those kinds of restrictions has never stopped a Guiding Tech reader. In the past, we showed how you can download Spotify and try outside the US and the UK, and today, we are going to do the same for YouTube music. Root is not mandatory and everyone is invited to the party. All you need to do is follow the steps. Not in the Mood to Read? Watch our Video Instead Step 1: Download and Install the YouTube Music APK Now, as the app will only show up on the Play Store if you are in the US, we had to sideload the app from third-party sources....

Cinemagraphs brings the best of both the worlds of video and photos. They breathe life into the pictures, and make them more captivating. Unlike before, creating and making cinemagraphs is not rocket science today. If you have a decent Android phone and equally great photographs, you can make them in just the matter of a few minutes. In this post, we will see how to make stunning cinemagraphs on Android....

To get things done in a safer way, I am now having my Android announce the incoming caller’s name or their contact number so I can recognize who’s calling. It serves its purpose and keeps me safe on the road since I can avoid distraction. So let’s see how I was able to achieve this using a simple app called Who’s Calling. Who’s Calling for Android The app is free on the Play Store and can be installed on any Android device....

As much as it is feature-rich, it does have a few limitations. For one, you can’t mirror your iPhone’s content directly to Fire TV. So, if you have to show a slideshow of photos from your newest trip or reminisce old memories, you are tied to your iPhone’s display. How to Mirror from iPhone to Fire TV Stick To mirror content from your iPhone, we’ll take the aid of a third-party app called AirScreen....

Chrome is the most powerful browser out there. So powerful in fact that Google sells laptops called Chromebooks, which basically just consist of a Chrome browser and nothing else. Using extensions and apps, ones that even work offline, you can use Chrome to view, annotate, print, and export PDFs easily. But you should know that these extensions will not replace a full-fledged PDF editing app like Foxit Reader. What they will allow you to do is open PDFs, copy text, add text, and highlight and annotate a PDF very easily....

Plenty of other good photo editors exist on iOS. This app is totally free, so it’s worth looking around through some of the features. Below you’ll find some of the best tips for perfecting a selfie (or really any portrait of someone) using Microsoft’s Selfie app. Automatic Adjustments Microsoft’s Selfie app is pretty smart. According to the description, it “takes age, gender, skin tone, lighting, and many other variables into account....

Though these prove helpful at times, especially, the Preview Pane (as it shows preview of images, videos, etc.), apparently, theyeat up a lot of space on the explorer. Now, you can of course always enable/disable them temporarily as per your requirements. The options that are available in general are as shown in the image. But what if you disable them temporarily and then some other user (of the same computer) enables them again....

Think of them as two dimensional barcodes that are cuter than those vertical bars we are so used to behind packaged goods and books. It’s not only the looks as QR Codes also hold much more information and can be read even if one is obscured. Originally a product of the car industry, QR codes now can be found everywhere; even as fashion accessories. Smartphones with QR code-reader apps have made their use more ubiquitous for information exchange....

There are many third-party utilities that can help you turn the laptop monitor off instantly. We’ll discuss one of them here. It’s called Dark – Turn Off Monitor. It’s a freeware. Here are the steps to install and use this software. Download the software from its website. Unzip the file using a tool like ZipGenius and run the setup file. Select the options and proceed with the installation. The tool requires ....

And I read everywhere. I’ve already told you about my iPad reading setup, but today I’ll talk about how I read on the go – with my OnePlus One. Turns out, a phablet with a big beautiful screen is great for catching up on news and reading long-form journalism alike. Who knew? 1. Flipboard On my iPad, Flipboard barely makes it to the Top 10 reading apps on the App Store....

If you’ve just installed a fresh copy of Windows 11 on your PC, you’ve probably set it up by signing into your Microsoft account. While this is the right way to do it, there’s one downside – the User folder gets named based on the first five characters of your email address. This can be annoying if you want to set a custom name for the folder, as the first five characters can sound very random....

That’s why you must seriously look into restricting usage of cellular data on your iPhone or iPad. That holds true if you hand your device over to others regularly. Kids, for example. So without any further ado, let’s check out how you can do just that on any iPhone or iPad running iOS 12, iOS 13, or iPadOS. Block Cellular Data From Control Center With cellular data turned off, the Screen Time restrictions on your iPhone or iPad provide the ability to disable the Cellular icon on the Control Center easily....

The Pros and Cons of 2-Step Verification Some of the most important online services are adding 2-step verification to their websites, as an extra layer of security (and a very necessary one too). For example, Google has put such a system in place for Google/Gmail accounts and setting it up isn’t too complicated. Google’s system can also be used with a dedicated mobile app. Dropbox also uses a similar system to keep information more secure....

WhatsApp web supports most of the functions available in the mobile apps, including the ability to share images, documents, and even adding contacts. If you frequently take screenshots on your computer, you can use the WhatsApp web client to send them to your friends. Wondering how to do so? Well, there are three methods to do it. Before we jump into them, let’s set up WhatsApp web. Setup WhatsApp Web Step 1: Open web....

Macs and MacBooks have plenty of screensaver customization options, and the process is pretty straightforward. However, adding a new one is a bit tricky. This article will show you how to set, customize, and delete a Mac screensaver. How to Set a Screensaver on Mac Adding a screensaver to your Mac will only take you a few minutes at most unless you spend a bit more time picking the right one for you....

Let us see how we can enforce a minimum password length requirement for local user accounts in Windows 10 first. Then we shall figure out why you must do it. Let’s begin. Why You Need Minimum Password Length for Local User Accounts The short answer is privacy and security. I bet you know that. Creating a local user account on the same computer allows you to access Windows offline without needing a Microsoft account....

Spotify has had user profiles for years now and even takes socialization a step farther by providing a list of what your friends are listening to at this very second. Apple Music isn’t quite at that caliber just yet, but the new social features are welcome. Discovering new music from friends is one of my favorite hobbies, and I’m sure I’m not alone. That said, here is how to get started with these social features by setting up your Apple music profile and sharing your favorite music....

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....