1. Relaunch Microsoft Word App When Microsoft Word fails to respond, you will continue to see loading mouse indicators on Windows. You need to use the Task Manager on Windows 10 and Windows 11 to completely close Word app. Step 1: Press the Windows key and search for Task Manager. Step 2: Hit the Enter key and open the app. Step 3: Find Microsoft Word under the Processes tab and End the task....

Your holiday and vacation memories are bound to get ruined when focus fails to work in the Camera app. Before your Photos app gets filled with blurry images, check the troubleshooting tips to fix the camera focus on iPhone. 1. Check for Physical Damage Did you accidentally drop your iPhone and damage the camera module on the back? You should check for any cracks or scratches at the back. If there is physical damage, none of the tricks below will fix the camera focus issue....

There could be several reasons behind this. In this post, we’ve prepared a list of solutions that should help you fix the Google Messages for Web not working issue in no time. So, let’s check them out. 1. Switch to Mobile Data (On Phone) To work, Google Messages for Web requires your phone to have an active internet connection. Therefore, the very first thing you should do is check your phone’s internet connectivity....

Over the past few months, I have experienced severe battery draining issues on iPadOS, sometimes for no apparent reason. But thankfully, using the various fixes that I’ve listed below has helped me to a certain extent in preventing this issue from getting out of hand. If you are having trouble with your iPad’s battery life as well, then let’s get started. 1. Restart iPad Ever since the iPadOS betas, I restart my iPad whenever it displays severe signs of battery draining to be a potent fix, at least for a few hours at best....

We, at Guiding Tech, have put together the perfect list of unique tech gifts for your boyfriend that would definitely make his life easier. Price – $39.99 These tiny speakers can accomplish a lot of stuff. From streaming online music to doubling up as your personal assistant — it can do them all. Plus, you can activate an array of third-party skills to make it more useful. 2. Momoday Wireless Bluetooth Beanie Hat Price – $13....

First, you should check the internet connection on your phone and desktop. You can use tools like fast.com to measure current internet speeds. Apart from a sketchy internet connection, several other factors can also lead to a broken media experience on Facebook. Let’s discuss them and enable smooth video playback on the platform. 1. Enable Video Autoplay (Mobile) It’s possible that you may have disabled video playback on Facebook mobile....

Sometimes the notifications don’t work in Google Chrome and you may deal with them individually. However, Teams notifications not working in Google Chrome can lead to confusion and miscommunication among team members. Before you miss important alerts during work hours, use the solutions below to start receiving instant push notifications. 1. Enable Google Chrome Notifications Let’s start with the basics first. Windows and Mac users will need to turn on Google Chrome alerts to receive push notifications from web apps....

If lack of sound is ruining your YouTube experience, you’re at the right place. We’ve prepared a list of solutions to help you with the sound problems on YouTube. So, let’s begin. 1. Check System Volume As obvious as it may be, you’ll need to start by checking the volume settings. If you’re using an Android or an iPhone, use the volume buttons on the side to make sure your device isn’t muted....

And the first reactions are not exactly stellar. Bookmarks Manager is heavily influenced by Material Design. I’m not a big fan of MD, especially on the web. Moreover, Material Design is not the only problem. It’s how information is displayed. Much like Google’s new Calendar app you’re now getting less information in the same amount of space as before. But there are some ways to make it better. If you don’t want to, you can switch back to the old Bookmarks Manager view, at least for now....

These relatively new breed of wearables are lighter and smaller than watches and bracelets. Plus, they look like regular jewelry. So you’d probably have seen one but not really known it’s a smart device. Although smart rings are still in their infancy phase, there are several options available on the market today. However, not a large number of consumers use them as much as the smartwatches and fitness bands....

Will you still be able to receive emails from blocked addresses? Can you still email someone you have blocked? How do yo unblock some in your Gmail? How do you even block someone on Gmail to start with? We answer everything in this explainer. Let’s get to it. How to Block Someone on Gmail Blocking someone or an email address on Gmail is quite easy. Follow the steps listed below to get it done on the Gmail mobile app and the web/PC interface....

In such situations, it’s better to mute such contacts. However, sometimes muting a contact isn’t sufficient. If that’s the case, you can go a step ahead and block the contact, as blocking someone is different from mute in many ways. But what happens when you block someone on WhatsApp? Can the blocked person call you? Can they view your profile picture? We’ll answer all your queries in this post. Let’s jump in....

This is exactly what’s happening with us in the digital world. Wi-Fi or wireless fidelity, on which most digital devices rely for Internet connectivity, is no longer secure and anyone with the right know-how can easily access your private network and see your entire web activity. This spells doom for most Internet users. However, there is still hope and you can protect yourself from such cyber threats. But first, you need to know what Krack is all about....

Say goodbye to emailing or messaging files to yourself to make them available on your secondary Android phone. You can use Nearby Sharing for that. Whether you want to share files between your phones or someone else’s, Nearby Sharing will work for phones kept nearby. Without making you more excited, let’s jump into the world of the Nearby Share feature on Android. What Is Nearby Share on Android If you have used AirDrop service on Apple, you must have a slight idea about Nearby Share....

When inserting my charger into the micro USB port, I had to wiggle it a little in order to start the charge. And from my experience, things only go downhill from here. Eventually I’ll have to fiddle with it for quite some time to achieve the right angle to make it charge, then I’ll be twisting my cord in weird ways to get it to stay that way, and soon after that it will barely work at all....

The core battery tech in smartphone has not seen any groundbreaking advancement in the last two decades but everything around it has progressed leaps & bounds. From battery management, charging methods to even the cables with built-in ICs, we are feeding power to our batteries in most sophisticated way today. So it begs the question, why can’t we keep these damn batteries from engulfing themselves and anything in the vicinity in smoke and flames?...

Annoying as it is, for one, you don’t know what are you missing out on. And secondly, if by chance that’s one of your favorite shows which you aren’t able to see, you’d have to take the long route — type and search. Why Do You See Blank Thumbnails on Netflix Blank boxes, missing thumbnails or thumbnails not loading on Netflix happen due to a number of reasons. If you are lucky enough, a simple reboot of the TV solves the issue, however, that’s not the case all the times....

If you’ve used Google Forms, you know it’s not the most fun thing in the world. Everything is plain old boring text and soulless formatting (which is kind of surprising for a Google product). Typeform though, looks like it belongs in 2015. Its design is cool, awesome, plus three more similar adjectives. Typeform will make the whole process of creating and filling surveys joyful. Its forms are responsive by default and look great on any device....

There are some apps that ask for unnecessary permissions, yet we can’t help but use them anyway. Take Facebook and its Messenger app for example. Both of them track location all the time while you are using the app and also in the background. Same goes with Google services and many other apps. Now I am not sure what they do with this data, but I’m not really comfortable sharing this information....

In this article, we will explore two different options to install Google Play Store on MIUI 9. While the first method makes use of the Google Installer APK file, the second method uses a backup file of Google Play Services. So, without delay, let’s get started. Method 1: Through Google Installer Step 1: Get the APK File No Google Play Store means a dependence on apk files. The apk file mentioned below has been verified and is safe to use....