With Android P, Google added the screenshot option in the Power button itself. Truth be told, I miss the palm swipe gesture of taking screenshots that’s present in Samsung devices. Several other brands have similar gestures or a quick setting to take screenshots. These shortcuts and features are quite helpful. But unfortunately, not all devices have them. And it becomes an issue when the Power button is broken, or the Volume down button is broken in case of devices that require pressing both the Volume down and Power button....

But, if you’re stuck with an old PC (like me) with no such luck, don’t despair. With the help of a few tips and tricks, it can not only access Wi-Fi, but can also act like a virtual router. Let’s find out how! Good Things Aren’t Free Okay, so let’s get one thing clear. Nothing can magically enable a PC to somehow get wireless capabilities without any additional hardware. This just won’t happen....

The black background on your iPhone could be due to dark mode or color accessibility settings enabled on your iOS device. We have covered several ways to remove the dark screen or dark background on iPhone and iPad. You will know how to turn the dark mode off from Settings, Control Center, Focus modes, and Accessibility Settings. Let’s get started. 1. How to Get Rid of Black Background on iPhone From Settings One of the easiest ways to turn off dark mode on iPhone or iPad is from Settings as shown below: Step 1: Open Settings on your iPhone and go to Display & brightness....

If you fell into the latter camp, then you’re finally in luck. While iOS 13 offered no way to disable Siri’s contact suggestions (aside from a somewhat crazy workaround that we will talk about as well), Apple has included an option with iOS 14 that can allow you to easily switch them off. So without any further ado, let’s check out how you can go about disabling Siri’s Share Sheet contact suggestions on your iPhone....

For instance, some people have been receiving news notifications about football when they haven’t watched a single football match in their lives. While Twitter calls these notifications ‘News for you’, in reality they don’t seem they are actually for us. If you are also bothered by these updates, you can turn them off in the Twitter settings. Here’s what you need to do. Disable News For You Notifications Step 1: Open the Twitter app and tap the profile picture icon at the top-left corner....

Not everyone is happy with that. Quite a few people are leaving Facebook citing privacy, security, and other issues, and for them, one option is to unlink Spotify from their Facebook account. The problem is that Facebook doesn’t want to let you go. But we are adamant. Let’s begin. 1. Create a New Account Well, don’t pile on me for suggesting this first. You will create a new Spotify account with a different email ID than the one you used for your Facebook account....

I had this in mind for my 10.1 inch Samsung Note 2 tablet for a long time. I knew it would serve well as my laptop’s extended display. But none of the apps were compatible with Windows 8 at that time. Luckily, now iDisplay has launched a beta driver for Windows 8 which seems to be working quite decently. So let’s have a look at how to connect it wirelessly and use your Android device as an additional desktop that complements your laptop screen....

The News app is capable of delivering articles directly to your iOS device in a distraction-free reading format. Most importantly, you can customize the news so you only read about what interests you and don’t even have to look at any topics that you don’t care about. Follow along some of the necessary steps for setting up Apple News and getting the most out of it. Set Up Your Customized News Sources When you launch Apple News for the first time, the app will ask you to pick a few sources you’re interested in reading about....

One fact I want to share is, I use PortableApps Suite on my USB Drive and I was looking for a way I could integrate Dropbox to it. Though I couldn’t get Dropbox to work, I managed to find a way to use Google Drive using a portable app. I was fine with that because all I wanted was to work on files and automatically sync them online. Dropbox or Google Drive, as long it worked, I was happy....

Paint 3D carries a bunch of exciting features. Those include stickers, 2D shapes, the ability to use PNG images, a wide variety of brushes, and much more. We have covered all of them in this post. Let’s check how to use Paint 3D to edit images. Open Photo You can either start drawing on the blank canvas in Paint 3D or edit any existing photo. To edit an old image, go to Menu in Paint 3D....

Often we find ourselves in a location where there is no street name, no landmark, or anything else to go by. Imagine what happens when you are on a trail, hiking or cycling, or elsewhere in the arms of Mother Nature. We have all been there. We all need help with some information and that’s where the new Plus codes in Google Maps come to our rescue. Let’s begin....

Google+ Creative Kit is an online photo editing application that enhances the photos in your Google+ albums with some cool effects. It is powered by Picnik. The best thing about it – you can go crazily creative with photos right in your browser and all within your Google+ profile. Let’s try it out. Open Google+’s Creative Kit by selecting a photo from your photo albums and then choosing Edit. You can see the Creative Kit button right there....

We are talking about the Twitter bookmark feature. In this post, we will tell you how to use the new Twitter feature. What is Twitter Bookmark You know how you like tweets or DM them to yourself or add them to Moments so that you can access them later? Well, forget all that now. You can now save the tweets to read later using the Bookmark feature. It’s like any other bookmark feature where you can add content and remove it as per your wish....

This application is an extension of WhatsApp’s services, allowing users to type and chat more freely using a PC instead of a phone with a cramped up keyboard. By bringing its services to the web, WhatsApp Web has removed a couple of problems faced by common users. While it’s independent of any platform, meaning anyone with a Windows, Mac or Linux system can use this service, there are still some very genuine questions that the users have regarding this service....

Well, here is a nifty trick that will allow you to use your iPhone’s Bluetooth signal to lock your Mac when you walk away and to wake it up when you return. Important Note: This process only works for Macs running a version of Mountain Lion Follow the steps below. Step 1: Download Proximity, a Mac application that runs scripts upon detection of Bluetooth devices. You can get it from this link....

At $99, the JBL Flip 5 is significantly cheaper than the $129 Bose Soundlink Color 2. This brings us to an important question — is the Bose Soundlink Color 2 worth the extra $30? Or, does the Flip 5 sound better than its competitor? Well, that’s what we are going to find in this post as we compare the JBL Flip 5 against the Bose Soundlink Color 2. Let’s get started....

Most launchers are developed by individuals or an app developing companies — both keeping their source code private. In this post, we are going to talk about two open-source launchers — Lawnchair and Lean. Since the Google Now Launcher was retired from the Play Store, many have attempted to recreate the same experience. So far, Lawnchair and Lean are the closest I have seen with added customization stuff. In this post, we are going to compare them based on various tricks and functions....

TickTick is not free. Since it is a third-party app, it needs paying customers to continue add new features, troubleshooting, and offer customer support. Do you need TickTick? Will you continue using Microsoft To Do app? Let’s find out. Get Microsoft To Do Get TickTick 1. UI (User Interface) Microsoft To Do comes with a clean UI that has no bottom or sidebar menu. I am surprised they still managed to keep everything simple and within reach....

create playlists . Of course, with computers and smartphones, playlists have become not just important, but absolutely essential, especially among those with huge music libraries. If you spend a lot of time with your iPhone, you might already know that you can create playlists right on your device. The iPhone is not limited to just that, however. In fact, once your playlists have been created on your iOS device, you can also seamlessly transfer them to iTunes on your Mac or Windows PC....

What’s New The new update (available only to Android users right now, iOS coming soon) allows you to add emojis, stickers, text and doodle yourself on an image that you’ve just clicked and want to share with your friends. Images that you import from gallery won’t get any of these options. However, when you click on the camera icon and are able to see your gallery of camera roll, images and videos shared from there are eligble for these new features....