But just like with anything new, the Files app isn’t without its fair share of bugs and glitches, not to mention a severe lack of intuitiveness at times. While Apple has done a great job at toning down a lot of problems over the few months that the Files app’s been in business, there are a number of annoyances still present, so let’s see how we can have them resolved....
Among all types of messages, voice messages are gaining traction these days. They are easy to use for users and take away the hassle of typing long messages. WhatsApp, being the largest IM app, has added helpful tools to manage voice messages. Sometimes, you may want to speed up voice messages or slow them down for clear hearing. The only issue is, WhatsApp saves it as your default audio playback speed and uses it across all voice messages....
Cool Tip: We have already seen many amazing Xposed framework modules that you can install on your device, like changing the application fonts or managing system startup items. Today I am going to show you how you can get an adaptive status bar that changes color based upon the color scheme of the apps you are working on. So for example, if you are using Hike on your Android, the status bar will turn blue to match....
While the circular-shaped or square-shaped icons were a common thing, the Teardrop shape was one of the most sought-after shapes. It first debuted on the third developer preview of Android Oreo and has since then made its way to the Pixel launcher. Since Oreo will take its own sweet time to make its way to your phone, here are some nifty ways to get Android Oreo’s teardrop icons on your phone....
iTunes on Mac is not that bad of an app. Unlike the Windows client, I find the Mac app to be swifter and better (I know, duh). And the album view is great for playback. If you’ve got your songs from your old Windows machine in a USB drive or an external drive, just open iTunes and drag the folders in the iTunes window. All the songs will be imported to your machine, along with the metadata and album art....
Thankfully, the company is offering a customization option to hide the navigation bar and revert to the Android 9 or Android 10 gestures in Samsung One UI. The behavior makes sense for Samsung. The company sells over 300 million smartphones each year. A major change in the OS navigation might not go easy with every user. And that’s exactly why the company offers as many options for you to customize the navigation bar in One UI....
An average user has about 90 apps installed on his device at any given time. Surprisingly, most people don’t use half of them for long periods of time, but still find it difficult to uninstall them. What if I need it in the future? It’s not really troubling me anyway. Let it be. The problem? Installing that many apps one-by-one can be cumbersome, time consuming, boring, and frustrating. Solution? Let’s find out....
But it’s Android we are talking about and unlike other mobile operating systems, it can be easily molded to increase productivity. Check it out: In the past, Guiding Tech has shared some cool Android apps that can help you smoothly switch between apps. Today we are going to add Ginger Keyboard, which allows you to quickly launch your favorite apps while typing. Ginger Keyboard for Android The installation and setup is typical; you will have to enable Ginger as one of the active keyboards on your device and then set it as default....
So the question is, how is it possible to watch your favorite TV program directly on your television in a way that no one else can hear it? Get ready, because we have not one, but three different solutions that are all easy and affordable… and one even totally free. Use Tunity Tunity is a free app for iOS and Android that feels nothing short of futuristic and weird, but it works....
Digital fillable forms are as important as their physical counterparts. Whether it’s for a simple book request from the library or for requesting office stationaries, electronic forms are useful in many scenarios. The best part is that handling them is simple and straightforward. All you need to do is fill up the details, attach the form, and send it over in an email. No headache of rotating a paper around....
Indeed, creating albums will never grow old, it has been there since we had Polaroid photos and heavy flip books. But depending upon the photos that you are sharing, you might want to try new things to give them an excellent touch up. Google Plus Stories, now also called Google Photo Stories is an amazing way to share photos when it comes to a weekend, or a holiday trip....
If the mute option wasn’t there, conducting virtual meetings and webinars wouldn’t be an easy job. Imagine voices and random sounds coming from everyone’s microphone at the same time. It would be a mess. Of course, you can use Zoom keyboard shortcuts for the official app on Windows and Mac. However, it’s a little tricky on mobile. But, thankfully, you can mute and unmute people on Zoom calls on your Android and iPhone....
The best part is that it retains some of its functions, such as ANC, Sound Transparency, and Play/Pause functionality. However, it does dial down a few features. Nevertheless, if you want to connect the Samsung Galaxy Buds2 to your Windows PC, iPhone, and other devices, here’s how to go about it. Let’s get started. How to Pair the Galaxy Buds2 With Your Windows PC or Desktop As we noted above, connecting the Galaxy Buds2 with the Windows PC is a straightforward process....
Though most loved Google Plus, many still favor good ol’ Facebook and Twitter over the former. If you have already moved to Google Plus but don’t want your friends on Twitter and Facebook to be left out of your updates then SGPlus for Chrome can help you. What is SGPlus SGPlus is a nifty Chrome extension to merge all your daily dose of social networking at one place. It brings the control to update your Facebook and Twitter timeline right through Google Plus thus saving you from the trouble of updating each one individually....
DFU mode (Device Firmware Update mode) is mostly used when you wish to Jailbreak your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Activating this mode becomes necessary to bypass the standard restoring procedures and load custom firmware on your iOS device. Another very popular use of DFU mode is when you wish to downgrade your iPhone from its current iOS version. Note: Do not mistake DFU mode for Recovery mode. Both are very similar but not the same....
Some iPhone owners use the method of creating a one-song playlist, play the song and then add and arrange more songs to the playlist on the fly. This method works well of course, but it is not “natural”, so what I did is search the App Store for somewhat unknown and less popular apps that do exactly this, and that do it for free. Let’s take a look at the two best free apps I found to queue up your songs while you listen to them....
With the new feature, you aren’t bound to a selected few emoji reactions. You can react with fire emoji, kiss, hammer, or anything that you want. Emoji reactions will appear under your message on Instagram. Let’s see how to react with custom emojis in Instagram Direct Messages (DMs) on mobile and PC. How to React With Emojis in Instagram Messages on Mobile and PC Facebook recently rolled out a new version of Instagram messages that made it similar to Facebook Messenger....
With better cameras, the file size of the photos and scans of the documents have also bumped of drastically. Those pictures are suitable for printing purposes. When it comes to sharing, you need to cut down on photo file size for a quick upload or transfer process. If you have transferred those photos from Android to iPhone or Mac and want to cut down on image size, then read along to find how to do it....
To begin with, SearchMine is a malicious browser extension that typically gets installed on Macs without the user’s knowledge. Once installed, it will make searchmine.net the default search engine, show annoying ads, and send search results to advertisers. Furthermore, it adds a toolbar to the browser and starts tracking and collecting the user’s online activity to sell to third parties. Due to its lack of an application folder and lack of inclusion in the Finder’s list of installed programs, it is hard to find....
The Fire OS is based on Android Operating System, meaning one can always sideload APK files to the device and install it as a regular app. Why You Need to Install Google Chrome on Fire TV Stick Unlike the default Silk browser, Google Chrome is a cross-platform solution with Windows, Mac, iPhone, and Android availability. You can sync Bookmarks and History across all the platforms. Don’t worry. The actual method is simple than it sounds....
