Android 14: how to customize your lock screen
Smartphone users unlock their phones, on average, an incredible 150 times a day. That means you’re going to see your lock screen an awful lot, so it should absolutely be something you like looking at. Even if you’re only seeing it for a few seconds while you press your finger to the screen or wait […]
How to use Apple Music’s Favorite Songs playlist in iOS 17
Apple Music has always been a powerful platform for streaming and discovering new music. With the latest updates of iOS 17.1 and 17.2, Apple has introduced new features that make it even easier to add your favorite songs to your music library. Doing so takes just a few steps. Before getting started, be sure to […]
How to Not Get Hacked by a QR Code
And you don’t need anything special to create a QR code. The tools are widely available and straightforward to use, and putting together a QR code of your own isn’t much more difficult than scanning one. If you wanted to create a QR code that points to a website that’s been put together for malicious […]
iOS 17: How to share contacts using Apple’s NameDrop feature
If you’re like most Apple fans, you likely have your whole life stored on your iPhone, from significant events in your calendar and photos to a long list of friends, family, and co-workers with whom you’ve made those memories. However, as useful as the Contacts and Phone apps on your iPhone 15 are for keeping […]
How to Switch to the Desktop Versions of Your Favorite Mobile Sites
Reading articles on a phone in the 2020s is almost impossible—mobile designers seem intent on hiding the article you want to read. First there’s the banner at the top of the site, which follows you as you scroll. That’s bad enough, but some sites add another banner that follows you at the bottom of the […]
How to Charge Your Phone Faster With Adaptive Charging
As the years progress, smartphones continue to get smarter, and that includes how they charge their batteries. Both Android and iOS now come with features that, along with some good battery care tips, can maximize the life of your device’s battery. The problem here is that the lithium-ion batteries inside our smartphones chemically age. They […]
iOS 17: how to use photo cutout to cut and paste images
The iPhone has so many clever and fun little features that it’s easy to miss some of them. One of the most whimsical features to come along in recent years is the ability to lift the subject of a photo away from the background so you can use it elsewhere — whether that’s sharing it […]