From the moment you open your Android device to access the online world, your data is tracked by several parties. From relatively benign entities that keep track of your online presence to sell you ads and services to hackers who want to steal your personal data, your data is under constant attack. The best Android phones offer several layers of protection to secure your data on the device, but they can't do anything about the data passed on the internet.
We all have ordered embarrassing items on Amazon at some point in our lives, which we don't want anyone to find out. While there's no way to delete an order from your purchase history, Amazon allows you to archive orders to hide them. Whether you purchased a pair of the best wireless headphones as a surprise gift for your significant other or made a late-night embarrassing purchase decision, here's how to archive orders on Amazon to hide them.
How to download movies and shows from Apple TV+
Enjoy Apple TV+ movies and shows even when you are offline!
When Apple entered the video streaming business, there were doubts about how the company would survive in a new business with no previous experience. However, a couple of years in, we see that Apple TV+ is surviving and flourishing. It produces some of the best TV shows and movies in the streaming business and competes with the likes of HBO Max when it comes to content quality.
Snapchat is one of the most popular and innovative social media apps. Many of the features you see in popular social media apps, such as AR selfie filters, stories, and geo-filters, were introduced by Snapchat. The multimedia messaging app was also quick to offer group chat services to its users.
Google Sheets is an excellent tool for storing, managing, and organizing large data sets. However, that means getting to a particular data point can be difficult, as it's easily lost. You don't want to shift through each cell in a thousand-row spreadsheet to look for a single entry. To simplify this task, Google Sheets has search operators that help you find anything.
How to delete or pause your YouTube watch and search histories on your computer, phone, or tablet
Stop YouTube from tracking your watch and search history!
Your YouTube history keeps track of what you watch on the platform. It gives you an easy way to find the videos you've watched. It also helps YouTube recommend videos that match your taste. While this is a good feature, it is also a privacy concern. If you don't want YouTube to keep a record of everything you search and watch, clear your YouTube history from time to time. You can also pause your YouTube history to prevent the app from keeping track of your use in the future. Here's how to clear your YouTube history on Android and the web.
Texting has become the preferred form of communication among smartphone users. You may love texting because it's fast, easy, and asynchronous, allowing you to correspond on your terms. Texting also keeps a history of your chats, so you can look back to see any information you need. Seeing its popularity, Google introduced several new features with its RCS messaging standard, which works on most of the best Android smartphones. One of those new features is message reactions, which allows you to like text messages on Android.
If your Android phone is running slow, freezing, or outright crashing, you can diagnose the root cause by putting it in Safe Mode. When you boot Android phones in Safe Mode, it disables third-party apps and various useful Android widgets. If your device works normally in Safe Mode, that means a third-party app is the culprit.
While YouTube focuses on giving on-demand access to original content, YouTube TV is a subscription-based live television service that aims to replace your cable subscription. The service offers access to 100+ TV channels and live sports. Its unlimited cloud-based DVR storage allows you to watch and record your favorite TV shows, movies, and sports events. You get all this for a straightforward monthly subscription price. There are no hidden charges and no annual contacts to deal with. That's why it has become the most popular live TV service in the United States.
How to delete Google forever
Saying goodbye to Google? Delete Google forever without losing any data.
Deleting your Google account might seem impossible, especially if you're entrenched in its ecosystem. However, if you've decided to leave Google behind, you should know that the process is simple and easy to follow. We must give points to Google for making it possible for users to remove themselves from its services. You can either delete your entire Google account in one go or start by deleting specific Google services like Gmail and Google Drive and then slowly move away from all its services.
Google Chrome's new tab page is minimalist and functional, but it's not fun. However, Chrome gives you several ways to customize your Google background. You can change the entire look of the browser using Google Chrome themes, spice up the new tab page with fresh new looks, and even upload your images to use as a background. If you are tired of staring at an empty white homepage in your Google Chrome browser, use these methods to change your Google background.
The 10 most common Spotify problems with simple fixes
Fix common Spotify problems and enjoy seamless music streaming
Spotify is the biggest music streaming service in the world, and with more than 400 million active monthly users, the service isn't showing any signs of stopping. It recently released a new AI DJ feature in beta that learns your listening habit and scans new releases to play songs you will like or take you back to old beloved playlists you've forgotten. With this new release, Spotify music recommendations will become even better.
How to check for software updates on your Google Pixel phone
It's not just you, even I can't wait to get the latest update
Like clockwork, Google released the latest Android version update for the Google Pixel devices in August 2022. The update was a long time coming as Pixel owners were able to test the beta version of the Android 13 update throughout the summer, thanks to the Android beta program. The company followed the yearly OS update with its new flagships, the Google Pixel 7 and Google Pixel 7 Pro, in October 2022. If you're the owner of a new Google Pixel 7 Pro, your phone is already running Android 13. If you own the Google Pixel 6 or an earlier model, Android 13 is available. All you need to do is download and install it.
Phishing text messages pose a significant threat to vulnerable individuals in our society. Scammers use them to obtain your personal information, access your online accounts, and manipulate funds in your bank account. An average smartphone user receives numerous spam and phishing messages daily.
How to reduce spam emails in Gmail
You can no longer use spam as your go-to excuse for a cluttered inbox
With more than 1.8 billion monthly active users, Gmail is the world's most popular email service provider. That means Google has managed to get very good at identifying and dealing with spam emails. However, with so many spammers and newsletters blasting our inboxes every day, its automated spam filters may lag. So, you must be proactive in dealing with spam to ensure that your inbox isn't overcrowded with spam emails. This guide shows several methods you can use to manage and reduce spam emails in Gmail.
Whether you reside in the same city or live thousands of miles away, video calls are the best way to stay connected with your loved ones. When the world shut down in 2020, video calls allowed people to see their family members, be virtually present on special occasions, and work from their homes.
A blank page with a blinking cursor is more intimidating than many people realize. Most of us need some help to get started, and that's where the built-in templates in Google Docs come to the rescue. Whether you want to write a letter, create your resume, or jot down meeting notes, the templates in Google Docs provide you with a beginning you can build upon.
Cookies are small text files that websites save on your device to enhance your browsing experience. These files contain data that help websites remember your user preferences and deliver locally relevant content. Cookies make it possible for websites to remember things like your login information, shopping cart contents, language preferences, and more to provide a personalized experience.
How to download movies from Netflix for offline viewing
Watch movies on Netflix without an active internet connection!
Netflix is one of the best streaming services giving you access to award-winning TV shows and movies. One of the best things about Netflix is you can watch it on any device. Whether you want to catch your favorite movie on a big screen using an Android TV box or watch it on your Android phone, you can do it on Netflix. Netflix allows users to download movies for offline viewing on several devices, including Android smartphones, iPhones, iPads, Windows machines, and Chromebooks.
How to report and block spam in iMessage
Learn how to mute, filter, block, and report spam on your iPhone
While Apple has made several questionable decisions, like killing the headphone jack in favor of wireless earphones, iMessage is not one of them. iMessage is one of the crown jewels of the Apple ecosystem. It comes baked into the default messaging app on the iPhone and offers all the modern messaging features you require from such a service. iMessage has everything from supporting text and voice messages to sending photos and videos to adding cool message reactions.