But we can do better than fine. And the surprising part is that Samsung itself will help you put a new coat over the overly saturated and nature-inspired TouchWiz UI. But of course, because this is Samsung, it’s not exactly obvious. If you read tech news or follow MKBHD, you must have heard how there’s a set of Material Design (Material and Material Dark) themes available that give a stock Android-like UI to your Samsung phone....

Having this feature is important for testing out your microphone’s volume level, the proximity to the speaker, audio quality and more. Perhaps you also just want to capture a bit more reverb. Here are two ways on the Mac to enable live monitoring for free. Download AudioMonitor AudioMonitor is a free application for OS X that lets you monitor and edit the audio input coming into your Mac. You can download it at Softpedia....

locking my Android phone using a pin or a pattern combination. It becomes very irritating at times when the phone asks you for password even when you have some basic operation to perform. There are only few apps on Android like gallery, mail, messaging, etc. that hold sensitive and private data one needs to watch out for. Don’t you think that locking these sensitive apps would be better than locking the phone using the password?...

However, the feature isn’t without its downsides. Taking criticism can be a hard pill to swallow, not to mention the various vulgar and inflammatory attacks that can result from gung-ho Tumblr users. But there’s no option to completely deactivate the feature should the occasion arise, which kinda sucks. Tumblr does allow you to at least manage who can reply to your posts to a certain degree, though. While that’s not as good as completely disabling the feature, it still offers a massive degree of flexibility....

According to Apple’s disclosure, the data on Significant Locations is end-to-end encrypted and cannot be read by the phone manufacturer. However, if you would like to control this feature, here’s how to do so: How to Turn Significant Locations On By enabling Significant Locations, you access location-related information on apps such as Photos, Calendars, and Maps. Here’s how to enable it: Step 1: Launch the Settings app from the home screen of your iPhone....

Instagram’s native method of tagging and untagging is a simple process. First, open the photo and tap on the photos to display the tags. Then tap on your handle’s name and hit the Remove Tag option (More options > Remove Me from Post, in the case of iOS users). However, doing this for all the tagged photos is an insanely difficult task, and that’s something I learned over a weekend while cleaning up the Photos of You tab....

Setting up an Android phone or tablet to mirror its screen to a Windows 11 PC is quite simple. But doing the same on Windows 11 computer is a bit tricky. You’ll need to check and confirm a few things before you begin. We will show you how to mirror your Android phone onto your Windows 11 PC so you can easily share content from your phone or tablet on a larger screen....

While there are several apps on the App Store for the job, we’ve picked the one that’s simple and easy to use for opening RAR files on your Mac. If you’ve downloaded an attachment or received a link to download documents in a RAR file, here’s how you can open it on your Mac. What Is a RAR File Just like the ZIP file, which is actually an archive file type, RAR file works similar but offers a bit more features....

Except, of course, the storage space. A Blu-Ray ripped movie can go from anywhere between 1 GB to 10, depending on your encoding practices, formats, and resolution. 10 GB for a movie is a lot, especially when you have hundreds of them. This is why it’s always best to minimize the storage space needed without compromising the quality (and of course, using compressed files). Which is also why you’ll be excited to know about H265, the successor to the H264 standard that a lot of you might already be using (knowingly or unknowingly)....

While there are some nice apps in Facebook to play with, not all of them are user-friendly. Also, there have been security issues with some of them in the past, like the RockYou password hacking incident that happened last December. Hence it is better to only keep the apps which you use regularly and remove the rest of them. Unfortunately, removing apps from your Facebook account isn’t as straightforward as adding them....

Ransomware virus has been around for more than a decade and with the boom in the smartphone tech, its gradual shift to menacing handheld devices was inevitable. Tech software companies, including Android OS makers Google, have been relentlessly updating their security features to counter new forms of attacks and have been able to keep ransomware at bay — mostly. But sometimes due to loopholes in software algorithm or a user’s carelessness, devices do get infected by ransomware....

When you are working with dozens of Teams members in Microsoft Teams channels, it can get chaotic sometimes. Even in personal chat, it can create confusion when talking about multiple topics. Thankfully, Microsoft Teams allows you to reply to a specific message in the channel or private chat. Here’s how you can answer a specific message in Microsoft Teams on desktop and mobile. Microsoft Teams for Windows and Mac Microsoft Teams comes pre-installed on Windows 11....

At times, maybe due to incorrect driver installation, outdated drivers, or simply bad system boot, issues such as video not playing properly, Windows 11 apps not syncing, or even audio not playing can arise. So here, we’re going to focus exclusively on how to reset all audio settings in Windows 11 to default to fix any sound-related issues and clear any errant custom settings. Let’s get right into it. Note: Before starting, make sure Windows volume levels are set to max....

Earlier, you would have to resort to third-party apps and services to schedule posts on Instagram which isn’t ideal since those apps may not be trustworthy. An in-built tool solves this issue so we’re glad it’s finally here. If you’ve been asking for this feature all this while, here’s how you can finally schedule Instagram posts and reels via the mobile app on both iPhone and Android. Let’s start with the basics....

Before we go ahead, let us make one thing clear. Schedule with social sharing is limited to Canva Pro users only. You can either enroll for a couple of weeks of a free trial or pay for a monthly or yearly plan to get started. If you are a free Canva user, you will see the Schedule add-on greyed out on the desktop, meaning it’s not available to you. In this post, we will first schedule a post from Canva to Twitter using the Canva desktop....

Kindle If you don’t own a Kindle yet (I don’t either), don’t worry. You could use one of the free Kindle apps/software available for different operating systems and mobile phones to read the books that come in the Kindle format. These days, a Kindle version of almost all the hardcover/paperback books can be found. Lets get started. Part 1: Setting Up Kindle For PC You’ll see that there are 3 free books already there for you to read....

Fortunately, it’s possible to stop Facebook Messenger from opening at startup on Windows by modifying its in-app settings. You can also use Task Manager or the Settings app to disable Messenger as a startup app. This guide will walk you through all three methods in detail. So, without further ado, let’s get right to it. Note: While we have used a Windows 11 PC to capture screenshots for this article, all of these methods also apply to Windows 10....

There are multiple reasons why you should sync Microsoft Outlook with Google Calendar. Connecting the two platforms adds convenience, makes collaboration easier, reduces friction in setting up appointments, and is easy to back up your calendar. Note: The methods recommended in the article allow two-way syncs in the calendar. This means that any changes you make in one calendar will be reflected in the other. 1. Sync Outlook Calendar With Google Calendar Using Outlook Link Before syncing Outlook Calendar with Google Calendar, it is important to obtain Outlook Link....

Of course, basic users may not find this feature to be useful, but if you are a photographer or may be just someone who takes a lot of pictures, uploads them to Picasa and then shares with others, you might be curious about the stats like the number of people who view a particular photo, the places they come from etc. We will show you today how you can easily get those stats using Analytics with Picasa....

Here’s how you can disable both promotions and/or help tips from showing on the Skype interface next time. Step 1: Launch Skype and log in to your account. Step 2: Navigate to Tools -> Options. Step 4: Click on Save and exit the interface. I do not like such messages and hence have them disabled. I guess many others will want them turned off too. And by any chance if you like to have them and do not see them, do the reverse of Step 3....