How to tell Siri and the Google Assistant to read out your phone notifications

How to tell Siri and the Google Assistant to read out your phone notifications

Post Views: 230 As for the rest of the wireless earbuds out there, some support this feature and some don’t. The best way to know is to check online or read the manual that came with your buds. Keep in mind that whatever mode your phone is on will override any setting you have for…

How to score Twitter’s coveted blue checkmark

How to score Twitter’s coveted blue checkmark

Post Views: 298 This isn’t exactly new: the social media site debuted its verification program back in 2009, aiming to provide a seal of quality for high-profile accounts that would make it easier for users to tell them apart from impersonators and parodies. But the platform sparked confusion by unilaterally granting blue badges to any…

Spend less time on your phone with this simple trick

Spend less time on your phone with this simple trick

Post Views: 272 Tired of constantly checking your phone? Instead of switching from device to device, simply forward those notifications to your computer. With Windows and macOS, you can put your phone out of arm’s reach and concentrate on your larger screen—without worrying that you’re missing out on dozens of missed calls and texts. This…

You can now delete a photo from an Instagram carousel

You can now delete a photo from an Instagram carousel

Post Views: 338 We’ll start by noting that you can’t delete one image from a two-photo carousel, potentially because that would make it a single-item post and mess with something inside Instagram, though we can’t say for sure. These steps will only work with a post stocked with at least three pieces of media. First,…

How to create your own new tab extensions for Google Chrome

How to create your own new tab extensions for Google Chrome

Post Views: 240 Creating Chrome extensions usually requires some programming ability, but Google has launched a tool that gives anyone this power, no coding required. It’s called Tab Maker, and it focuses on the New Tab page in Chrome: the screen that loads up when you open a new tab. By default, that page shows…

6 apps for when you need an alarm to go off multiple times a day

6 apps for when you need an alarm to go off multiple times a day

Post Views: 279 Chances are the shortest interval you can set between alarms on your device’s built-in clock, calendar, or reminder app is 24 hours. But there are some haphazard workarounds. On Android, you can tweak your phone’s snooze duration to have an alarm sound as often as every 30 minutes. To do this, go…