The instructions may vary slightly depending on the Launcher you have installed, and the Android OS installed, but they should be similar regardless of what you are using. How to Get Your Old Android Theme Back If you’ve installed different launchers for your Android phone and your home screen is entirely different from how it was before, you may wish to switch back to the stock settings from time to time....

With OS X Lion, Apple took the plunge and provided the ability to resize windows on a Mac by dragging any side or corner. This simple change lets you size a window by expanding or decreasing just the side of the window that needs a bit of adjusting. For example, if a window has some content just beyond its right edge, you drag the right side of the window to see the entire content....

How to Run a Google Security Checkup If you use your Google account to authenticate with services and devices, you should perform a Google security checkup frequently. You can do this by accessing the Google Account Security page, where you can see the current status for all of the following security issues on your account. Review Google’s Security Tips Google will give you a personalized view of your account security with tips for enhancing security....

Usually, when you look something up on Google, you know exactly what to type. However, what if you’re looking up a name, for example, but you only know part of it? Or maybe it’s a movie, or a location, or something else that has multiple parts of the term but you’re not sure what one or more of those parts are. This is where a partial search becomes helpful. Below are various ways to search Google when you’re missing an important word or two....

Can I Use My iPhone as a Scanner? You may already know that the iPhone has a built-in document scanner in the Notes app. To access it, open Notes, tap the camera icon, and select Scan Documents. But you can also use Camera Continuity to access it from your Mac computer and use your iPhone as the scanner. Where Do Scanned Documents Go on iPhone? If you’re using your Mac computer to scan documents with your iPhone, then your scans will automatically be placed into the application from which you’re scanning....

How to Save a Screenshot to the PS4 This will save a screenshot to your PS4. You can view it on the PlayStation 4 or transfer it to a USB storage device. How to Share a Screenshot Directly to Twitter The prior steps cover the quickest way to take a screenshot on PS4, but not the quickest way to share a screenshot or move a screenshot to another device. Press and hold it for one second....

Make Spotify Your Default Music Player on Android Follow the steps below to learn two different ways to change your default music player to Spotify on Android phones. Using Google Assistant The easiest method is to use voice commands with Google Assistant. Using Assistant Settings If you’re having trouble changing your default music player using the method above, try the steps below instead. Your Android phone should automatically play music using Spotify whenever you ask Google Assistant to play a song, artist, or album....

How to Set Up a Home Network Router Choose a convenient location to begin installing your router, such as an open floor space or table. The placement does not need to be the permanent location of the device as wireless routers sometimes need careful positioning and deployment in places difficult to reach. In the beginning, it’s better to choose a location where it’s easiest to work with the router and worry about final placement later....

What Are Alexa Hunches? Alexa Hunches track your daily habits and allow Alexa to perform practical tasks with your permission. For example, Hunches will enable Alexa to shut off your living room lights after you’ve gone to bed at night if you forget. If Hunches ever suggests something you don’t want, you have the option to either confirm or deny the suggestion with a voice command. You can also set Alexa to automatically perform actions based on Hunches if you don’t want to confirm every suggestion manually or disable Hunches altogether if you aren’t interested in the feature....

Unboxing and Getting to Know Your Meta (Oculus) Quest 2 The Quest 2 is one of the most user-friendly VR experiences ever made, and it comes with everything you need right in the box. When you first remove the slipcover and open the box, you’ll find the Quest 2 headset cradled in the middle along with a spacer, and the touch controllers on either side. The Quest 2 headset is both a VR headset and a compact computer all in one, which is why you can use it both with and without a VR-ready PC....

How to Create Custom Google Routines If the ready-made Routines aren’t what you want, create custom Routines. Here’s how: What Is a Google Home Routine? A Google Home Routine is a set of actions that a Google Home device controls with a single command. Google Assistant has six built-in Routines waiting for you. These Routines are: Good morningBedtimeLeaving homeI’m homeCommuting to workCommuting home Each of these ready-made Routines can be customized....

Set Up Edge History and Tab Sync on a Desktop This feature works on Windows 10, macOS, Android, and iOS devices. If you don’t see the options in the menu items described below, make sure to upgrade your desktop and mobile browsers and try again. The process to enable syncing works the same on both Windows 10 and macOS since you’ll need to adjust the settings using the Microsoft Edge browser application....

How to Connect Multiple Monitors to a Laptop Depending on your laptop, you might have multiple video ports or none at all. To connect three monitors to your computer, you’ll need three video ports. If your laptop doesn’t have three available ports, you’ll have to buy a dock or adapter that provides additional ports. You’ll need to determine which ports your external monitors have to know what kind of dock to buy....

What to Know About How to Share a Screen on Skype There’s one common requirement when you want to share your screen. You must be engaged in a voice call with your contact. You don’t need the sound, but it’s useful to explain what’s happening on the screen. When you’re in a voice call, you can show someone what’s on your screen, though your sharing capabilities vary by platform: Windows, macOS, and Linux: One person can share a screen with everyone on the call....

How to Install the Google Camera App Installing one of the Google Camera ports to your phone is easy. The hard part is finding a port for your phone. XDA Developers organized a Google Camera Port Hub where you can check if there’s a port available for your Android phone. You’ll find downloads available for: AsusEssentialHTCLeEcoLenovoLGMotorolaNokiaOnePlusRazerSamsung GalaxyXiaomi Mostly only newer models with Android 7.1.1 or later are available. Once you find the port available for your phone, save it to your computer....

How to Tame a Fox in Minecraft You can tame a fox in Minecraft by following these steps: What You Need to Tame Foxes Foxes will run from you unless you’re holding Sweet Berries, in which case they will approach you. Feed them about 4 Sweet Berries to win their loyalty. Windows 10 and Java Edition: Right-click and hold.Mobile: Tap and hold.PlayStation: Press and hold the L2 button.Xbox: Press and hold the LT button....

How to Convert Apple Music Playlists to Spotify Using TuneMyMusic If you simply want to move your Apple Music playlists over to Spotify, a great solution is the TuneMyMusic website. Because it’s a website, you don’t have to worry about installing any apps to use it. Here’s how to convert your Apple Music playlists to Spotify using TuneMyMusic. As with most web-based apps, TuneMyMusic will work in any web browser including Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Firefox and others....

Unfortunately, WhatsApp doesn’t offer a direct way of restoring chat backups between different phone types. Simply put, you can’t move your WhatsApp chats from iPhone into WhatsApp on Android. However, there are ways to get around this so that you can transfer WhatsApp messages from iPhone to Android so you can still view them on your new phone. It’s not a perfect fix but it is useful. Here’s how to transfer WhatsApp chat from iPhone to Android phone, and other settings....

How to Shut Off 5G on iPhone Turning off 5G on an iPhone can be done at any time and with just a few taps. Here’s how. How Do I Turn On My 5G on My iPhone? To turn on 5G on your iPhone smartphone, repeat the above steps and select one of the various 5G options within the Settings app. Can 5G Be Turned Off on iPhone 12? Apple’s iPhone 12 series of smartphones were the first iPhones to support 5G cellular connectivity....

How to Turn Off Automatic Renewal Here’s how to run off the auto renewal feature on your iPhone: You’ve successfully turned off auto-renew on your iPhone for that subscription. How to Turn Automatic Renewal Back On If you realize you didn’t mean to turn off auto-renewal for a subscription or change your mind later, you can switch it back on from the same Subscriptions screen. Your subscription is set up again until you choose to cancel it....