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How to Block Spam Calls With the Nuclear Option (and as Little Fallout as Possible)
Read full article: at LifeHacker We’re all in a battle against robocalls. Chances are you’ve tried out various apps, settings, and carrier services to stop—or at least mitigate—the endless train of scams and spam, and some of them even work pretty well, at least for a while. Unfortunately, new spam techniques crop up all the…
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How to Preemptively Block Ad-Tracking on Your Android
Read full article: at LifeHacker Later this year, Google will begin blocking advertisers and developers from accessing a device’s advertising ID if users opt-out of personalized ads, mirroring the controversial changes (controversial to advertisers, anyway) that Apple introduced in iOS 14.5. While you’re waiting, though, you can opt-out of… Read more… Read full article: at…
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How to Turn Off Read Receipts in WhatsApp on iPhone
Go to OSX Daily to read How to Turn Off Read Receipts in WhatsApp on iPhone If you use WhatsApp to text your friends, family members, and colleagues, you might already be aware of the blue tick that indicates if your message has been read or not. But, did you know you can turn the…
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How to Limit Google's Apps From Tracking You on Your Apple Devices
Read full article: at LifeHacker Apple recently updated its App Store and iOS privacy policies to force app developers to be more transparent about their data collection practices. As a result, users have a little more insight (and, ideally, control) over what data various companies can track—and how. Even giants like Google. Read more… Read…
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Send & Receive iMessages from Android with AirMessage
Go to OSX Daily to read Send & Receive iMessages from Android with AirMessage If you’re an Android user who longs for iMessage on your Android phone, you may already be familiar with Screen Sharing options (that also work with Windows and Linux PC’s), and WeMessage. But another option is available called AirMessage, which brings…
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How to Use Disappearing Messages in Signal
Go to OSX Daily to read How to Use Disappearing Messages in Signal If you’re a Signal messenger user, you can further improve the security and privacy of your Signal communications and messages by enabling and using the disappearing messages feature. Just as it sounds, disappearing messages causes Signal to automatically disappear and remove messages…
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How to Add Your Google Calendar to Apple's Calendar App (and Vice Versa)
Read full article: at LifeHacker If you live your life across multiple services and computers—for example, using Google’s suite of digital tools alongside Apple’s various iCloud-based offerings—the best thing you can do for yourself is to mash all your worlds together. To carry this example forward, you’ll then be able to see your iCloud calendar(s)……
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How to Manually Add Contacts to WhatsApp on iPhone / Android
Go to OSX Daily to read How to Manually Add Contacts to WhatsApp on iPhone / Android Do you want to manually add contacts to your WhatsApp account for initiating conversations? Regardless of whether you’re using an iPhone or Android, this is a fairly simple procedure. By default, WhatsApp automatically syncs contacts that are stored…
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How to Open Numbers File on Windows PC with iCloud
Go to OSX Daily to read How to Open Numbers File on Windows PC with iCloud Need to open a Numbers file but you’re on a Windows PC? No problem, you can use iCloud to access, edit, and open Numbers files, even if you don’t have an iPhone, iPad, or Mac with an official Numbers…
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How to Stop Staring at Your Phone All Day
What’s the longest amount of time you’ve gone recently without looking at a screen? I’d wager, for most people, the answer is just a few minutes or even seconds. Read more… Read full article: at LifeHacker