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How to Enable Gmail's Dark Mode in iOS
Finally, my favorite email app is getting dark mode. And if you’re lucky, you’re already able to take advantage of the new feature within Gmail on iOS and Android. We’ve already written about the latter, and now we’re here with a quick guide to enabling dark mode on the former—if you can access it. Read…
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How to Record Your Phone Screen for Free
Watch the video at: LifeHacker You don’t need a pricey app or fancy hardware. In the video above, I explain how to record high quality footage of your phone screen for free. Quick Fix is a new video series where I tackle your most commonly asked tech questions in 90 seconds or less. If you…
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How to Back up Your Personal Data on iOS and Android
Phones break or get lost all the time, but that doesn’t mean you have to lose your personal data when and if that happens. In the video above, I go over the basics of backing up your Apple and Android devices. Quick Fix is a new video series where I tackle your most commonly asked…
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How To Prevent and Respond to a SIM Swap Scam
SIM swap attacks are “off the hook right now,” as described in a November 2018 article from security maven Brian Krebs. While most of you probably have never, and won’t ever, encounter one, it’s good to be prepared should this irritating hack happen to you. What is SIM swapping? SIM swapping involves a hacker duping…
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How to Run Diagnostics Tests on Your Smartphone
If you’ve never run a diagnostics test on your own smartphone, it’s worth doing—especially as your phone starts to show its age, or if you purchased a “new” smartphone secondhand and want to get a feel for its condition. Diagnostic tools are also helpful for when your device becomes less efficient, but you can’t quite…