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How to Stream Apple Music to Your Chromecast From Android
Here’s an exciting development that most folks (myself included) probably never thought would happen: You can now stream Apple Music directly to Google Chromecast from an Android device. If that sounds too easy, don’t worry; there’s a caveat. Right now, this feature is only present in the latest Apple Music beta, so those who use…
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How to Try Out Apple’s New iCloud Website (and Reminders)
Screenshot: Brendan Hesse (https://beta.icloud.com/) Apple’s Reminders app—an incredibly helpful way to stay organized on iOS and macOS—is once again available via your web browser, thanks to an updated version of Apple’s iCloud website. But you won’t see this, as well as Apple’s other changes, unless you enroll in the iCloud beta test. Along with resurrected…
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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 Tell If the FAA Has Banned Your MacBook Pro From Flying
Photo: Shutterstock On Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration officially banned select MacBook Pros from U.S. flights. This news comes months after Apple voluntarily recalled some laptops for overheated batteries that posed fire risks. On August 1, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency also warned airlines of the risks of flying with recalled laptops; this week,…
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How to Spot iOS Apps That Are Scams
We tend to call out shady apps found on the Google Play Store pretty regularly, but there are also some iOS apps looking to pull one over on unsuspecting Apple customers. In this case, these apps are trying to scam users into costly—and in some cases, undisclosed—in-app transactions. One such app is a notorious iOS…
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How to Delete Voice Recordings From Alexa, Google Assistant, Facebook Portal, and Siri
We can control so many devices through voice interactions with digital assistants like Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant. This can be incredibly convenient, but it can also be nerve-wracking, knowing that technology companies now possess recordings of your voice and interactions. That’s not to say digital assistants are unsafe to use, but users should know…
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How to Set a Sleep Timer in Your Podcast App
Falling asleep to podcasts has become the geeky equivalent of a glass of warm milk before bed. It’s so popular, in fact, that there’s an entire podcasting genre dedicated to dry topics and gentle conversations to help lull you to sleep. It’s also a terrible catch-22: put on your favorite podcast before bed, and you…
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How to Set Up Wireless Audio Sharing in iOS 13
iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 come with a new feature that makes it much easier to share audio with your friends. Sure, you can go the “two of you use one half of a pair of earbuds” route, but that isn’t the best way to experience music or watch videos—both listeners miss out on one…
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How to Use Faster Context Menus in the Latest iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 Beta
Image: Apple The fourth iOS 13 and iPadOS beta has rolled out for developers, and while there are the usual list of changes and bug-fixes in Beta 4, one of the more interesting tweaks is a much more responsive Context Menu that you’ll be able to pull up on any device running iOS or iPadOS…