Android

An IP address is a unique string of digits that represents your specific device, and it can be used to track your online activities. If you are concerned about privacy or if you want to improve your security, then hiding your IP address is an important step in improving your …

Twitter adapts to how conversations happen on its platform. It will occasionally push UI changes, and some feature changes that it thinks will improve how everyone tweets but it also takes into consideration the many innovative ways conversations are had. That’s basically how Twitter threads became an official feature. Another …

iOS and Android both allow users to enable, or disable notifications from an app, at will. For each app, there’s a dedicated On/Off switch that allows users to enable or disable notifications for apps selectively. While you can disable notifications for some apps, and enable them for others you never …

A verified social media account is necessary if you operate a business or are well-known in a particular circle. It’s a mark that indicates the account is authentic and given the trolling potential of social media, it’s necessary. Most social media sites reserve a verified account for celebrities or users …

Notifications tend to make for a lot of noise on our devices. Every app you install wants to send you notifications and you obviously have to be picky about which one can, and cannot light up your screen with an alert. Android has a sort of Do not disturb mode …

Audio video calls have changed the way we communicate. A few years ago, Skype was the only app that could reliably make both audio and video calls but since then, a whole host of other messaging apps have joined the fray and are actually doing better than Skype. Skype has …

Social media apps have become something of an addiction. Excessive use of social media isn’t good and if you own an iOS device you can limit it with Screen time. That said, not everyone uses an iPhone which is why it helps if social media apps have a way to …

Facebook announced it would add a feature to its Messenger apps that would allow users to unsend a message. There was no real ETA on when the feature would roll out but the feature has now rolled out to all users, worldwide. You can unsend messages on Facebook Messenger within …

Connecting to a WiFi network usually involves selecting the network from a list of available networks, and entering the password for it. This is how it works on phones, tablets, and desktops. There are devices that do not fall under these categories but need to connect to a WiFi network …

Stories have become a lot like the like button. At one point, every social media app had one. Now that almost every social media app has stories, they need to try and differentiate the feature on their own respective platform. Instagram is doing this by making its stories interactive. It’s …