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How to Find Your Orders in the Amazon App

If you use Amazon.com frequently to purchase items, you might find it handy to see a list of your past orders all in one place. Luckily, with the Amazon app available for iPhone, iPad, and Android, seeing a list of your orders is easy. Here’s how. First, open the “Amazon” app on …

2021/01/25 1805 2 min read
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How to Tell If Your PS5 Is Playing the PS4 Version of a Game

Sony Some of your PlayStation 5 (PS5) games might be PlayStation 4 (PS4) games in disguise. Here’s how you can tell the difference between console versions and change these games to their next-gen versions. The PlayStation 5, unlike its predecessor, is backward compatible with on…

2021/01/24 2161 5 min read
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How to See Which iPhone Apps Can View Your Photos

On an iPhone , photos are a huge potential privacy leak. They include not only visual information but also metadata that might reveal your location or when the photo was taken, among other facts. Luckily, it’s easy to see which apps have access to your photos and even revoke acce…

2021/01/23 1617 2 min read
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How to Start an Encrypted Secret Chat in Telegram

Khamosh Pathak Unlike Signal, Telegram chats aren’t end-to-end encrypted. You only get server-side encryption by default. But if you want full encryption, you need to enter a separate Secret Chat mode. Here’s how to start an encrypted Secret Chat in Telegram. What Is Secret Chat …

2021/01/23 1283 5 min read
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How to Delist Your Facebook Profile From Search Engines

dennizn/Shutterstock Facebook (stylized as Facebook ) is an American online social media and social networking service based in Menlo Park, California , and a flagship service of the namesake company Facebook, Inc. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg , along with fellow Harvard Col…

2021/01/23 1244 3 min read
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How to See Which iPhone Apps Are Listening to Your Microphone

Are you worried that your iPhone apps are listening using your device’s built-in microphone? If so, it’s easy to know for sure—and to revoke microphone access if necessary—by checking a list in Settings. Here’s how to do it. First, open the “Settings” app. In “Settings,” tap “Pri…

2021/01/22 1173 2 min read
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How to Improve Your Apple Watch’s Battery Life: 12 Tips

Ekaterina Mesilova/Shutterstock The Apple Watch should have enough charge to last you a full day with moderate-to-heavy use. If you don’t use it a ton, you might even get more than a day out of it! But what do you do when your Watch battery just doesn’t last long enough? Here are…

2021/01/22 1154 11 min read
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How to Customize the Look of Watch Faces on Apple Watch

Khamosh Pathak There’s more to an Apple Watch face than meets the eye, especially when it comes to visually stunning watch faces, like Typography. Here’s how to change the color and style by customizing the look of the watch faces on your Apple Watch. Every watch face has a diffe…

2021/01/22 2410 3 min read
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How to See Which Model and Year of Mac You Have

When you need support for your Mac—or you’d like to install some kind of upgrade—you usually need to know the exact model and year of the Mac you’re using. Here’s how to quickly find out. First, click the “Apple” menu in the corner of the screen and select “About This Mac.” A win…

2021/01/21 1692 2 min read
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How Important Is the Power Supply (PSU) When Building a PC?

md-pictures/Shutterstock.com The power supply (PSU) is a critical part of any PC. It powers all the components in your PC, and a bad or faulty one can bring everything down. Here’s what to look for in a power supply while putting together a PC. A PSU Is a Critical Piece of PC Inf…

2021/01/21 2846 6 min read
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How to Make Signal Your Default SMS Messaging App on Android

Signal The signal is a popular privacy-focused, an encrypted messaging app. It’s an alternative to WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, and others. There’s a lot to like about the app, and if you make the switch, it can even replace your SMS app. Like its competitors, Signal i…

2021/01/19 1433 2 min read
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How to Magnify Your iPhone Screen Using Display Zoom

Khamosh Pathak Want to give your eyes a break? You can try increasing the text size on your iPhone, but that doesn’t help with the UI. Here’s how to use the Display Zoom feature to magnify the entire interface on your iPhone. Display Zoom vs. Text Size Increasing the text size on…

2021/01/19 1144 2 min read
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How to Flip an Image on Android

Photo editing on Android smartphones and tablets has come a long way over the years. There are a lot of powerful tools built-in at your disposal. However, one thing seems to always be left out: the ability to simply flip a photo. Crop and rotate are staples of nearly every editin…

2021/01/19 1239 2 min read
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How to See What Data Google Has on You (and Delete It)

There are a few companies that people seem to have trust issues with. Google is one of them, and it’s no mystery that the company collects a lot of data about you. But just how much does it have? Let’s check. How to See Everything That Google Knows About You The good news is that…

2021/01/18 2248 3 min read
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