Image Source: Samsung.com Block Text Messages On Android Phone As mentioned above, you may start looking for ways to block text messages in case you come across someone who starts bothering you with unwanted text messages or you run into a company that starts targeting you with unwanted promotions and offers. Even if the spam text messages are harmless and nothing to worry about, you may still want to block them in order to avoid being charged for those useless messages or exceeding your texting plan limits (in case you have a limited text plan)....

Change Dock Position On Mac In general, most users are happy with the default position of the Dock, which lies at the bottom of the screen. While most users are happy with the Dock being at the bottom of the screen, there are some users who like to move the Dock to left or right side of the screen, instead of being at bottom of the screen. Before changing the position of Dock from bottom to side of the screen, you need to be aware that App icon sizes are larger when the Dock is located at its default position (bottom of the screen)....

Change IP Address on iPhone As mentioned above, the IP Address of iPhone and other devices that connect to the internet is automatically assigned by the DHCP Server, which in case of Wi-Fi Network is your Modem/Router. While most users do not find the need to change IP Address, you may find the need to change IP Address of your device to fix network connectivity problems, bypass website blocks, bypass firewalls and other reasons....

Change Time and Date in Windows 11 The Date and Time settings on a Windows computer are based on the choice of Country or Region as made by the user during the initial setup process. Once the computer is setup, Windows 11 automatically keeps track of the date and time on the computer by connecting to an internet-based Windows Time Server. In most cases, the problem of Windows computer showing incorrect time or date can be corrected by right-clicking on the clock and selecting the Sync option....

Is Your iPhone Still in Warranty? When you purchase a New iPhone from Apple or any other retailer, it is automatically backed by Apple’s 12 month Limited Warranty and 90 days of complimentary technical support. Further, Apple provides the option to extend the warranty for your device by purchasing AppleCare+ with the New iPhone or within 60 days of your purchase. AppleCare+ extends the warranty coverage to 24 months and adds 2 incidents of accidental damage protection coverage every 12 months (subject to AppleCare+ Terms and conditions)....

Clear Print Queue In Windows 11/10 When Print Commands are issued from the computer, the Print Commands are sent to the Print Spooler service, which is designed to manage the list of print requests from the computer. Hence, even a single print request that becomes faulty or corrupted can choke up the print queue and prevent all other print jobs from being executed. This problem can be easily fixed by Clearing Print Queue on the computer using any of the methods as provided below....

Secure iPhone Lock Screen iPhone provides the option to View Message Previews, Reply to Messages and Return Missed Calls, right from the Lock Screen of your device. While this default Lock Screen setting is convenient and user friendly, you may want to protect your privacy by preventing so much information being visible to people around you. Depending on the level of privacy that you want to achieve, you can disable all or any of the following information from appearing on the Lock Screen of your iPhone....

Delete Single or Multiple Contacts from iPhone Your Contacts List on iPhone includes both Contacts created and stored on iPhone and also Contacts syncing from other sources like Gmail, Outlook or Social Media Accounts. Hence, the actual steps to Delete Contacts on iPhone depend on whether the Contacts are actually stored on your device or they are being synced from other sources. You will find below the steps to remove both native iPhone Contacts and also Contacts Syncing from Gmail, Outlook and other Email Accounts....

Disable Face ID on iPhone In order to protect your device, personal information and data, Apple provides the option to enable Face ID and Touch ID on iPhone, in addition to the usual 4 or 6-digit Lock Screen Passcode. If you are in a situation where you feel that someone might force you there is possibility of someone else gaining access to your device using Face ID, you can temporarily disable this feature on your device....

Disable Trackpad On Mac When Mouse is Plugged In The trackpad on a MacBook has plenty of features and there are many users who totally rely on the Trackpad and can use it almost as fast as a mouse. However, if you do come across the need to plug an external mouse to MacBook or you are among those who prefer using a Mouse, then you may want to disable the Trackpad, in order to prevent accidental or unwanted clicks....

Download iPhone Backup to Mac While it really easy to setup Automated Backups to iCloud on iPhone, you need to be aware that iCloud Backups are not considered as a complete backup of iPhone. iCloud Backups do not include data that is already available on iCloud. This practically means that iMessages, Photos, Notes and Calendars won’t be available in iCloud Backup, if these items are also available on iCloud. Also, iPhone won’t be able to back up its data to iCloud, if the size of data on your device is greater than 5 GB, which is the data limit on a Free iCloud Storage plan....

Enable Do Not Disturb On iPhone When you Enable Do Not Disturb Mode on iPhone, all Incoming Calls will be diverted to Voicemail and all Message and App Notifications will be silenced. The Notifications do keep coming, but you won’t be able to hear or see them, as they will be muted and hidden behind a dark screen. Another advantage of using “Do Not Disturb” mode is that it can be set to start and stop automatically and configured to allow Calls from Specific Callers, while preventing Calls from everyone else....

Enable Game Mode in Windows 10 Introduced in the Creators Update (V1703), Game Mode feature in Windows 10 is designed to provide gamers with superior gaming experience on a Windows computer. Once Game Mode is enabled in Windows 10, it can be activated at any time by pressing Windows + G keys on your computer or by pressing the Xbox button on your controller. When Game Mode is activated, it frees up CPU, GPU and other resources on your computer for gaming by stopping all non-essential Apps and services on your computer....

Tap to Click on Mac As the name suggests, Tap to Click is an optional trackpad functionality that registers a click whenever a user taps the Trackpad or the Magic-pad of a Mac with 1 finger. Tap to Click is enabled by default in Windows computers, while Apple disables Tap to Click by default on Mac computers and leaves it to the user to Enable this feature or keep it disabled....

Find Your Phone Number on iPhone and Android If you are trying to find your Phone number or the Phone Number that you are calling from, it is likely that you have either shifted to a new Phone Number or temporarily borrowed a phone from someone. Other reasons for people trying to find their own Phone Number range from people momentarily forgetting their own Phone Number or not making efforts to memorize their own Phone Number....

Can’t Connect to This Network Error in Windows 10 In general, Windows Can’t Connect to This Network Error is mostly due to Drivers for the Network Adapter on your computer becoming outdated or getting corrupted. While this error usually appears after changing WiFi Password and while trying to connect to WiFi Network, it can also occur at any other time due to a variety of reasons. If Updating Network Drivers does not help in fixing the problem, you should be able to fix the problem by using troubleshooting Commands and other methods as provided below....

Force Quit Apps or Programs on Mac Most native Apps and Services on your Mac are designed to run smoothly, without freezing up or lagging in any way. However, some third party Apps that are not exactly optimized to run efficiently on a Mac may end up freezing or becoming completely unresponsive. In such cases, it becomes difficult to close the unresponsive App in a normal way and the only option left is to Force Quit the application on your Mac....

Forward Photo Album in WhatsApp As mentioned above, WhatsApp automatically detects multiple photos in a message and combines these photos into a single Photo Album. The Photo Album created by WhatsApp shows three photos as thumbnails and the fourth photo indicates the number of other photos in the album. You can either tap on single photos and forward them individually, or forward the entire Photo Album to any of your WhatsApp Contacts....

Hide Message Alerts On iPhone From Individual Contacts Message alerts on iPhone are liked by most users and they are basically designed to keep iPhone users in touch with family, friends and other Contacts. However, once in a while everyone comes across the need to Hide or Prevent Message Alerts from appearing on iPhone due to privacy and other reasons. Hence, the Messages App on iPhone comes with built-in Hide Alerts feature, which can be used to Hide Message Alerts from any of your Contacts on iPhone....

Hide Photos on Android Phone or Tablet Most users have personal photos on their phones and tablets and that are not meant to be seen by everyone. Such Photos can be easily hidden on Samsung and LG Phones by using built-in tools and on other Android devices by using Apps designed to hide Photos on Android Phone. Without any further delay, lets us take a look at different ways to Hide Photos on Android Phone or Tablet....