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Step 4: Use your credentials to log onto your Google drive account.
Step 5: Next, you will see a couple of backup options on your screen. Choose the one that you want.
Step 6: Give it some time – the tool will gather all the pieces of your back up.
Step 7: The tool will display all the data that was available on the backup. Have a look and then choose “restore to iOS.”
Step 8: Patiently wait for the backup to complete.
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Step 2: Scroll down and select Recovery.
Step 3: In the following window, click on ‘Reset PC’.
Step 4: You will be presented with two options. You can choose to keep your personal files and remove apps & settings or remove all of your personal files, apps, and settings. Choose the option you want.
Step 5: Select how you would like to reinstall Windows. You can choose between ‘Cloud download’ or ‘Local download’.
Step 6: After you’ve made your choice, click on next to confirm your selection and then click on reset to begin the factory reset process.
It will take some time for your PC to reset and for Windows 11 to get reinstalled. After the process is complete, your PC will restart.
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Take some time out to compose a thoughtful welcome message and send it to new members that join your Facebook group. New members are more likely to participate in the group when you acknowledge their presence and make them feel welcome. You can either send a message to every person that joins the group or do a weekly roundup by making a fresh post and tagging all the new members. A public post also helps break the ice between new members and group regulars.
Depending on what your group is about, you can create text posts that spark a discussion in the comments and bring everyone together. Your post needs to be well-researched and should cover multiple facets of the discussion so as to include everyone in the discourse. Make sure the comment section is well-moderated so as to make everyone feel welcome in voicing their opinion without having to worry about any hostility.
If you want your content posted on other platforms, make sure you create frequent video posts. Apps like TikTok and Instagram are integral in making your content ‘viral’, and once your post gains popularity, it can bring a lot more new users to your group. Video posts can also generate within the group as more people are likely to watch a video than read a text post.
A close-knit community is integral to the proper functioning of a group. Make sure the group members are familiar with each other and bring everyone together by hosting virtual meetings through Zoom. You can also host an in-person meetup at a park or cafe if you manage a local group. You can set up fun activities like board games and trivia to unite the group.
As an admin, you have access to group metrics that give you a better idea of the engagement and activity rate. Use these metrics to figure out which kind of content users like to engage with. Weed out the unpopular content. Over a period of time, you will get a good idea of what kind of content should be encouraged within the group.
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Placing an NFC tag alongside your entry doorway can help in automating several smartphone-related tasks. You can program the NFC tag to turn on your phone’s WiFi the moment your step in, turn off the mobile data, decrease brightness, launch a Spotify playlist, and complete other tasks you usually carry out upon arriving home. Conversely, you can program the tag to ‘switch’ the tasks and turn off WiFi and turn on the mobile data as you step out.
If you have a smart lock installed in your house, you can operate it using an NFC tag. You don’t have to enter the code every time you want to enter your house. The only precondition is that the smart lock must have NFC support (common in most modern smart locks). Once you’ve programmed the lock, all you need to do is place your phone near it and the door will automatically unlock for you.
If you don’t have Apple CarPlay or Android Auto in your car, an NFC tag will be extremely helpful. You can place the tag at a convenient spot (like the dashboard or centre console) and program it to automate certain tasks like launching the navigation app, playing a certain playlist on Spotify, enabling Bluetooth to pair with your car’s speakers, and turning on Do Not Disturb mode.
You can save money on printing out business cards and make the process of sharing one look pretty cool with the help of NFC. You can program an NFC tag to share your contact information and business details whenever someone taps on it. If you’re setting up shop at an event, you don’t have to worry about printing the ideal number of business cards. Simply place the NFC tag at a convenient spot where people can easily scan it for its contents.
If you have a habit of hitting the snooze button in bed over and over again, you can use an NFC tag to force yourself out of bed. The NFC Alarm Clock app makes you scan an NFC tag to disable the ringing alarm. To best utilise this feature, place the NFC tag far away from your bed, so you are forced to get up in order to turn off the alarm.
Bluetooth devices are more common than ever these days. You may have several Bluetooth speakers at home that are paired with your smartphone and other media-playing devices. Constantly switching between devices can be quite a hassle. You can easily bypass this minor issue by programming NFC tags for different Bluetooth devices in your house. Once that’s done, all you need to do is tap your phone on the tag and it will automatically connect to the device, whether the Bluetooth is turned on or not. This is one of the most practical ways to use Android NFC at home.
Here’s a cool way to share your home WiFi password. Program an NFC tag to share your WiFi network details whenever a smartphone comes in contact with it. WiFi passwords are usually long and complex, so you won’t need to remember them if you use an NFC tag. Apps like InstaWiFi will help you program the NFC tag to give out your home WiFi password.
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According to Elon Musk’s tweet, this novel feature is typical for videos. Given that more than 90% of users see tweets but don’t re-tweet, comment, or like them, he added that it will also demonstrate how much more active Twitter is than it may appear. For Twitter Blue subscribers, a 60-minute video in 1080p resolution will be made accessible for sharing online. The microblogging service made the upgrade public via its Twitter Blue page. Up until now, Twitter Blue members could only submit movies that were up to 10 minutes long and no larger than 512MB in size. Customers can now submit videos that are 60 minutes long, claims the company. The video should not, however, be more than 2GB. This feature is not available in the Twitter mobile apps for iOS and Android. Keep in mind that the feature can currently only be used via web and not through iOS or Android apps. For the latest gadget and tech news, and gadget reviews, follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. For newest tech & gadget videos subscribe to our YouTube Channel. You can also stay up to date using the Gadget Bridge Android App. You can find the latest car and bike news here.Twitter is rolling out View Count, so you can see how many times a tweet has been seen! This is normal for video.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 22, 2022
Shows how much more alive Twitter is than it may seem, as over 90% of Twitter users read, but don’t tweet, reply or like, as those are public actions.
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Step 3: Enter the delivery address and select the payment option.
Step 4: Before you place the order, click on ‘gifting options’.
Step 5: Enter your personalised message. Enter your name in the following text field if you want it printed along with the message. You can also choose to add a gift bag/box for an additional fee.
Step 6: Select ‘Save gift options and continue’.
Step 7: Click on ‘Place your order’.
Your Amazon gift order with the personalised message will be placed.
Step 3: Add the recipient’s name and email address. In the last text field, add your personalised message. Click on ‘Continue’.
Step 4: Select your desired payment method and follow the onscreen instructions to send the gift card.
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Step 3: Launch the Telegram app on your smartphone.
Step 4: Search for ‘Sticker’ in the search bar and select the official Stickers bot. It should have the blue tick next to it.
Step 5: Type ‘/newpack’ and hit send.
Step 6: Enter a name for your sticker pack and hit send.
Step 7: Tap the attachment icon and upload the image you just edited as a file.
Step 8: Assign an emoji to the sticker. You will be able to send this sticker to your friends on Telegram using this emoji.
Step 9: Upload more images if you want to create more stickers. Assign different emojis to all of them.
Step 10: Enter ‘/publish’ and hit send to publish your sticker pack.
Step 11: Telegram gives you the option to upload a 100 x 100-pixel icon for your sticker pack. You can also choose to skip this step by entering ‘/skip’.
Step 12: Type a short name for your sticker pack. This will be a part of the URL identifier.
Step 13: The Stickers bot will create your sticker pack and send you a link. Click on the link and tap on ‘Add stickers’ to download the sticker pack on your device. You can also share this link with your Telegram contacts and groups if you want them to use the stickers you created.
Step 14: Once you’ve downloaded your sticker pack, you can access them from the sticker section in the emoji tab.
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Restarting your smartphone is the first thing you should do on encountering an issue. While it may not diagnose the problem, it will fix any minor background glitches that may be keeping your smartphone from working. A quick restart clears any temporary or corrupted files that may be causing the touchscreen to act up. To restart your smartphone, long press the power key and tap on ‘Restart’. If the touchscreen isn’t working entirely, press the volume down key and power key until your phone shuts down. Press the power key again to restart it.
If you removed the screen protector from your smartphone’s display but forgot to lower the touch sensitivity, it may cause the screen to malfunction. Increasing the touch screen sensitivity is essential when you put on a screen protector, as it ensures that there’s no lag in touch response. However, when you take off the screen protector, the heightened sensitivity may create issues with the touchscreen. Go to Settings>Display and tap the toggle bar next to touch sensitivity to turn it off. Conversely, if the touchscreen started presenting issues right after you placed a screen guard, turn on the touch sensitivity.
If you have accessorised your smartphone by sticking a label or sticker on the screen, it may be keeping it from working properly. Even a faulty screen guard could cause this problem. Before buying a screen guard it is best you check whether it is approved for use by your smartphone manufacturer, or at least check the user reviews. Some screen guards use adhesives that may render some parts of the screen unresponsive.
If your phone is connected to any accessories like an external mouse or keyboard, remove them from the device. If you want to be thorough, remove the SIM card and memory card as well. Sometimes a corrupted memory card can cause issues on your device. Restart your smartphone and check if the touchscreen is working again.
The Display Tester app is a great tool to figure out what’s wrong with your phone’s touchscreen. Use Display Tester to run tests for dead pixels, multi-touch detection, touchscreen dead spots and more. Once you have diagnosed the issue, it will be easier to determine whether it can be fixed or if you need to replace the screen.
If your phone got splashed recently, make sure you check your phone for any residual moisture. You can read out guide to completely removing water from any Android smartphone here. Make sure you regularly wipe the touchscreen whenever you operate it with sweaty or wet hands. It is always a good idea to invest in a smartphone with water resistant IP rating to prevent this issue from arising.
It is not uncommon for software-related bugs to create touchscreen malfunction. Usually, these bugs are quickly fixed with a software update. To download any latest updates go to Settings>Software Update and select ‘Download and Install’. You can either download the update right there or schedule it for a later time.
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Step 3: Turn the toggle bar off for Attention-Aware Features.
Step 3: Turn off the toggle switch next to Reduce Loud Sounds.
Step 3: Turn the toggle bar off for Change with Buttons.
Not every case is a perfect fit for your phone. Some iPhone cases have the tendency to press against the volume rocker keys, leading to the volume going up or down. To make sure this isn’t the ‘case’ with your phone, pull it out of the protective cover and check if the problem still persists. If the volume still keeps going down, the case is not the culprit. If your phone works fine after taking the case off, it may be time to get a better cover for your iPhone.
If your iPhone’s volume is at the maximum level, pairing it with a Bluetooth headset can bring it down. Your iPhone automatically adjusts the volume to a more acceptable level so as not to hurt your ears when you put on the headphones. Once you manually increase the volume after the headphones have paired with your phone, it will not go down again.
Step 2: Drag the slider to turn off your iPhone.
Step 3: After your phone is completely shut down, press the side key to turn it back on.
How to restart your iPhone 6, 7, 8, or SE (2nd or 3rd generation)
Step 1: Press and hold the side key until the power-off slider appears on the screen.
Step 2: Drag the slider to turn off your iPhone.
Step 3: Once your iPhone has completely shut down, long-press the power key again to restart it.
Step 2: Tap on Audio & Visual.
Step 3: Select Background Sounds.
Step 4: Turn off the toggle switch for Background Sounds.
Step 2: Scroll down and tap on Transfer or Reset iPhone.
Step 3: Hit Reset.
Step 4: Tap on Reset All Settings.
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This will open the full email header in a new tab.
Yahoo mail users can view the full email header by opening the mail and selecting ‘View raw message’ after clicking on the ellipses. Outlook users can click on ‘More actions’ and select ‘View message source’ to open the email header.
Any email you receive travels through various servers. For every server that the email travels through, the header adds a ‘Received’ line and records the IP address of the server. To find the IP address of the sender, look for the first ‘Received’ line. The IP address will be listed there.
Step 4: Hit ‘Submit’.
The website will display the name of the country and the general region where the email may have originated.
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Ever wanted to quickly respond to a text but then found yourself stuck in a scrolling loop on your smartphone? While you can respond to your WhatsApp messages using the app’s web portal, there is no such alternative to regular text messaging. MightyText solves this issue by syncing your texts with your PC and letting you respond from the Chrome tab itself. You will save a lot of time that would otherwise be spent browsing social media feeds. You can also choose to sync the pictures on your phone and access app notifications on your PC.
If your Chrome bookmarks are full of clutter and hard to sort through, you should give Notion Web Clipper a try. This extension lets you create different projects where you can save the relevant web pages. Now you don’t need to go sort through hundreds of bookmarks to find what you’re looking for. You can easily create different folders for your reading list, academic journals, movie review, or recipes you come across on the Internet. In a workplace setting, you can collaborate with your team members by giving them access to a project and leaving notes and comments wherever required. Notion Web Clipper deserves its spot in the top 10 productivity Google Chrome extensions.
Ever come across a fascinating font while reading an article but don’t know what it’s called? All you need to do is hover the cursor over the text and WhatFont will identify it for you. This is a great tool for graphic designers and students working in design. Apart from identifying the text, WhatFont also detects the services used for serving the web fonts.
If your Chrome browser is always full of inactive tabs, this handy extension will neatly store them in a list. Using OneTab you can save up to 95% of memory and make your web browser run faster. On top of that, it gets rid of all the clutter! You can choose to access individual tabs from the list or open them all at once.
Reading an article online can be nothing short of annoying with all the unnecessary popups, invasive ads, and additional clutter. Postlight Reader gets rid of all the distractions and provides a clean reading experience with just the text and the images. All you need to do is open the article on Chrome and click on the Postlight Reader extension. You can even send the article directly to your Kindle using Postlight.
Loom is the most comprehensive screen recording tool that we have come across. Not only can you record your screen using Loom, but you can also use your PC’s camera and microphone to record yourself at the same time. Once the video has been recorded, it automatically gets saved to the cloud and can be shared with a quick link. Loom is a great tool for the workplace. If you want to explain a particular task to an employee or coworker, you can easily record your screen and talk them through it. Loom also gives you the option to turn off your camera and only use the microphone while you’re recording the screen.
Clockify Time Tracker is a great tool to optimise your work day. You can use Clockify to time your tasks throughout the day and gain a deeper insight into how you go about your day. You can set a timer for individual tasks and even mark them as ‘billable’. This is a nifty feature for freelancers who take on several projects at once. The extension integrates with 50+ web apps. It even has an idle detection tool for the times you drift off and lose time on a project. If you want to make the most of your time, this is the extension for you. Clockify is easily one of the top 10 productivity Google Chrome extensions that we’ve used.
You may be familiar with Todoist’s smartphone app, but its Chrome extension is just as good. Todoist is one of the better smartphone task managers we’ve used, and it delivers a similar performance on Chrome as well. With the Todoist Chrome extension, you can easily save a website on your reading list, create a checklist of tasks and mark them off as you complete them, collaborate with other people on a common project, and more. You can also easily jot down a note or set a quick reminder using this accessible Chrome extension. What we really like about Todoist is how seamlessly it integrates into your work routine.
This one is for all the serial procrastinators out there. If you find yourself wandering off to attention-grabbing sites like Reddit, Twitter, or YouTube, Timewarp reminds you to get back to the task at hand. For Timewarp to work, you need to create a list of websites that you frequent in order to kill time. The extension offers three features to cut down on wasted time – Redirect, Quote, and Timer. ‘Redirect’ takes you to a specified productive website every time you switch to a website on your list. For example, you can program Timewarp to redirect you to Google Docs every time you enter Reddit in the address bar. The ‘Quote’ feature springs a motivational quote your way when you open a website from the list. Lastly, ‘Timer’ displays the time you’ve spent on a particular website today.
You may not have heard of Mailtrack before, but once you start using it, it will become one of the essential extensions on your browser. To put it simply, Mailtrack monitors your sent emails and lets you know which ones were opened by the recipient. It also tells you how many times the receiver opened your emails. The only downside is that it only works for Gmail.
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If you don’t have an Instagram account, you can still view someone’s profile through a web browser. All you need to do is add their username next to www.instagram.com/ and hit enter. However, there are some limitations to this method. Firstly, the profile you are viewing needs to be a public profile. If the profile is set to private, you will need to create an account and request to follow the profile. When approved, you will be able to view their posts. If the profile is public, you will be able to view its recent posts in a web browser.
Instagram only lets you view a few posts when you are browsing someone’s profile on a web browser without a registered account. In order to expand a post and view it in its entirety, you will need to create an account. However, there is a workaround to this issue. You can simply right-click on the post and open it in a new tab to view it without creating an account. Browsing Instagram without an account limits your usage to just viewing a few posts. You will not be able to view stories, reels, or even expand comments on a post. If you want full access to Instagram without creating an account, try the other method listed below.
There are several third-party websites and services that let you browse Instagram freely without needing to create an account on the platform. One of the most popular websites for this task is Imginn. Once you visit Imginn, all you need to do is type in the Instagram username of the profile you want to visit. You will be able to view all the posts, reels, stories, and highlights posted on the profile. This will only work if the profile is public. In order to view a private profile, you will need to create an account and follow it. ImgInn also lets you download pictures, videos, and reels posted by a profile with just one click.
Step 2: Enter the profile URL or the username of the account.
Step 3: If the account is public, you will be able to view the stories published on it. Simply click on the profile picture or scroll down to the Stories tab to view them.
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Step 3: Select the profile from the search results.
Step 4: Scroll down to view the posts. Click on Show Stories to view the current stories.
