I was aware of the fact that speed decreases as you load new software and fill your hard drive. In this case, it was more than just than that, My laptop was taking around the 30s to boot, programs stop responding if I opened more than 2-3 of them and so on. But lucky I was able to overcome it with simple tweaks here and there on my windows setting....

Change App Icons on Samsung Galaxy Phone Unlike Oxygen OS or other third-party Android skins, you can’t simply download an icon pack from the Google Play Store and change app icons on the Galaxy phone. Sadly, One UI doesn’t support that functionality yet. You need to rely on the Theme store or third-party launchers to apply favorite icon packs. First, we will discuss how to use the Galaxy theme store to change app icons on your Samsung phone and then move to Android launchers....

But renaming your Windows computer may have some implications as we will discuss below along with a complete step-by-step guide on how to do it. Let’s begin. Why Rename Windows Computer Here are a few reasons why users may wish to change their Windows PC name. It was named something that’s cannot be pronounce – random alphabets and digitsIt is named something generic making it difficult to recognize among a sea of computers in the same networkYou don’t like the given name and want it to reflect your identity, thoughts, or profileYou want others to easily identify and remotely connect to your computer...

Check If Wireless Adapter Supports Monitor Mode 1. Windows In Windows, there is no direct command to check or turn on monitor mode on your Wi-Fi Card. Hence, we would need to resort to a tool called Microsoft Network Monitor. It’s an official tool developed by Microsoft but currently is in the archival state. However, it is fully compatible to run on Windows 10 machine. Download and install the MS Network Monitor tool....

Create your Own Selfie Stickers on Instagram This feature is rolled out with the latest update of the Instagram version 165.0. Make sure your Instagram is updated for this method to work. To create a new Sticker, open the Instagram app, and tap the Story icon (Camera icon) on the top left corner. Tap the shutter button to capture an image, it doesn’t have to be anything specific because we need the story preview to get to the Selfie sticker option....

While you cannot uninstall the system apps on a non-rooted phone, you can, however, easily disable them. So that the app will not work in the background but will also be removed from the app drawer. This not only saves battery but can also make your device a bit faster. Before You Start First of all, you can disable some of the system apps just from the settings. Go to system settings > Apps and select the app you want to disable and tap on disable....

How to Download Images from Google Docs Whether you are on the phone or desktop, you can simply take a screenshot and crop out the image. But the quality of the image will be limited. So if you are looking to download images without compromising on quality, here are the ways to do it. 1. Save to Google Keep Open the Google Docs that has the image you wish to download on a computer browser....

1. Download Voice Messages on Instagram App If you own an Android device from Samsung, LG, or OnePlus, you already get a built-in screen recorder, which also records audio. Alternatively, if your phone doesn’t have a built-in screen recorder, you can download third-party AZ Screen Recorder from the Google Play Store. For this instance, I’ll show you the steps on Google Pixel 3 running stock Android 11. f First, open your screen capture settings, and enable recording system sound....

How to Enable Live Captions on Android Android is the first operating system to get live captions, but it only works on Android 10 and above. Furthermore, the setting is all over the place depending on the OEM and OS versions. Interestingly, live captions don’t appear when you search phone settings which is weird. Having said that, here is how you can enable live captions in Android. Enable Live Captions on Pixel, OnePlus, and Other Stock Android Phones...

Custom Cursor for Google Chrome 1. Windows Native Method The old school ‘change the mouse pointer’ method still works on Windows. Apart from that, Windows 10 added a custom pointer color option as well. The benefit is that this new customized cursor will work systemwide and not just inside Chrome browser app. Search for mouse settings in the Start menu and open it. Now select Adjust mouse & cursor size to open the color options page....

Get iOS 14 Google Widgets on Android Twitter user @josiah3123 has created Google’s iOS 14 style custom Widgets for Android which we can install with the KWGT app. As we are sideloading widgets from another third-party service, you also need to get a KWGT Pro key which costs $4.50. Once you have installed both KWGT and the pro key, open this Google Drive link. Here you can find images of the widgets, zip file of the widgets to sideload manually, and an apk file that helps you to sideload easily....

Which Devices support iOS14 All the iPhones released after iPhone 6s would be getting the latest iOS14. The list also includes iPhone SE (1st and 2nd gen) and iPod Touch 7th Generation. iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max iPhone XS and XS Max iPhone XR 10.5-inch iPhone X 9.7-inch iPhone 8 iPhone 8 Plus iPhone 7 iPhone 7 Plus iPhone 6S iPhone 6S Plus iPhone SE (2020) iPhone SE (2016) iPod Touch (7th gen) To install the iOS 14 Public Beta, simply go to beta....

Note that the steps to install iPadOS 15 are exactly the same so you can follow the steps below and get the latest software on your iPad as well. Devices Supported by iOS 15 All the devices running iOS 14 would be supported and get iOS 15 as per regular schedule. The devices listed below would receive iOS 15. iPhone 12 Mini, 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro MaxiPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro MaxiPhone X, Xr, Xs, Xs MaxiPhone 8, 8 PlusiPhone 7, 7 PlusiPhone 6s, 6s PlusiPhone SE, SE (second generation)iPod Touch (seventh generation)...

What Are NFC Tags NFC tags are simple passive devices that store information that can be read by any NFC reader or even iPhone. The information can be your contact details, a website URL, your social media handles, your ID, etc. These tags come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from keychains to implants. Depending on your use-case, you can put them around the house, in the kitchen, in your car, or wherever you want to access it....

This workaround would require additional hardware, a Capture Card. Capture Card, in simple words, is a video capturing device which can record your gameplay through the HDMI output of your console. It takes the HDMI output from the PS4 as the input and modifies the signal and sends it to the computer via a USB cable in 1080p. The hardware automatically upscales the footage without any major quality difference. Editing a video in 720p vs 1080p makes a huge difference....

How to Record FaceTime Call with Audio on iPhone Using Cable on Any Mac Before you begin: To record an iPhone FaceTime video call with sound, you need a Mac. There is no way to do it without it.If you make a FaceTime call and use the Screen Recording button in iOS Control Center, it will only record the video but no sound. This is because when you are on a call, the device microphone cannot be used for anything else....

Remove Contact From WhatsApp Only There are many reasons for you wanting to do this. You exchanged numbers with a plumber or electrician but don’t want to receive new year messages or see their WhatsApp stories. Or you just broke up from a long relationship (how are you holding up?) and now want to remove his/her number from WhatsApp but not necessarily from your phone book. You don’t want to delete the number permanently, otherwise, you will never be able to contact them again....

Just in case, if the file you want to transfer is small and the systems are in the same network then consider doing it over Wi-Fi. Here are a few software to use to transfer data over Wi-Fi. When to Use LAN Cable Dropping an Ethernet cable makes things simple with faster data speed. The cheapest of CAT5e cable supports speeds up to 1000 Mbps. To give you some perspective, USB 2....

Stop Microsoft Edge from Opening PDFs on Windows 10 There are a couple of ways to stop Edge from being the default PDF reader on Windows 10. Down the line, we will also mention our recommended PDF readers for Windows 10. 1. Use the Windows Settings Menu Using the default Settings app, one can change the default browser, music, video, as well as PDF reader apps on Windows 10. Here’s how to do it....

Downloading and Installing DefenderUI Let us first install DefenderUI app on your Windows computer. 1. Boot your Windows PC and open your preferred browser. 2. Go to the official downloads page of DefenderUI by VoodooSoft and click on the DOWNLOAD FREE button. 3. Wait for the download to complete and click on it to start the installation process. 4. On the dialogue box that appears, click on next to Continue 5....