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There are so many social media platforms worldwide, and each is fighting to keep users engaged on their platform. Snapchat is a popular platform; like others, it always finds a way of keeping the app exciting. Snapchat Streaks is one of the features Snapchat has rolled out to keep users engaged. If you have never tried the feature and wondering how it works, continue reading this guide! If you want to start a streak today, you are in the right place because this post has explained what a Streak is, tips for starting a streak, the rules involved and how to start a streak....

WhatsApp is great when it comes to sharing videos, images, gifs, and texts with your friends. It is a very secure app and has a lot of features. The reason why people choose WhatsApp is the end to end encryption that provides full privacy and security to the data of users. WhatsApp keeps the app up to date and adds new features with every update, but there is one annoying limit to it that is still there....

By default, a new Finder window on a Mac opens to your most recent files. This isn’t always ideal as you may be looking for a specific file or folder created a while ago. Follow along to learn how to set a default Finder folder on Mac. How to set a default Finder folder on Mac Open a Finder window. In the menu bar, click on Finder and then Preferences. (You can optionally use the ⌘ + , shortcut....

One nasty scam recently endangered over a billion Instagram users. Crooks lured in victims with the promise of a blue verification badge. Tap or click here to watch out for a tricky new Instagram scam. Speaking of verified accounts, look for blue checkmarks on WhatsApp, Twitter and other social media sites (but not on Facebook). Verified account icons help you tell when a profile you’re looking at is official. Here are a few different ways to distinguish genuine social media profiles from convincing fakes....

Once Upon a Time On the Internet In 1991, the world was only beginning to wake up to the internet. Average citizens likely wouldn’t have even heard of it unless they spent a lot of time on a university campus. The first web browser had just been released beyond the internal network at CERN, a pretty bold advance in a world that had almost no websites. The only existing webcam was focused on a coffee pot in a Cambridge, England computer lab so that people working there would know when it needed a refresh....

Connecting to different people across the world has truly never been easier. Especially after the pandemic, society has evolved to find many ways in which people connect to each other and stay in touch. One such platform that many people turn towards is Instagram. Although Instagram was a popular social media platform even before the pandemic, its popularity has increased 10-fold after Facebook acquired it. With Facebook’s Messenger features being integrated into Instagram, today, users of the platform can see who is online, when was the last time they were online, and more....

What is FaceTime? First introduced on the iPhone 4 in 2010, FaceTime is a proprietary video-telephony product from Apple. It allows iPhone, iPad, and Mac users to communicate via video or audio through a Wi-Fi or cellular connection. It’s also available on Apple Watch audio-only. Protected by end-to-end encryption, FaceTime is only accessible by senders and receivers, with Apple deliberately being unable to decrypt FaceTime communications. Until now, there was no way non-Apple device users could join a FaceTime chat....

Share Phone Contacts Via The iMessage Or WhatsApp Interface Both iMessage and WhatsApp have very similar methods for sharing contacts. But I will start with iMessage. Share Phone Contacts In Your iOS Address Book Via iMessage So I hear there’s this guy called Mark O’Neill, who is really interesting to talk to. So I’m going to send over the contact details so I can talk to myself. Talking to myself is good....

Do you want your iPhone 12 to show battery percentage on the home screen.? I know the iPhones do show the existing amount of juice via the battery level indicator. That’s the default way to know how much battery power is left. Still, knowing the exact percentage of the battery will help you to put your iPhone on charge. There are two ways by which you can show the battery percentage of your iPhone 12....

In this guide, we will tell you how to Setup Notifications for iPhones that are connected to a Fitbit device. That will help you to get various notifications on the smartwatch. These notifications will be from the various apps from your phone that are in sync with your smart wearable. We have explained how to set the notification settings from the phone. Also, we have put up how you can set up notifications on the Fitbit app as well....

Reddit is one of the most popular social media apps today, with approximately 430 million monthly and 50 million daily active users. Reddit is especially ideal for finding information on niche topics like tech, cars, science, and others that are almost impossible to find on other social media sites. If you’re an active Reddit user, you probably receive many notifications about your Subreddits, comments, and communities. While notifications are essential to keeping up with your Reddit followers and activities, they can be annoying and distracting....

If you’re trying to analyze data where dates are important, being able to sort by date is important. Thankfully, Google Sheets makes it easy to sort your data into date order. You’ll need to be sure all your dates are in a valid date format first. Once that’s done, you can sort your dates in seconds. If you’re unsure, here’s what you’ll need to do to sort by date in Google Sheets....

These days pop-up ads are one of the biggest concerns for online users especially those who browse websites mostly. As each and every website is using promotional advertisements to get earned from it, some times the phishing sites or malware can cause trouble to you. By clicking on those links or ads, either your personal information will be compromised or any malware/adware will be pushed on your device. Here we’ve shared the guide on How to Stop Pop Up Ads on iPhone [Easy Steps]....

Windows Experience Index (WEI) – Still Here, but Hidden… First introduced in Vista, and refined in Windows 7, the WEI gave you a quick assessment of your computer’s hardware performance and gave it a score. The piece of hardware with the lowest score was your grade: At first glance you might think that in Windows 8.1 the feature has been completely kicked out. While in Windows 8 you could see it by right-clicking the Computer icon and then going to Properties, what you get now is this:...

Stop Automatic Driver Updates Windows 10 Pro If you’re running Windows 10 Pro, the simplest way to stop automatic driver updates is through Group Policy Editor. Hit Windows Key + R and type: gpedit.msc and hit Enter or click OK. Then navigate to the following path: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update Then double-click on “Do not include drivers with Windows Update” in the right pane....

If you are planning for some event with friends, it is a good idea to share the dates and schedule with them. This will help organize things in a better way. Everyone will stay informed regarding that event. The ideal way to do this is to share the iCloud Calendar for an event from your iPhone or iPad. The people with whom you share the calendar can make changes to the events for the specific date and time....

The 2018 Winter Olympics officially kick off tomorrow in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The Opening Ceremony will mark the beginning of the affair at 8PM tomorrow, Pyeongchang time. For those of us in the United States, that’s 6AM ET and 3AM PT. Thankfully, NBC will be rebroadcasting the Opening Ceremony tomorrow evening. But, how do you stream the Winter Olympics and all of the events? Read on to find out… NBC and its family of networks take the reins in broadcasting the Winter Olympics stateside....

In this guide, we will show you the steps to switch from SuperSU to Magisk. When it comes to extracting maximum benefits of an open-source OS like Android, gaining administrative privileges stands right there at the top. Also known as rooting the device, it brings in a plethora of goodies with itself. Be it for flashing custom binaries or trying out mods, the possibilities stand endless. In this regard, SuperSU was the go-to choice when it came to rooting a smartphone....

One of the most common sayings is Internet is the heart of any smartphone in the current time. It is quite true and we all know without internet even the most expensive and stylish devices such as Galaxy Note 8 are nothing but a piece of stone. Thus, it is necessary that your device should be free from any sort of issues related to the internet connectivity. However, there are certain chances that even after paying a lot of attention, things often go wrong....

TikTok has become one of the most popular and fastest-growing smartphone apps on Android and iPhone. Since the official launch of this app in September 2016, it has garnered massive popularity among young adults, especially after it was merged with Musical.ly in 2018. The TikTok app has been downloaded more than 1 billion times from the Google Play store alone. TikTok has a lot of videos that you can watch without having to sign up for an account....