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How parents with Apple iPhones can keep tabs on their Android phone-toting kids

In today's world, it has become necessary for parents to provide their children with smartphones for various reasons and one of them is to keep track of their safety. However, providing smartphones to children comes with lots of responsibilities as parents also have to restrict the usage of certain apps, websites, and content they consume, apart from the number of hours they spend on these devices. However, it gets tough to restrict children's smartphone usage when they own an Android device and parents have an iPhone.…

Use Android phone lock screen? Beware of the new bypass bug, it can compromise your data

Have you ever thought that a bug can enter your Android device through your lock screen? This is quite shocking as all Android users necessarily have lock screens on their smartphones. Hackers seem to have found a new way to steal our data. In a recent discovery, a significant lock screen vulnerability on Android 13 and Android 14 has been unveiled. According to reports, it even gives attackers physical access to exploit an Android phone lock screen flaw and gain unauthorized access to personal data stored on the device.…

How to Install New Fonts on Android: A Step-by-Step Tutorial

Use this tutorial to learn how to install new fonts on both rooted and unrooted Android devices via GO Launcher Ex, iFont and Font Installer. Android is one of the most versatile mobile ecosystems that you’ll ever use. From the look and feel, you can change the landscape of the platform with ease and power. The fonts on your system are no exception. There are plenty of reasons you might want to change up your fonts — legibility, company branding, a unique look and more. Although not available for…

Improve your smartphone’s performance by clearing app cache on Android

Every person using an Android smartphone has too many apps, files, photos, data, and whatnot. Needless to say, eventually, the phone slows down considerably. The answer lies in clearing their app cache to make that extra space in their phone. Clearing the app cache from Android can be beneficial as it clears up disk space and improves the phone's performance. According to XDA, there are a number of apps that quickly fill your onboard memory and this makes it important to clear the app cache from time to time.Before…

Top 5 ways to save your smartphone data on Android

In today's world, keeping your personal data safe is not as easy as it seems because you never know which app is taking your personal information and using it against you. Therefore, it has become necessary to keep your device secure. Taking privacy and security seriously enables you to keep your personal information like photos, email, or bank details safe. So, we list here 5 tips to secure your Android smartphone.To make your Android device secure, you just need to change and upgrade your settings. It is not hard as it…

Beware Android users! A malware-laden app is stealing your data; Do THIS to protect yourselves

ESET, a cybersecurity software company, revealed that a malicious app was found in the Google Play Store and has been gathering data from Android users since September 2021!The app is dubbed iRecorder – Screen Recorder, with 50000 downloads, and was found stealing Android users' data since September 19, 2021. According to ESET, “On September 19th, 2021, the iRecorder - Screen Recorder app was first uploaded to the store without any harmful features. However, it appears that dangerous functionality was later added; this…

WhatsApp may soon allow you to use two accounts on a single device

WhatsApp is the most used messaging platform across the globe and if you wish to use multiple WhatsApp accounts on a single device, you have to rely on the illegal third-party apps but it appears that Meta is working to solve this issue. As per a latest report by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is working on a multi-account feature on Android which will allow users to access multiple accounts from the same device. The report mentions that WhatsApp is working on the feature by implementing a menu that will let users…

How to block and allow pop-ups on Google Chrome

If you use Google Chrome as your go-to web browser, you must have noticed a “pop-up blocked” message in the address bar. While Chrome, by default, blocks pop-ups from automatically showing up on your screen, you may still get them, which can be annoying. This happens because you may have previously subscribed to receive notifications from a website. Worry not because you can stop them from popping up. In this how to guide, we will show you how to block pop-ups in Google Chrome.Change your default pop-ups & redirects…

Google launches crackdown against ‘killer speed booster’ apps; did you download any?

Are you an Android smartphone user? What do you do to speed up your phone? There are several third party mobile apps which can be installed in your Android device to make it run fast. Notably, not all the apps you install from the Google Play Store are safe. And now Google is planning to crack down on apps that claim to speed up your phone. "Third-party “speed booster” apps can actually end up doing more harm than good, which is why Google is preparing to crack down on them with changes in Android 14 and a warning to

Google Home app shows ‘could not reach’ error

Image Source : GOOGLE PLAY STORE Google Home Google Home application is reportedly showing a "could not reach" error message to too many users when they are adding smart home devices. As a result, the users cannot add new devices, thus preventing the process from finishing, reports 9To5Google. The Home application can control Google-owned products like the most recent…