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Start by jumping into the Settings menu when you’re ready to change your device’s screen resolution. The easiest way to do this is by swiping down from the top of the display to open the notification shade. From there, tap the Gear icon next to the Power button. Alternatively, swipe up from the handset’s home screen to open the app drawer. Either use the search box at the top of the display or scroll between panels to launch the “Settings” app....

Edit Edge Panels on the Samsung Galaxy S20 The Galaxy S20 comes with the Apps, Smart Select, and Tools Edge Panels come enabled by default. Customizing each of these cards and rearranging the order that they appear in can be done directly through the on-screen overlay. RELATED: The Best Cases for Your Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra 5G First, locate the Edge Panel on your device’s home screen. It isn’t shown in this screenshot, but it can be found on the right edge of the display, somewhat near the top of the Galaxy S20....

Skip a Total Shutdown, Use Vacation Mode If you have a newer tankless water heater, good news. There is little you have to do if you’ll be out of town. Tankless water heaters are largely hands-off. At most, you might consider turning off any features you’ve enabled, such as a high-recirculation frequency that keeps the water preheated, which won’t do any good (and will waste energy) if you’re out of town....

Where Did It Come From? The rice trick has been around forever and there’s probably a good chance you’ve done it before—I know I have. Where did this common advice originate from? That’s an interesting question. One of the first high-profile examples of the rice “trick” being recommended dates back to a Lifehacker post from June 2007. The claim was that dry rice “sucks up the surrounding moisture.” That same line of reasoning has been repeated ever since....

RELATED: How to Stream the Classic Rankin/Bass Christmas Animated Specials Anna and the Apocalypse Play Video Surely the only Christmas zombie movie musical ever made, Anna and the Apocalypse is remarkably adept at balancing those disparate elements. It’s a scary zombie movie, a feel-good celebration of holiday camaraderie, and a Broadway-worthy musical full of catchy songs. As Anna (Ella Hunt) and her peers face the end of high school with various concerns, an undead apocalypse is unleashed in their small town, disrupting the annual Christmas stage production....

In other words, if your appliance can turn on after plugging it into an outlet, it’ll work with smart plugs. If you need to press a button after plugging in an appliance to turn it on, it won’t work with a smart plug. Keep this in mind before shopping for any plug. Smart plugs can connect to various smart assistants such as Google Assistant, Alexa, Siri, HomeKit, and IFTTT. This allows you to control them with the respective voice assistant, usually through the app and by voice....

What Is Mask Detection on iPhone? The iOS 13.5 update makes some changes to the iPhone’s unlocking process on newer phones that don’t include a fingerprint sensor. Instead of spending 3 to 5 seconds scanning your face to biometrically unlock your handset, the moment a mask is detected, your iPhone will drop you into the passcode screen. Apple made this change to its mobile operating system because Face ID uses data points gained from mapping your entire face....

Input first spotted a Verizon email about the program, and basically, it’s the company telling customers that they’re enrolled in the carrier’s “Custom Experience.” This means Verizon uses all kinds of information about you, including websites you visit and apps you use. Don’t worry, though, because the company says, “We make efforts to eliminate the use of websites that may be sensitive in nature; for example, we employ filters that are designed to exclude websites related to adult content, health conditions, sexual orientation, and others....

If you’re prone to accidentally dropping your iPhone frequently and worried about breaking it, AppleCare+ might be the coverage you’re looking for. But what it is precisely, and how is it beneficial to Apple users? We’ve talked a lot about AppleCare in the past, including the differences between regular AppleCare and AppleCare+, as well the whether or not AppleCare+ is worth the cost. But we’ve never really actually answered the simple question, “What is AppleCare (and AppleCare+) to begin with?...

For a mid-cycle update, iOS 14.5 brings major new features to the iPhone including Face ID unlocking while wearing a mask, App tracking controls, AirTag support, and more. Here’s a detailed look at what’s new in iOS 14.5, released in April 2021. How Do I Get iOS 14.5? iOS 14.5 is available today, April 26, 2021, in the United States. Exact availability will differ by device and region, but it should finish rolling out completely by the end of the week....

Are you looking for the classic System pane in the Control Panel? Well, if you’ve updated to Windows 10’s October 2020 Update, you can stop looking: It’s gone. Here’s why—and what you should use instead. Say Goodbye to the System Page in the Control Panel Don’t worry—in the October 2020 Update, only one page has vanished from the Control Panel. That page is the System page, which was located at System and Security > System....

All-Digital Consoles Cost Less Initially While neither Sony nor Microsoft has officially confirmed the price of their next-gen consoles, the recommended retail price of each is expected to land somewhere around the $600 mark. The PlayStation 5 Digital Edition is expected to be the cheaper model, as it lacks a disc drive. In the case of an all-digital PS5, the only difference in build cost to Sony is the price of a UHD Blu-ray player....

Alt+Tab is useful for switching between windows, but it can’t help you find that browser tab you had open in one of your windows. Soon, Windows 10 will show all your open Edge browser tabs alongside your windows. When this change is available, you can just use the new Microsoft Edge browser normally. When you Alt+Tab, all your browser tabs will appear as their own thumbnail—as if they were their own browser windows....

Microsoft Planner is pretty simple to use, but some of its more useful features aren’t front and center. If you’re just creating and moving tasks, here are six ways to get a bit more out of Planner. Here’s everything you need to know. Get Notifications About Tasks If you’ve already connected Planner to your Outlook, you’ll already be getting notifications about due dates. But if you haven’t—or if you want to know when items have been assigned to you—there is an additional notification feature....

Setting the Legal Groundwork Before we get into the technical weeds, it’s worth discussing the boring procedural and legal aspects of computer forensics within the context of law enforcement. First, let’s dispel with the old myth that a warrant is always required for a law enforcement officer to examine a digital device like a phone or a computer. While that’s often the case, plenty of “loopholes” (for lack of a better word) can be found within the fabric of the law....

In 2021, with the announcement of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS 12 Monterey, Apple opened FaceTime video calls up to Android, Windows, and other operating systems. Although Apple did not release dedicated apps for these platforms, it did allow them to join FaceTime calls. To start a call, someone with an iPhone, iPad, or Mac will need to open the FaceTime app, tap the “Create Link” button, and share it with you on your Android device....

Even though both phones have 5 years of security updates, Google is only committing to three years of major OS updates for the just-released Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. In a statement to How-To Geek, Google told us the following: The Google Pixel 7 lineup comes with Android 13, so three years of updates would mean that Google is committing to updating the new phones all the way up to Android 16....

When you start a new iMessage conversation it might not originate from the phone number or Apple ID that you expect, causing confusion for the recipient. Here’s how to make sure new conversations use the correct phone number or email address. This setting is one that has been part of iOS and macOS for years, but it’s one that might not be set up correctly by default. If you’d rather use your email address when starting a new iMessage conversation, then you will need to make sure all of your devices are configured correctly....

We all worry about hitting the limits of our Mac’s storage space. We need room for downloading new apps, installing updates, and storing our creative works. Here are the two quickest and most useful ways to see how much free space you have left. How to Quickly Check Free Disk Space Using Finder The most basic way to check free disk space on a Mac is by using Finder. Open a new Finder window by pressing Command+N or selecting File > New Finder Window in the menu bar....

Chromebooks are called Chromebooks because they’re usually laptops, and laptops typically have trackpads. If you’d like to use a Bluetooth mouse with your Chromebook instead, it’s easy to do. We’ll show you how. As long as your Chromebook has Bluetooth, you can connect a number of wireless peripherals (such as a keyboard and other accessories) to it. A Bluetooth mouse is a popular choice for better navigation. You can easily tuck one in a bag with your Chromebook, too....