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Open the Instagram app on your iPhone or Android device and then navigate to your profile tab by tapping your display picture in the bottom-right corner. Tap the hamburger button in the top-right corner to access the side menu and then go to Settings > Privacy. Under the “Interactions” section, select “Comments.” To ward off offensive comments, you need the tools available under “Filters.” Once you switch on the first “Hide Offensive Comments” option, Instagram automatically tries to detect spammy or inappropriate comments before they reach you and blocks them using an AI-based filter....

iTunes can’t sync your music library to an Android device, and Google doesn’t offer an iTunes-style desktop app. However, there are several ways you can easily transfer your music collection to your Android smartphone or tablet. Google’s Music Manager application even integrates with your iTunes music library, automatically copying your music to the cloud so you can stream it from anywhere and easily download it to your Android devices....

Kaspersky Internet Security, like many other antivirus tools, is a noisy application. It displays notifications and advertisements, plays sounds, animates a system tray icon, and prompts you before visiting financial websites. You can disable all (or some) of these annoyances in Kaspersky’s settings. RELATED: What’s the Best Antivirus for Windows 10 and 11? (Is Microsoft Defender Good Enough?) The following steps were performed with the paid version of Kaspersky Internet Security....

Should you need to import data from another spreadsheet in Google Sheets, you can do it a couple of ways. Whether you want to pull the data from another sheet in the file or an entirely different spreadsheet, here’s how. Import Data from Another Sheet This first method requires you to have more than one sheet inside of a document. You can see whether your document has more than one sheet by looking at the bottom of the page....

If you want smart lights in your house, but aren’t a fan of adding yet another smarthome hub to the mix, these Eufy Lumos smart bulbs use Wi-Fi and don’t require a hub. Here’s how to set them up. RELATED: How to Set Up the Eufy Smart Plug Granted, smart bulbs that rely on a hub aren’t that difficult to install and set up either, but with Wi-Fi smart bulbs like the Lumos series, all you have to do is screw in the bulb and it’s ready to be set up—there are no hubs to deal with....

If you insert or resize columns and rows in a spreadsheet, the position and size of your charts change. Charts automatically relocate because they are set to move and resize with cells. Fortunately, you can lock the position of a chart in Microsoft Excel. This kind of scenario is common in reports and dashboards. When a user selects an item in a Slicer to filter data, Excel resizes columns to fit its contents....

Windows and a lot of third-party applications store their settings in the registry. There are many options (particularly, those for Windows itself) that you can only change in the registry. Let’s open the Registry Editor so you can edit these! What Is the Registry Editor? The Windows registry is a hierarchical database that contains all the configurations and settings Windows uses. The Registry Editor is the application you use to view, edit, or even create different values in the database....

Widgets are a big part of the Mac’s Notification Center (if you’re running macOS 11 Big Sur or newer). They are right there, in the bottom half of the menu. Want to see a widget without scrolling? Here’s how to rearrange widgets in the Notification Center on Mac. Unlike widgets on iPhone, rearranging widgets in the Notification Center is really easy—there’s no need to enter a special widget editing mode....

App Library is Apple’s own take on Android’s app drawer. It’s a single screen that lists all of the apps installed on your iPhone. The apps are intelligently organized in different folders, and it’s easy to search through them as well. You’ll find App Library on the right-most page of the iPhone home screen. RELATED: How the New App Library Works on iPhone By default, a newly downloaded app shows up on the last page on your home screen....

Setting a unique background on each of your multiple monitors was a simple trick in Windows 8, and, for a while, the menu was buried in Windows 10. Luckily, it has been added back in a more logical location. The Easy Way: Set a Wallpaper in the Settings App Since we originally published this article, Microsoft added a better solution to Windows 10. Here it is: To change desktop backgrounds individually for each monitor, head to Settings > Personalization > Background....

There are many reasons to live within Apple’s walled garden, and Apple Pay is one of them. Here we’re going to run through the steps that must be taken to set up, and then use, Apple Pay on an iPhone. Apple Pay is Apple’s way of making it easier for its users to spend money, and even though that doesn’t necessarily sound like a great thing, it can be a real life changer....

Most of us always have a pile of emails we’ve procrastinated about answering. After all, there are only so many you can read and send in a day. Thankfully, Gmail offers a range of tools that can lend a hand when you’re composing emails. Auto-Complete Your Emails Gmail’s Smart Compose tool is like auto-complete for emails. It learns how you write your emails and tries to complete your sentences. This augments how quickly you compose a message and allows you to send out more responses in less time....

What Is “Sensitive Content?” Twitter says this warning label is for “potentially sensitive content . . . such as violence or nudity.” To be blunt, Twitter is a more anything-goes social network compared to Facebook. While Twitter’s sensitive media policy does ban “excessively gory” media, “media depicting sexual violence,” and illegal content, almost anything else goes. By default, Twitter restricts this media with a warning like, “This media may contain sensitive material,” “This profile may include potentially sensitive content,” or “The following media includes potentially sensitive content....

Similar to updating Chrome on a desktop, you’ll need an active internet connection on your Android phone. This is because the browser updates are downloaded from the internet. RELATED: How Often Does Google Update Chrome? Update Chrome on Android Phones and Tablets To start the Chrome update process, launch Google Play Store on your Android phone. Tap the Play Store’s search box, type “Google Chrome” (without quotes), and press Enter....

Keeping your browser updated is essential for internet security. Mozilla regularly updates Firefox to cover any emerging threats. Updates are free, so here’s how you can install them and stay safe. Manually Update on Windows If you want to see if there’s an update for Firefox on your Windows computer, just open Firefox. Click the hamburger icon (the three horizontal lines) in the top-right corner. Click “Help” near the bottom of the list....

Gmail is a Google platform, so of course, it has powerful search features. But some of Gmail’s search features are hidden and don’t appear in the “Search Options” pane. Learn Gmail’s search tricks to master your massive inbox. You can also create filters from any search you perform. Filters automatically perform actions on incoming emails, such as deleting them, applying a label, or forwarding them to another email address....

Samsung smartwatches don’t come with any Google apps preinstalled, nor are there any official apps in the Galaxy Store. However, just as you can get Google Assistant up and running on a Samsung watch, there are also ways you can use Google Maps. RELATED: How to Install Google Assistant on Samsung Galaxy Smartwatches A handful of apps bring Google Maps integration to Samsung Galaxy Watches. Because watches have small displays, these apps typically focus on turn-by-turn navigation, rather than browsing a map overview....

Functionality and Audio Performance Right out of the package, this speaker is intuitive to use. With a power indicator light, audio cues for pairing/power, and the integrated clip, there is not much you need instructions for. The only seemingly hidden feature is the ability to skip songs by double-clicking the play button. This is perfect for when you’re jamming out in the shower and a vibe-killer of a song comes on....

Remember when Microsoft was obsessed with adding “3D” features to Windows 10? From Paint 3D to 3D effects in the Photos app, it was endless. The “3D Objects” folder is an artifact from those days, and Microsoft is finally getting rid of it. Whenever you open File Explorer on Windows 10, the 3D Objects folder is front and center. But how many people use it? Almost no one, surely. That’s why we’ve listed it as one of the many useless features Microsoft needs to remove from Windows 10....

A known name in consumer audio, JBL’s portable Bluetooth speakers have been a source of entertainment, whether jamming in the shower or enjoying a weekend with friends. The PartyBox On-The-Go Portable Bluetooth Speaker produces a smooth sound with its 5-¼” woofer and two 1-¾” speakers. While not waterproof, the IPX4-rated splash-proof shell ensures you can still rock out in the bathroom. This portable mini-DJ supports a customized listening experience with bass boost and echo adjustments, so you get the sound you desire....