What you need to know Microsoft quietly shipped a Copilot plugin to its Photos app in Windows 11. The plugin is limited to creating slideshows and setting the desktop background on your PC. The update also features an updated OneDrive Accounts section in settings that lets users add their Microsoft accounts to view images in […]
Read MoreOn iPhone, listening to YouTube audio in the background usually requires paying for a YouTube Premium subscription, but there is a simple workaround that allows you to keep listening to a video when you are doing other things on your iPhone or when your device is locked. Keep reading to learn how it’s done. As […]
Read MoreTo improve the overall safety of the browser, Google, in its December update for Google Chrome has announced that the password scan will automatically run in the background by default to detect compromised passwords while you are using the browser. In case Google Chrome finds any issues, you will get an alert or warning in […]
Read MoreMicrosoft is making the Windows Photos app more capable with some new features, including the option to remove backgrounds from pictures with a single click. Available for Windows Insiders users at this time, version 2023.11110.8002.0 of Windows’ Photos app also improves some elements of the existing experience. Background removal is the major highlight here and […]
Read MoreWhen you change the wallpaper on your Mac, you give your computer your personal touch. On your Mac, you have various options to choose from to have the wallpaper that best fits your mood that day. You can select from stills or live wallpaper. It’s also possible to add a picture as wallpaper, and with […]
Read MoreYouTube is the most popular video network on the globe, and many of us use it each day. We might go to YouTube for educational content, along with entertainment and music. However, one problem with YouTube is that it’s notoriously difficult to play in the background when you listen from an iPhone or iPad. If […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft has added a new Forza Motorsport themed dynamic background to the Xbox Series X|S consoles to celebrate the launch of the rebooted racer. Anyone can apply it, you don’t need to have the game. Forza Motorsport joins Xbox Game Pass on October 10 following a five-day early access period […]
Read MoreStarting with the first iOS 17.1 beta released last week, Reachability now has a solid black background on all iPhone models with the Dynamic Island, instead of a blurred view of the device’s wallpaper. This minor change means the Dynamic Island no longer appears twice on the screen when Reachability is being used. iPhone models […]
Read MoreBy now, the call background feature has a relatively rich history within One UI. Call backgrounds have been around since One UI 3.0, and with the release of One UI 5.0, Samsung developed the feature further. The Android 13-based update enabled per-contact call backgrounds, allowing users to add custom wallpapers and live wallpapers to the […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Xbox Series X|S owners who also happen to be Diablo 4 fans have a new treat in store. The latest dynamic background puts the Blessed Mother herself, Lilith, right on your console. Diablo 4 is now generally available to all after the early access period ended. Can’t get enough Diablo […]
Read MoreIn December 2022, Google released the Reading Mode app for Android. It integrates with the operating system and allows users to change the way text appears on the screen, which helps people with vision impairment to read long content (such as articles on the web) more easily. This app can also convert text to speech […]
Read MoreLet’s be honest. We’re huge fans of Apple, but it doesn’t seem as though Apple is having the best of luck as of late when it comes to software. The company has had to push back the release of new features (i.e. Stage Manager), and there was a day-one bug with iOS 16 that forced […]
Read MoreNumerous Mac users are repeatedly encountering a bug in macOS Ventura that throws up Login Items notifications for various background app processes every time they start up their machine, even when the processes in question have been disabled. If notification previews are disabled (via System Settings -> Notifications -> Show Previews) the annoying notifications appear […]
Read MoreOn Windows 11 (and 10), Microsoft Edge extensions and other services can keep the browser running in the background even after you close the application. Although this may not be an issue for most computers, it could be a problem for laptops and low-end devices as these background processes can increase battery consumption and memory […]
Read MoreSamsung’s new Android 13-based One UI 5.0 update is all about optimizing the user experience. Even though the design of the UI hasn’t changed much from One UI 4.1, the new update has made everything snappier and added a handful of quality-of-life improvements. One such improvement makes it easier for users to view and manage […]
Read MoreVideo calling has become extremely important, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world. Video calling has become an important part of getting modern work done. Apple’s macOS has had better video calling features than its competitors, but Google doesn’t want to fall behind. According to a new report, Google’s Chrome OS may soon get […]
Read MoreGoogle is rolling out some new updates for Google Meet on the web. The update essentially improves the background effect accuracy and performance. Previously, the backgrounds on Google Meet weren’t accurate, and you could see patches of background getting washed off when a background effect was applied. Now, with the new update, Google has improved the accuracy […]
Read MoreThere’s a lot of hype surrounding the update to iOS 16, as Apple is bringing us quite a few more features than we expected. This influx of new features is also extending to the likes of iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura. And despite the Developer Beta being available for a little while now, we’re still […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft just announced several features for Teams on the web. The web version of Teams now supports background effects, CART captioning, and live captions in an additional 27 languages. Live transcripts are also available in 27 newly supported languages. Microsoft Teams for the web has a new range of features […]
Read MoreMicrosoft shipped a new Xbox Insider build to the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring this week. The update brings consoles to version 2208.220509-2200 and includes a new feature that should improve Party Chat. Microphone inputs can now go through a noise suppression step to reduce background noise, which should result in clearer audio. Noise suppression is enabled […]
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