Microsoft doesn’t want you to use prompt injection attacks to trick Copilot AI into spiraling out of control, and it now has the tool to prevent this

What you need to know Microsoft finally has a solution for deceitful prompt engineering techniques that trick chatbots into spiraling out of control. It also launched a tool to help users identify when a chatbot is hallucinating while generating responses.  It also has elaborate measures to help users get better at prompt engineering.  One of […]

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You can prevent cleaning apps from your Galaxy phone’s memory

Samsung’s Device Care suite for Galaxy devices lets you monitor and optimize the battery, storage, and memory in just a few taps. It also allows you to manually free up your phone’s RAM by stopping background apps in one go. As you may know, you can do this by opening the Settings app, accessing “Device […]

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How to Prevent macOS Dock From Jumping to Another Display

If you use a multi-monitor setup, you probably don’t want your macOS Dock to jump between monitors all the time. When the Dock pops up on your second monitor, the apps automatically contract to make space for the Dock. The most annoying part is that they don’t expand back when the Dock jumps to the […]

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How to Prevent macOS Dock From Jumping to Another Display

If you use a multi-monitor setup, you probably don’t want your macOS Dock to jump between monitors all the time. When the Dock pops up on your second monitor, the apps automatically contract to make space for the Dock. The most annoying part is that they don’t expand back when the Dock jumps to the […]

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How to Prevent macOS Dock From Jumping to Another Display

If you use a multi-monitor setup, you probably don’t want your macOS Dock to jump between monitors all the time. When the Dock pops up on your second monitor, the apps automatically contract to make space for the Dock. The most annoying part is that they don’t expand back when the Dock jumps to the […]

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Mail: Fix “Your Network Settings Prevent Content From Loading Privately” Error

The “Your network settings prevent content from loading privately” error within your Mail app can be disruptive. It indicates that your device’s privacy settings might be interfering with the proper loading of images and other remote content embedded in emails. This can happen due to reasons like VPN usage, firewall restrictions, or Apple’s own “Mail […]

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iOS 17.4 Allows Video Calling Apps to Turn Off Hand Gesture Reactions to Prevent Awkward Moments

Starting with iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma, you can make hand gestures during video calls in the FaceTime app and other video conferencing apps to fill the screen with 3D effects. For example, you can hold two thumbs up to show fireworks on the screen, or make two peace signs with your hands […]

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Ex-Microsoft HR VP reveals why most executives don’t take pay cuts to prevent massive layoffs

What you need to know Massive layoffs have hit the tech and gaming industries by storm. Microsoft has been greatly impacted having cut over 10,000 jobs with the latest round of layoffs impacting its gaming division. People argue that making pay cuts for top executives at the firm could salvage the situation. A former VP […]

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“I did everything I thought I needed to do to prevent it” Baldur’s Gate 3 save deleting bug is still alive and well on Xbox, with players losing over 80 hour saves

What you need to know Baldur’s Gate 3 recently launched on Xbox Series X|S, following the launch of the Windows PC and PlayStation 5 versions in August and September 2023, respectively.  Some players on Xbox are running into a problem where they are losing save progress, some reporting up to 80 hours of progress lost […]

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A neat One UI trick to prevent apps from closing on Galaxy devices

If you’re used to tapping the “Close all” button in the Recent Apps screen on Galaxy devices running One UI, you may have accidentally closed an app you didn’t want to. It may have happened on more than one occasion. If you want to avoid this from happening, or if you want to make sure […]

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This new Windows 11 setting will ‘prevent Phone Link from communicating with your mobile devices’ entirely — and you can test it right now

What you need to know Microsoft just released Windows 11 Build 23590 to Insiders in the Dev Channel. The update adds previews for natural voices, allowing people to listen to the voices before having to download them. Windows 11 Build 25997 is also available now for Insiders in the Canary Channel, though it is a […]

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Prevent streaming apps from closing on your Samsung Galaxy

Picture this. You’re listening to music on your Galaxy phone through an online streaming service, like Spotify or YouTube Music, and everything goes quiet all of a sudden. The music playback just stopped, and you have no idea why. You retry, hit the “Play” button on your device, and a few minutes later, it happens […]

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Prevent your Samsung TV from starting up in TV Plus

Samsung TV Plus is a fantastic free service available for Samsung smart TV customers in select markets. It’s an ad-based platform with free access to hundreds of TV channels. Nevertheless, as great as it is for some users, the way Samsung has set up its TVs to show the Plus platforms every time they power […]

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iPhone 15 Models Feature New Setting to Strictly Prevent Charging Beyond 80%

All of the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models feature a new battery health setting that prevents the devices from charging beyond 80% at all times when enabled, as confirmed by The Verge‘s Allison Johnson during a Q&A session today. The new setting is separate from the pre-existing Optimized Battery Charging feature on iPhones, […]

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Google rolls out automatic AirTag alerts for Android in bid to prevent stalking

Back in May, Google and Apple jointly announced that they were teaming up to prevent unwanted tracking through AirTags and similar devices. Today, Google is announcing that the rollout of unknown tracker alerts is now beginning on devices running Android 6.0 and later. Right now, this only works with AirTags, but Google says it’s working […]

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How to Prevent Your iPhone’s Low Power Mode From Turning Off

Whether your iPhone or iPad is long overdue a battery replacement, or you just want to get more juice out of a single charge, here’s a way to keep your device’s Low Power Mode on all the time. Most ‌iPhone‌ and iPad users will be familiar with the way their device throws up a prompt […]

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A new ASUS ROG Ally update aims to prevent SD card frying

What you need to know ASUS has shipped a new update to the ROG Ally boosting fan performance while gaming on Turbo mode. The update also fixes the issue where the entry remains stuck on the boot-up loading screen. Users have lodged new reports citing new instances where the device experiences audio crackling while gaming. […]

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How to prevent drivers from installing automatically on Windows 11

On Windows 11, the system uses an automatic mechanism to download and install security and maintenance updates, Microsoft products, and drivers for hardware components and peripherals. Although it’s a convenient way to detect and install virtually any kind of hardware, the updates available through Windows Update are not always the latest, and sometimes they may […]

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Apple Stops Signing iOS 16.4.1 to Prevent Downgrading

Following the launch of iOS 16.5 on May 18, Apple has stopped signing iOS 16.4.1, the previously available version of iOS. Now that iOS 16.4.1 is no longer being signed, iPhone users are prevented from downgrading to that software version. Apple routinely stops signing older versions of iOS after new releases come out to encourage […]

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Prevent accidental touches from waking up your Galaxy Watch

Samsung Galaxy Watches offer a variety of settings that can change the user experience in many ways, from custom watch faces to the orientation of the display and physical buttons. Another way in which Galaxy Watch users can alter their experience is through touchscreen settings. Whether or not they use the Always-On display feature, they […]

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