I really have too many tray icons. You know the ones. They sit on your taskbar, perhaps doing something in the background or, ...

There are many reasons for wanting to print out a text message. Maybe someone sent you some exciting news via SMS, and you’d like to print it out and pin it on your bulletin board. Or, maybe someone ...

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One of the best parts of having a smartphone is capturing a memory by using your phone’s camera to shoot a video and then sending it right over to a loved one. Sometimes it’s super simple, and I have ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Following the Pixel Feature Drop on Tuesday, we’re now beginning to see Notification Summaries go live. If rolled out to your phone, go to the Settings app > Notifications for “Notification summaries” ...

Rachel is a freelancer based in Echo Park, Los Angeles and has been writing and producing content for nearly two decades on subjects ranging from tech to fashion, health and lifestyle to entertainment ...

You can change notification sounds for emails and calendar events directly within the new Outlook app for Windows. In classic Outlook, you can choose whether to play a sound when a new email arrives.

The Notification Center in Windows 11 can become distracting when alerts keep popping up during work or gaming. Use these quick methods to turn it off or silence it. Constant pop-ups interrupt focus ...

On Snapchat, you can change the default notification sound for individual chats if you have Snapchat+ subscription. To change notification sound, long press on a chat > Chat and Notification settings ...

When it comes to messaging and video calling with friends, WhatsApp is one the most popular apps worldwide, with over two billion users. While earlier, the app used to allow sending standard quality ...

Leeron is a New York-based writer who specializes in covering technology for small and mid-sized businesses. Her work has been featured in publications including Bankrate, Quartz, the Village Voice, ...