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So the next time you reset and then re-login to your PC, you could easily restore all the settings in one click, rather than having to manually set them up. Likewise, if you have more than one PC in hand, then you could easily sync and restore the settings of one PC to the other. However, this is proving to be easier said than done. Numerous users have voiced their concern that the Remember My Apps and Preferences options are greyed out on their Windows 11 PC....

Along the same lines, there isn’t anyone that could compete with Pixel camera quality. While it doesn’t behold the 46or 64MP camera that other OEMs behold, the fact is MP isn’t really the parameter to judge the camera quality either. Moving onto the custom development, and there is a plenitude of options at hand. After unlocking the device’s bootloader, you could flash custom binaries such a custom ROMs and custom recovery like TWRP, lineageOS Recovery, etc....

However, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues. At the time of writing, its Smart Sharpen feature is getting bugged with a couple of problems. First off are the weird vertical lines that seem to be appearing in every image preview. These lines seem to be of 1 pixel in width and are maximum in number in 100% view mode (you would also see them on Fit on Screen Mode, though limited in numbers)....

Whenever you connect to the internet most of your data is send like your isp location, which browser you have used what Operating system is running and lot more stuff. All this information using just a simple Google analytics tool which is free. Imagine what can hackers do then, who has access to all those highly sophisticated machines and paid tools for network analysis. If your privacy concerns you, then you are the right place....

This white background not only makes the image look more professional but also helps to bring the focus to the actual product. So next time you sell something on eBay or olx, make sure you use this technique. Video And guess what, you do not need an expensive camera or studio equipment to take professional pictures. All you need is a smartphone with a decent camera, a few sheets of A4 size paper and an online image editor....

This week we experienced a different kind of happenings, announcements. In the initial day of the week, we got to know that the GTA V online server is facing a huge outage due to the giveaway of the game by Epic Game Store, which was followed by the pricing of Pixel 4a and 5 that was leaked by an internal survey of Google, afterwards we saw a huge deceased rating of TikTok in the Goolge Play Store and more other exciting news....

On the fortunate side, there are a few issues that could easily be rectified from your end itself, without the need for any third-party intervention. One of them is The system has been destroyed error on Xiaomi devices. This happens when the recovery, system, or boot partition has been corrupted or if your device fails the vbmeta check. While all this might sound quite complicated, but trust us, it is quite easy to bring your device back to life from this error....

For PC 1. Disable Hardware Acceleration Enabling hardware acceleration on your browser allows you to achieve the best visual output and performance while streaming. But if you’re facing trouble streaming videos, you can try turning it off by following the steps below. To disable hardware acceleration in Chrome, open Settings and navigate to System. Then on your right, turn off the switch next to Use hardware acceleration when available. If you’re using Edge, open Settings and go to System and performance....

Hiding images and videos or even encrypting them using a password Automatic backup to a cloud storage Fingerprint Authentication Support for cloud storages, Chromecast and GIF etc. But first, what is a Stock Gallery app? Well, after Android 5.0 Lollipop update, Google has ditched the AOSP Gallery app in favor of its new ‘Google Photos’ App. So, if you bought a new smartphone that runs stock Android (like Pixel, Nexus or Motorola etc) then you’ll have ‘Photos app’ as your default gallery app....

Fix Windows Hello Not Working on Windows 11 When Windows Hello stops working, you are back to using inconvenient methods like a PIN or even worst Microsoft account password to authenticate your identity. Use the tricks below and fix Windows Hello on your laptop. 1. Make Sure You Haven’t Covered Camera This is the first thing you need to do. To work in a private environment, some users opt for a privacy shutter (or something similar) to block the webcam on the laptop....

Then if we talk about the tech enthusiasts, there’s a truckload of custom development that they could try out. Right after unlocking the bootloader, you could flash custom ROMs, install a custom recovery like TWRP or gain administrative access by rooting your device via Magisk. However, these tweaks could bring in a few risks as well and there’s every chance of things not going along the expected lines. As and when that happens, it might make your device unusable/inoperable....

So here’s what happening as of late. In general cases, your device might go into a bootloop or soft-bricked state. When that happens, your fastboot mode is still accessible. hence you could either flash a Fastboot ROM or flash an individual file of the ROM via fastboot commands. But what about hard-brick? Well if you are having a MediaTek device then you could boot your device to Download Mode or Qualcomm devices could well be booted to EDL Mode....

There are multiple apps (like MacID) to unlock Macbook with an iPhone using Touch ID, proximity, or another gesture. And they all work flawlessly. Yes, the same is true for Windows and Android, but the process never been as reliable as Apple ecosystem. For a long time, I was looking for a reliable way to unlock my Windows PC without the need for a password, I even thought of ordering a USB biometric module but scrapped it because I don’t like those dongles and wires....

What Happens When You Mute Someone’s Posts on Instagram When you mute someone’s post on Instagram, you will not see new posts (photos and videos) from them on your feed. They will not be unfollowed or blocked from your Instagram profile. Only their posts will remain hidden from your feed. For instance, if someone keeps oversharing their wedding pictures or shares problematic posts, muting their posts will come in handy. At any time, if you want to see if they have stopped, just open their profile and you can view their posts, both new and old....

Microsoft did play with social integration with the Skype-inspired People add-in on the taskbar. But the feature never got traction among consumers and most users ended up removing it from the taskbar. Chat is Microsoft’s other attempt to win back the personal messaging market with a 1.3 billion-installed user base of Windows 10. The company did learn from its mistakes and this time around, the onboarding experience seems better implemented at first glance....

Various reports suggest that you will be seeing ads on WhatsApp too. The Matter: WhatsApp May Introduce Ads So the thing is that Facebook made a pretty decent investment when it acquired WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014. Facebook is constantly working to monetize WhatsApp but there is no success in that matter so far. This is mainly due to the internal conflicts and disagreements within the organization on whether to introduce ads or not on the messaging app....

However, ever since the ‘notched’ iPhone made its way, this functionality was removed. While you could still view the battery percent from the Control Center [a feature that is present since day 1 across all iPhones], but it didn’t translate to the best user experience. However, recently Apple rolled out the stable iOS 16 update. And among the plethora of goodies that was listed in their changelog, one was the homecoming of the battery percent in the status bar....

Digging a little bit deep into their social media handles, their Twitter account hasn’t been updated since mid-June last year. Even more concerning is the fact that Rob Lilleness, the president and chairman of Smartlabs, no longer lists Smartlabs/Smarthome/Insteon anywhere on his LinkedIn profile. Likewise, Mike Nunes, the former CIO at Smartlabs, has listed that his role at Insteon/Smartlabs would end in April 2022. So join all the dots and it seems that the company has taken an exit door in a rather pathetic and unapologetic manner....

One among them is the degradation of WideVine L1 Certification to L3. For the unaware, this results in the inability of the users to watch or stream content on Netflix and other related apps in Full HD quality. SD is the maximum attainable quality in those devices. In this regard, there do exist a few workarounds that could bring back the L1 Certification on unlocked bootloader devices. But those tweaks tend to bring in a few risks as well....

This approach is known as Firmware Attack Surface Reduction (FASR) and supports both the Certified Boot Path and Custom Boot Path. However, as of late, it is giving a tough time to many. Numerous users have voiced their concern that numerous games on their Windows 11 PC are constantly crashing or going into a BSOD due to the FASR. This issue mostly tends to happen when a user launches a game or tends to update their graphics drivers....