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Who’s calling me now? It’s a question everyone has asked. Smartphones make it easy to see who’s calling before you answer, but what if you didn’t even have to look at the screen? The Google Phone app can announce it. Google’s official Phone app has a feature called “Caller ID Announcement.” When it’s enabled, your phone will announce the caller out loud. The “Phone by Google” app comes pre-installed on Pixel phones, and you can install it from the Play Store on other select Android phones....

RELATED: How to Use Snapchat: The Basics of Sending Snaps and Messages Create a Group on Snapchat To make your group on Snapchat, first, open the Snapchat app on your iPhone or Android phone. In the bottom bar of Snapchat, tap “Chat” (a text bubble icon). On the “Chat” screen, in the bottom-right corner, tap “New Chat” (a blue icon). A “New Chat” page will open. Here, to make a group, tap the “New Group” option....

Why Should You Switch to Windows Terminal? When you open a Command Prompt or PowerShell on Windows, each session begins in a separate window. Unfortunately, that means you’ll end up shuffling between multiple open windows on your desktop. Windows Terminal app opens in a tabbed view by default — much like a browser does — to help you manage several command-line windows at once. You can run multiple instances of PowerShell and Command Prompt (CMD) in separate tabs if you want....

Notifications are an important part of the Android experience, but they can be abused. Some apps go out of their way to be noticed, which is very annoying. We’ll help you wrangle up those Android notifications that turn on your screen and stop them. A typical Android notification will simply ring or vibrate your device. Enabling Do Not Disturb mode will silence these. However, some apps will actually turn on the display to really grab your attention....

If you’ve banned a user on your Discord server, but you’d now like to allow them to start interacting with your server again, you’ll have to unblock them first. We’ll show you how to do that on your Discord server. Keep in mind you can always re-ban a user if you find them performing any suspicious activities. Unban Someone in Discord on Desktop or Web On a Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook computer, you can either use the Discord app or access the Discord web version to unban a user on your server....

Windows 11 includes built-in color filters that might help people with vision loss or color vision deficiencies. To set up a filter, all it takes is a trip to Accessibility options in the Settings app. Here’s how to use them. First, open Settings by pressing Windows+i. Or, you can open Start and search for “Settings,” and then click its app icon in the results. When Settings opens, click “Accessibility” in the sidebar, and then select “Color Filters....

Want to add some functionality to your iPad Home Screen? Introduced with iPadOS 15, iPad users have the ability to add Home Screen widgets similar to those on iPhone. You’re not limited to the Today View for widgets. Here’s what to do. If you’re an iPad owner who also uses an iPhone, you’ll be glad to know that the Home Screen widgets work the same way. But if you only have an iPad and aren’t familiar with this improved way to use widgets, here’s everything you need to know....

“Tab Groups” is a recent addition to many web browsers, and Microsoft Edge gained the feature in version 93. You can organize tabs into groups with labels and move them around together. It’s a pretty useful feature to know about. RELATED: Why You Should Use Tab Groups in Your Web Browser First, you’ll need to have a few tabs open in Edge. Selecting tabs works just like selecting multiple things in a lot of other applications....

Smartphones have become important tools for productivity, and nothing signifies that more than using multiple apps at a time. All Android devices support the ability to run apps side by side in split-screen mode. We’ll show you how. As with many things in the Android world, this process is going to look slightly different depending on your operating system version and phone manufacturer. In general, the steps should be pretty similar, though....

If the keyboard on your Windows 10 computer has a broken or missing key (and it’s one you don’t use often), you might be able to work around it until you get a new keyboard. Here are a few ideas you can try in a pinch. Method 1: Remap the Key with Software Using Microsoft’s free PowerToys utility for Windows 10, you can assign the function of a broken key to another you don’t use often, like the Scroll or Caps Lock, or a function key....

RELATED: How to Master Notifications on Your iPhone Ensure Notifications Are Enabled iPhone Notifications are enabled on a per-app basis. Each app must ask permission to display notifications, which you then grant via a pop-up. Sometimes you may deny permission by mistake, and other times an app may never request the required permission causing them to not appear. You can rectify this behavior and ensure that notifications are enabled (or disabled, if you’d rather) under Settings > Notifications....

Apple is having a busy day, as the company just pushed iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1 to users, and now it has released macOS Monterey to everyone. This means you can download and install it on your Mac right now. macOS Monterey was released as a beta some time ago, so we’ve had plenty of time to experience the features it brings to the table. There’s plenty to be excited about, so if you’re a Mac user with an eligible device, it’s definitely worth taking the time to update....

Currently, if you want to block someone on Spotify, you’ll need to reach out to customer service and request that the company blocks them from looking at your profile and playlists. Once this new change rolls out, you’ll be able to simply visit a person’s profile and block them. It’s a lot easier than contacting customer service, that’s for sure. There are plenty of reasons you might not want someone to see what you’re listening to....

RELATED: What Is the Raspberry Pi? Eben Upton posted on the official Raspberry Pi blog regarding the price increase, and while it’s rather unfortunate for buyers, it sounds necessary. The post cited, “the upsurge of demand for electronic products for home working and entertainment during the pandemic has descended into panic buying, as companies try to secure the components that they need to build their products.” The company says it’s “expecting our supply chain challenges to continue through much of 2022....

Regular VPN vs. Decentralized VPN We’ll explain what a decentralized VPN is by comparing it to a regular VPN. Normally, when you connect to a website, you’re making a connection between your computer, your internet service provider’s server, and the server that the website is hosted on (How-To Geek’s in this case). That’s just how the internet works. A VPN reroutes your connection between your ISP and the website through what’s called a secure tunnel....

Rolling on the Floor Laughing ROFL and ROTFL both stand for “rolling on the floor laughing.” When you read it, you likely have a very vivid image of someone cracking up while rolling on the ground. That’s because it’s an acronym used when you want to show strong amusement about something. ROFL was one of the earliest acronyms that gained widespread popularity on the internet, along with LOL and LMFAO. You can find it everywhere, from posts on the biggest social media websites to texts you have with friends and family....

If you’re reading this article, then you probably spotted the Runtime Broker process in your Task Manager window and wondered what it was–and maybe even why it spikes CPU usage sometimes. We’ve got the answer for you. RELATED: What Is This Process and Why Is It Running on My PC? This article is part of our ongoing series explaining various processes found in Task Manager, like svchost.exe, dwm.exe, ctfmon.exe, mDNSResponder....

Python: It’s Number One Python is 30 years old and stronger than ever. At the time of writing it is the most used programming language in the world, having overtaken Java and C. That’s all the more impressive because Python is billed as a general-purpose programming language. That’s not always a good title to have. The old saying about being a jack of all trades but master of none might apply....

Google Chrome marches on with new releases every four weeks. Version 93 of the popular browser includes features for progressive web apps and new theme support for Android 12 devices. It arrived on August 31, 2021. Read on to learn more about what Chrome 93 brings. Links Can Open Web Apps Chrome 93 is testing a feature that will make progressive web apps (PWAs) feel a lot more like native desktop apps....

If you’ve received a call from someone your caller ID identifies as “Scam Likely,” you’re probably using T-Mobile or MetroPCS. Your cellular carrier is warning you that there’s probably a scammer on the line that will attempt to trick you. Why Your Phone Says “Scam Likely” RELATED: PSA: If a Company Is Calling You Unsolicited, It’s Probably a Scam T-Mobile and MetroPCS (which is owned by T-Mobile) now offer a “Scam ID” feature that’s turned on by default....