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How to Delete OneDrive Cache on iOS

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OneDrive is a Cloud service from Microsoft Corporation. The well designed cloud service stores the files easily without any issues. The iOS device manages the app fantastically, giving the users satisfaction while running the OneDrive app in their iOS device. Sometimes, the OneDrive installed on handsets runs with some problem. While the OneDrive app is not working correctly, reinstalling it may look like a solution for you. But it will take a lot of effort to remove it from the device and then download to reinstall it. Instead of going through this entire process and headache, why don’t you try to clear up the cache of OneDrive? Clearing up the OneDrive cache is a necessity as it bunch of cache can cause the file upload failure and the app eats up too much of space. To check the space occupied by OneDrive, open the Settings app of your iPhone. In the storage section of the General, the menu will display the App size and its data size separately. Not only that, but the images and f

How to Connect PlayStation 4 Fortnite Account to Nintendo Switch

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There are fantastic things happening around the world, but this one is the most amazing amongst all. The gamers are going to love to hear that they can now connect PlayStation 4 Fortnite account with Nintendo Switch. The cross-platform support will bring a revolution in the gaming console since it is breaking the restriction for those who have a specific gaming platform. The Global CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, John Kodera, revealed that the feature would be available in open beta. The Epic Games is also putting efforts to find the solution for those gamers who have created the account on multiple consoles to play the worldwide famous Fortnite. The video game company will be featuring the opportunity of merging the player accounts and sync the purchase details so that everything remains in sync and accessible to the players. Here’s how to connect PlayStation 4 Fortnite Account to Nintendo Switch Open your web browser and visit the Epic Games website. Now, enter your

Google May Offer a Subscription Service for Play Store Called “Play Pass”

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Google is believed to be surreptitiously working on an app subscription service for Google Play. As mentioned by compelling evidence discovered in a report, Google Play is planning to introduce a subscription service called ‘Play Pass’ that will offer users paid apps and games for a monthly fee. Users can now subscribe to Netflix or Amazon Prime for getting access to a rotating catalog of TV shows and movies. Also, we have Kindle Unlimited for digital books and audiobooks, and Microsoft with some of its competitors have also offered subscription services for video games. Chief evidence that the Google is developing a “Play Pass” feature was spotted by the mobile software development community “XDA” early in June when a code containing a reference to “PLAYPASS_SUBSCRIPTION” was noticed by it. Also,  9to5 Google  noted that many Android games are free of cost for users to play and make money on in-app purchases, such as the extremely popular and trendy “Fortnite” that became ex

How to Include Google Search in iOS Messages and Safari

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Google app in phones alone is a way to get rid of boredom for long hours by browsing anything randomly. But wait; there is something which will enhance the experience of using Google. Try adding it to the iMessages and Safari apps. Even though Google and Apple are rivals but these tech giants came together to serve the customers and comfort them with the merger services they both provide. Google can be used in these apps to utilize the services at a maximum comfort level, but it will require a little tweak to enable the apps from both the companies to work together. The method is not complicated, and anyone can enable the feature to use the service comfortably. Before getting started, first ensure that Google app is already installed in the iPhone. If it is not, then install the Google app now and proceed to follow the steps mentioned below. Here’s how to include Google Search to iOS Messages and Safari Using Google Search in Messages Launch Messages app in your iPhone. Se

How to Hide Programs on Control Panel in Windows

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There are a lot of times when people have recommended to hide the programs and items from the Control Panel in Windows. It is possible that these people belong to the IT department where they don’t want to allow the employees to access the settings from the control panel. This is one perspective to understand the requirement, but sometimes you download some programs which are so crucial that you don’t want anyone to know about it. In such situations hiding those program would be a good choice. But the question that arises is how to do it? To know the answer of this question, just follow the guide and check the methods approaching best to hide the programs on Control Panel of your Windows 10. The methods are unquestionably the best approach, but they are not easy to follow as these methods will take a long time to hide the programs from Control Panel. How to hide programs on Control Panel in Windows Hiding Programs from Control Panel using Group Policy Press Windows key + R

How to Use Twitter like a Pro?

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Everyone must have heard of Twitter by now. Ever since it was founded in 2006, there has been a lot of discourse that has been happening on Twitter. From the politicians to the actors, from the sportspersons to the Presidents, everyone is tweeting on Twitter. Twitter is basically a social media platform that has profiles and a newsfeed.  Users can tweet, share and post whatever they want to. It should although fit into 280 characters or less. Previously tweets were limited to 140 characters or less. Gradually Twitter rolled out the limit to 280 words. Users can also tweet images, videos or GIFs. They can even include polls in these tweets to measure popular opinion. So basically, Twitter is just another method of communication. Just like we share our things on Facebook, picnics on Instagram, similarly we share our thoughts on Instagram. Sometimes they are funny, or sometimes they are tragic. Limitless range of expressions can be expressed in a tweet. Many people prefer twitter p

How to Set Clock Ahead on Apple Watch

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Apple watch is a series of smartwatches, designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc. It offers users features like fitness tracking and health-oriented capabilities. Apple watch depends on a wirelessly connected iPhone. The basic goal of the Apple Watch was to increase the usage of iPhone. Are you always in a hurry? Set your Apple Watch’s clock ahead, as this may help. Now Apple Watch has joined the smart company of iDevices; it will be easier to get along with the pace of time. Like any other watches, apple watch also has an option to use clock ahead. It is possible that you need some extra help in getting things on time or may be your clock is some minutes faster than the actual time. Steps for setting the time ahead on Apple Watch? Go to the Settings screen from the Apple Watch. Click on Time. Click where it shows +0 minutes. Take the help of digital crown for adjusting how far ahead you wish to set your apple watch. Click on Set. Verify your change. Refer to the

Microsoft Announces New Devices at Surface Event

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Recently Microsoft has announced new Surface devices that are available for pre-order now. They will begin rolling out in the upcoming weeks. Microsoft held an event in the New York City and announced the new Surface devices. Along with that, the company also announced some brand new noise canceling Surface headsets, Surface All Access programs, the release of Windows 10, 1809 and much more. Surface Pro 6 Microsoft presented a Surface Pro 6 that is a refresh of its trademark Surface device. It will be available both in black and white colors. Microsoft states that the device will be 67% faster as it is equipped with Intel’s 8th generation quad core processor. It can be pre-ordered.  The shipping will start in a few days. Surface Laptop 2 Microsoft states Surface Laptop 2 shall be approximately 85% faster as compared to the first because of the new 8th generation  Intel processor. It will be equipped with an improvised keyboard, with 1500:1 contrast display. The Surface Laptop

How to Access iCloud Photos in iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Browser

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iCloud is an incredible place to store stuff. iCloud Photos automatically saves all pictures and videos that are clicked or recorded in iCloud. This way, users can access these pictures using any device, whenever they want. This online cloud storage platform is a very secure place for storing all the precious images. In this blog, we will discuss the various ways through which iCloud photos can be accessed. Accessing iCloud Photos in iPhone or iPad Launch the Settings menu. The icon represents a grey gear, and it can be found in the home screen. Now, just select the Apple ID. It will be present in the upper segment of the Settings menu that includes the user’s name and picture if they have uploaded any. In order to log in, go to Sign in to the device and key in the Apple ID along with its password. Hit the Sign in button. Select iCloud from the list of options in the Menu. Now, choose Photos from the Apps Using iCloud segment. Turn the toggle next to iCloud Photo Library on.

How to Organize and Import Audiobooks into iTunes

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If you are looking for how to sort audiobooks on an iOS device, you will be happy to learn a few ways to do that. You can purchase audiobooks from Apple for adding to your collection. But maybe you have already added a bunch of audiobooks or CDs that you want to add to your iTunes library. It sounds like a simple process. Importing them is quite easy but organizing them may take a little more time. By default, audiobooks are dumped into Music library instead of Audiobooks library. iTunes often fails to apply right album art to your imported audiobooks. It is although possible to correct both the problems. Importing Audiobooks From CDs Start iTunes. Your audiobook probably comes on multiple CDs. Insert the first CD into your computer’s CD/DVD tray. A small square window will pop up with multiple CD results. Tap result that best matches name and description of the audiobook and clicks OK. Importing Audiobooks into iTunes iTunes will ask if you would like to import CD into the l

How to Completely Disable Siri on iOS Devices

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Siri is a virtual assistant of Apple’s operating system. It uses voice queries and natural language interface for answering the questions, making the recommendations and performs the actions by receiving requests. Although Siri is a great personal assistant but sometimes it can get in way of your regular device usage. Siri voice assistant has several useful commands and features and an amazing sense of humor. But there still are some users who wants to disable Siri on their iOS devices. Turning off Siri will disallow you from accessing the personal assistant from anywhere in iOS. You will lose any of related feature on your devices itself. Sometimes iOS and Mac users may find Siri to be a pain in neck. If you are one of them, you will be glad to know that you can disable Siri. How to Turn Off Siri in iOS? Turning off Siri is same for all the devices and versions of iOS. Launch the Settings App in iOS. Go to General. Tap on Siri and near top of screen. Toggle the switch n

How to Use FaceTime on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

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FaceTime refers to the video and voice calling service of Apple. It makes use of the internet to place and receive calls. This tool can be used on iOS devices such as iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone. It can also be used on Macs. If you have friends or family living overseas, then you can connect with them over FaceTime without worrying about the phone bills. In this blog, we will talk about the process of setting up FaceTime on iOS and MacOS devices. Steps for setting up FaceTime iPhone If you are an iPhone user, then the phone number will get automatically registered. Therefore, users do not need to apply added measures for setting it up. However, in order to register the email address to FaceTime, just open the Settings app. In the Settings, tap on FaceTime. After that, tap on Use your Apple ID and enter it. iPad and iPod Touch Because iPad and iPod Touch users do not have a phone number, they can just register FaceTime using their Apple IDs. Open the Settings app, and tap

How to Eliminate the Risks of Password Reuse

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During the end of 2016, Yahoo declared that it had detected an enormous data breach, affecting over a billion user accounts. Even though affected people can blame Yahoo, the real offenders might be them themselves. Several data breaches happen because users use the same passwords for several platforms. Human beings have limited memory, and they have trouble in remembering various passwords for different accounts.  For this reason, several humans reuse the same passwords. This way they do not have to remember many passwords. According to research conducted in the year 2006, people on an average use the same password for around four different platforms. This indicates that in case any cyber criminal gets admission to the login credentials for on one platform, there’s an exceptional prospect that same data will earn them entrance to other websites and services that use the same login combination. Even though one cannot disregard cybercriminals usage of spyware and malicious code

How to Block someone from your Twitter Account

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Twitter is a widespread, and free online news and social networking site where users can communicate through the form of short messages. These short messages are called tweets. As all the social network sites have their different features, which have both merits and demerits. On Twitter, anyone can follow you and also you can follow anyone. But, sometime some offending users will follow you or add you to their account, and annoying you by doing ‘@reply’ and ‘@mentions.’ Random bots, spamming or self-promoting posts will also irritate you. To stop these unwanted activities, you have the option of the block. You also have the choice of unfollowing and reporting. What happens when you block any person on Twitter? 1.     When you blocked someone, the person will not be able to see your tweets and nor you’ll receive their tweets. 2.     The blocked person unable to follow you. 3.     If you Block any of your followers, they will not get notified that you blocked the

How to Pause or Delete YouTube History

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YouTube is a great Media site where users can get different types of content like TV shows clips, video clips, music videos, short films, documentary films, movie trailers, live streaming, video blogging, educational video, audio recording, etc. It offers a wide variety of corporate media and user-generated video to the user. YouTube allows its user to upload, view, rate, share, report, add to favorite and comment on videos. There will be many reasons for deleting YouTube Watch and Search history. Some peoples are worrying about that search engines are obtaining identifying information about them. If this also disturbs you, you can clear your YouTube watch and search history; it will keep your information to the minimum and prevent others from finding out too much about you. YouTube also gives you video recommendations according to your watch and search history, deleting your YouTube history will control this. By just following these steps you can Pause and Delete your YouTube

How to Link Twitter with a Facebook Account

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Twitter and Facebook both are two different branches of social media. On both of these, you can connect and share your views, ideas, information, news and other similar stuff with a large group of peoples. Both have their different features and are beneficial in their ways. On Facebook, you have friends as an audience, and on Twitter, your audience is your followers. Users can express their views on both by the different way on Facebook you can react, comment and share and on Twitter you can reply, retweet and marked as favorite. Linking your two account makes things a bit easier for the user as what users update on one social network simultaneously appears on the other linked account; it means you are digitally present in two platforms at the same time. Here are the guidelines to link your Twitter account with your Facebook account: Sign in into your Twitter account. Tap on your ‘Profile Icon.’ Select ‘setting’ into the drop-down menu. In the left-hand side Menu, click on

How to Make Conference Calls on iPhone

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Apple’s iPhone facilitates its user with a service to call up to five persons at the same the time. Conference calling in iPhone is essential while you are making a plan for a trip with your friends or you are attending the meetings over a phone call. Since calling is the fastest thing to complete a task whether you want to reserve a table in a restaurant or you are planning a trip or a conducting a business meeting from your bedroom, with conference calling you can do it instantly. In the conference call, just as a conference in a room where persons are physically present and see each other, everyone can hear each other and take part in the discussion while they are not physically present. The technology is not latest in the world; still, people don’t know how to make a conference call and asks about the method. Well, this article is about to tell the proper method to make a conference call using iPhones. HERE IS THE METHOD TO MAKE A CONFERENCE CALL ON IPHONE Open the  phone

Facebook is Not Loading Photos/Videos: Solved

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Facebook is a platform on which people love to spend time by scrolling down the news feeds to check out memes, notifications, and upload photos and videos. But, Facebook is having a problem while loading a media file. A lot of users have reported that Facebook is not loading photos and videos while checking out what’s new on Facebook. Though the social media platform is the largest, the users are facing the irritating problem. The media files on Facebook are coming out to be a black box or blank white pages. Sometimes, the media contents are blurred and can’t be seen properly. Well, the issue could be with Facebook, or your device/system may be facing a bug. It could be anything, but there are solutions capable of fixing this problem. Let’s see the solutions mentioned in the guide to approach the process of troubleshooting the problem on Facebook. Here’s how to solve Facebook is not loading pictures or videos Restart the Device If you are running Facebook on handsets, t