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Let us look into the steps to play Google Maps voice navigation on a car Bluetooth stereo louder than any music or radio playing. Increase Google Maps Voice Guidance Volume If you cannot hear the voice navigation guidance on Google Maps clearly, it is probably because your Guidance volume is set to too low. Google Maps allows you to boost the guidance volume. To make the Google Maps guidance volume louder, go to the Google Maps app and tap the profile icon....

In this article, we will show you how to set up your Google Duo account, connect with Google home and make voice calls for free. Setup Google Duo Account To start making voice calls using Google Home, you need a Google Duo account, which will be used to make the communication. International calling does cost a lot in terms of cellular connection. However, using Google Duo, you can make calls over the internet, and Google Home makes use of the same here as well....

There is still hope though. With the recent backlash on social media, particularly on Twitter, Netflix has come up with an option to opt out of these annoying video ads. Let’s see how. Opt Out of Netflix Ads Open on your desktop or laptop and sign in to your account. Netflix has conveniently forgotten to add this option in the mobile apps for Android and iOS platform. Once inside, click on the menu icon and select Account....

Editor’s Note: The steps and the images shown on this post are taken using iPhone 6 with iOS 12. How to Use Siri on iPhone Siri was originally developed by SRI International Artificial Intelligence Center and released as a stand-alone app. Later, Apple bought the Siri app and integrated the same into iPhone 4S in 2011. Since then, a lot of new features and improvements have been made by Apple to make Siri as an efficient personal assistant for the users of Apple’s devices....

To accomplish pointing your main domain eg: ‘www.domain.com’ to go straight to joomla installation folder eg www.domain.com/joomla you need to add just the following code to your .htaccess file. Go to folder public_html and there will be a .htaccess file there. make a copy (for backup) just in case. In your .htaccess find the line – RewriteEngine On Under that add the code below. (replace domain with yourdomain and joomla with folder name for your joomla install)...

How to Share Sheet Chooses Contacts The Share Sheet acts as a hub with options that change depending on which contacts and apps you use more often. A recent addition to the iOS 13, Share Sheet offers a list of recent contacts that many users don’t like. In fact, a lot of them have been complaining about it in Reddit and even Apple support forums. How are these contacts selected in the first place?...

Fortunately, WhatsApp is offering an option to restore WhatsApp data even after you deleted. Whether it is iPhone or Android, you can still retrieve deleted WhatsApp messages that you deleted from your smartphone. Editors Now: This article involves restoring that data from the old backup files and Android database. Please, backup your Android/iPhone before attempting to follow any of the solutions described here. Restore Deleted WhatsApp Messages on Android Even though the Google Drive backup option is the easiest way to backup your WhatsApp messages, people are lazy sometimes and miss it....

Windows 8 Metro Testbed app from Splashtop allows you to experience the Windows 8 Metro UI on your iPad. If you are a new tech enthusiast, this app is the easiest way to try out the latest Windows platform. You need a PC installed with Windows 8 Consumer Preview to try out these app. But still it is worth than buying another windows tablet for Win 8. If you are a programmer, this is the best alternate solution for you to try Win 8 on your iPad....

However, Android’s implementation of the dark theme leaves something to be desired. And that’s the ability to schedule automatic dark mode. Schedule Automatic Dark Mode On Android 10 Another toggle under the Behaviour section labeled Switch the theme only when the phone is locked is enabled by default. This makes sure that the system theme does not change while you are using your phone. With many apps now relying on the system theme to provide you with a light or dark theme, the system theme changing while you’re using the phone can cause problems resulting in app crashes....

This guide will show you how to access Clubhouse Backchannel and get into someone’s DM quickly. Send Messages on Clubhouse Using Backchannel The Backchannel in Clubhouse rooms lets you shoot some links or quick messages to someone right from the app. If you do not see an option to send messages in Clubhouse yet, go to App Store or Play Store for the latest update. Once you have the latest Clubhouse update, read along to know how to start sending messages to others....

Thanks to iOS Screen Time, now, you can easily set downtime for blocking access to your kid’s favorite iOS apps during their bedtime. What is Downtime? Downtime is part of the Screen Time, an iOS 12 feature which allows you to set nap time for your iPhone. Nap time? Yes. During this time, you cannot open any iOS app, except those in the “Always-allowed” category. Basically, a feature that restricts access to certain apps that keep you away from the screen....

Soft Reset will clear pending errors and bring your mobile to an initial state by restoring Factory setting. To operate this function on your mobile, the shortcut is: *#7380#. This function apparently works on almost all Nokia mobile phones. Hard reset Reset a Nokia N97: If your Nokia n97 freezes at startup, and the Nokia logo is displayed, you can reset your N97 while pressing the 4 buttons describe above: The Nokia logo appears and then after a few moments you will be asked to configure your phone....

WhatsApp has made amends though and you can stop people from adding you to WhatsApp groups. This can be done via the WhatsApp groups Privacy Settings. Stop People From Adding You to WhatsApp Groups The new WhatsApp privacy settings for groups has been there for a few months now, although not many people seem to have noticed. This week, WhatsApp changed a small thing about this. Previously, My contacts except....

Remote Sharing is another nice feature that you can utilize with Android tablets. When you are away from your family, you can still display your recent photos to your family members using Android Digital Frame. You have to create a shared folder for your family and set your tablet to display photos from this shared folder. Once you set this folder, you just need to upload your recent photos to Flickr, Dropbox (get a free Dropbox account) or Facebook anywhere from the world and these photos will display in your home Digital Photo Frame....

Let’s get into more details of the Samsung Find My Mobile and see how it works. What Is Samsung Find My Mobile and How Does It Work? Samsung Find My network is a device tracking and locating feature for Samsung Galaxy smartphones. You can simply log in to your Samsung account and locate your Galaxy phone using Find My Mobile. Find My Mobile also allows you to Backup all the data in your Samsung Galaxy phone from any distant location....

Let us see how to directly transfer an MP3 song from PC to iPhones and play on your iPhone and create PlayLists and set continues playing. Copy Music from PC to Cloud Drive There are a few steps involved in this workaround, to begin with, we assume that you already have MP3 songs on your PC and ready to transfer. Since we are not using any wired connection here, we are going to use the help of a cloud service to transfer MP3 Song from iPhone from PC....

Let us find out how to disable transparency effects on Windows 11 to get smooth performance on low-power PC. Turn Off Windows 11 Transparency Effects Windows 11 now can be installed on any unsupported PC, but many new features will affect the performance of the PC due to the lack of enough resources. If your computer is struggling, and you’re facing Windows 11 slow performance issues, here’s how to turn off transparency effects on Windows 11....

Let us take a detailed look into the iLife V9e robot vacuum cleaner in this review. Content iLife V9e Robot Vacuum: Overview Most robot vacuum cleaners under the budget offer limited suction power and may turn you down when it comes to cleaning harsh surfaces. The V9e robot vacuum is iLife’s answer to those who are looking for powerful robot vacuum without spending much. The iLife V9e boasts a bulky dustbin that can hold way more dust than most other robot vacuums....

The Google Allo app in Android is synced and shown in your desktop browser. Before we go through steps to set this up, there are two major requirements to be aware of. First, you should have an Android phone with Google Allo installed (since iPhone support is not available as of now). Second, you need to have Google Chrome browser on your Windows/Mac device. Those who do not have Allo on their Android, please go to this Google Play Store Link for Allo....

On that note, our hunt for an amazing smart sprinkler led to the new Rachio 3 smart sprinkler system. Here, we will see what is smart gadget is capable of and why it’s our best pick. Rachio R3e Overview The Rachio R3e smart sprinkler uses the weather data and information to adjust the water sprinkling level during rainy or snowy days. With the WiFi connectivity, you can set and control programs at your fingertips....