How to Use the Hidden Flight Tracker in iPhone Messages
Photo: motive56 (Shutterstock) ‘Tis the season for busy airports and massive flight delays, which can cause major headaches when you’re traveling to visit family and friends. But if you and…
How to Make All Your WhatsApp Messages Disappear Automatically
Photo: Temitiman (Shutterstock) WhatsApp’s Disappearing Messages feature has been quite limited so far—once enabled for a particular conversation or a group, all messages would be deleted automatically after seven days,…
How to Try WhatsApp’s Multi-Device Beta Right Now
Photo: guteksk7 (Shutterstock) For months on end, WhatsApp has teased its multi-device feature—a feature that will let you use WhatsApp on your computer even if your phone isn’t constantly connected…
You Really Shouldn’t Use WhatsApp Mods
Photo: Jirapong Manustrong (Shutterstock) If you’re looking to supercharge your WhatsApp experience with some unofficial features, you might be tempted to try a mod. These versions of the app can…
Update Your Snapchat Password Immediately
Snapchat users have bombarded with repeated, unexpected two-factor authentication (2FA) text messages this week, but it’s unclear whether the cause is due to a glitch on Snapchat’s end, or due…
What Happens If You Don’t Accept WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy?
WhatsApp’s controversial new privacy policy goes into effect May 15, 2021. The updated agreement gives Facebook permission to collect your WhatsApp data, and lots of people aren’t happy about it.…
WhatsApp Names Zomato, Ola, Aarogya Setu in Response to Privacy Criticism
WhatsApp has said in its response to a petition filed against its privacy policy update in the Delhi High Court that many Internet-based applications and websites have similar policies and…
New Cross-Company Slack DMs Are Cool, But They Aren’t Private
Slack has launched a new direct-messaging feature that allows people from different companies to talk to one another. No problems there, right? The service is opt-in, in that you’ll have…
What Parents Need to Know About Discord
Photo: Postmodern Studio (Shutterstock) If you—or your teenager—are into gaming, you’ve likely at least heard of Discord, even if you haven’t used it yourself. It’s one more way for teenagers…
How to Turn Yourself Into a Cat (In a Video Call)
Screenshot: Brendan Hesse By now you’ve probably seen that viral video of the lawyer who accidentally turned himself into a cat during an important Zoom hearing. If you’re looking to…