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If you have been at the receiving end of similar crashes yourself, then this guide is for you. We’ve compiled a list of solutions that should help you put an end to Messenger crashes on both Android and iPhone. So, let’s get started. 1. Restart the App Sometimes, apps can fail to start correctly, leading to issues like this one. If it’s just a minor app glitch responsible for the app crash, then restarting it will do the trick more often than not....

But what if the Excel app refuses to open on your Mac? No one wants their efforts worth days, weeks, or months to waste. You can try to troubleshoot the app. We have compiled a list of solutions to fix Microsoft Excel not opening on Mac. 1. Force Quit and Relaunch Microsoft Excel App Starting with the most obvious solution, you can first try force quitting the app. You can relaunch it to see if it works properly or not....

When screenshots stop working on iPhone, you might need to record screen content with another phone and share. It’s time-consuming and not a convenient way. 1. Take Screenshots on iPhone The ability to take screenshots depends on the iPhone model. If you’ve upgraded from iPhone 7 or iPhone 8 to newer models, the old trick to take a screenshot won’t work. On iPhone models with Face ID, you need to press the side button and the volume up button simultaneously....

But what if the Spotify app stops working suddenly? That’ll leave you in a soup. Here’s a list of the best ways to fix the Spotify app not working on Android TV. 1. Check the Billing Status of Your Spotify Account The first step is to ensure whether Spotify did deduct the Spotify Premium subscription fee for your account. The payment request might have hit a snag and your subscription might be on hold till the payment is made....

Experimental Features Chrome on Windows/Mac has a separate section dedicated to experimental features. Now, there’s one for Chrome on Android as well. To check out these settings, enter Chrome://flags in the omnibar. Caution: As it reads on top of the flags page, these experimental features are not completely stable and might cause problems. Also, you’ll need to relaunch after you enable a feature for it to activate. 1. Reader Mode iOS and Windows Phone both have reader modes....

You either don’t see the download button, or clicking on the button doesn’t evoke any response. Downloading the same files on the mobile device works fine. The issue is on the PC only. So what does a person do in such a situation? Don’t worry. Here you will find 7 best tips to fix the media files not downloading problem on WhatsApp Web. Let’s check them out. 1. Restart Browser and PC We should commence with the basic solution first, and one of them is to restart the browser....

What if the Task Manager on Windows 10 stops working? How would you check which program is stuck and is causing the PC to slow down? There are several reasons for Task Manager to malfunction, and chances are you might be clueless where to start fixing it. Let’s take a look at how we can fix the Task Manager using some of the solutions that work. If all else fails, I will share an alternative that is better than what comes pre-installed on your Windows 10 computer....

Zoom allows users to join a meeting without creating an account first. This easy on-boarding process has helped the app. Let’s see what else it has to offer and how you can get more out of it. Let’s begin. 1. How to Use Zoom It’s easy and quick. Just tap on Join a Meeting and enter the meeting ID to join a room. You should immediately see all the participants....

And if you want to take things up a notch i.e. the cloud, with social integration and read position syncing between devices, you’ll find apps like Fastr and Bookmate ready to help you out. A couple of days ago, I came across dotdotdot again. I tried the app a year earlier and at that time it was a hot mess. It’s much better now. It has its quirks, but overall it is stable enough to read books on....

Google services , all while giving it a completely revamped look that is cleaner and more minimal than ever. Let’s dive deep into the new Gmail iOS app and see if we emerge with a winner that can finally become the de facto email app for Gmail users or if the improvements that the new Gmail app for iOS brings don’t yet make the app worthwhile. Cool Tip: Before going ahead, you should know that earlier we did a write-up on ways to add multiple Gmail accounts on iOS and a detailed article on Mail vs Sparrow for iOS....

A better alternative exists — Drop In. It is part of Alexa communication services that instantly connects you with an Echo device to use it as a smart intercom service. You may wonder how does Drop In differ from Alexa calls, right? We will tell the difference between the two in this post. Without further ado, let’s get started. Alexa Calls vs. Drop In: The Main Battle Alexa calls are the usual two-way internet phone calls that one needs to answer using the command or the on-screen buttons (in the app) to get connected....

While rooting your device and installing ROMs is not the solution, and not that easy, there are some steps that you can take to make sure you don’t face this issue on your droid. 1. Apps & Widgets There are more apps in the Play Store than we could possibly explore. I am guilty of this. I keep downloading and installing new apps but forget to uninstall them. When you install an app, it downloads data, perform functions, and creates folders on your drive....

Whenever I have to go for long car rides, which is frequent these days, I bring along the much larger Anker PowerCore 20100. But the Fusion 5000 is so flexible, lightweight and convenient, it very well could be my new travel companion. PowerCore Fusion’s Versatile Design The power accessory is a 2-in-1 portable charger and wall charger. The wall charger flips out from the battery pack similar to a Mac power adapter (actually, it’s about identical in size to one too....

Since they look pretty similar by design, you might ask what’s the difference? Since the higher price on the PowerCore+ insinuates a premium product, should you splurge on it? Here’s a quick comparison between the PowerCore and PowerCore+ to aid in your shopping spree. Better Build Quality on PowerCore+ One of the primary differences between the Anker PowerCore line and the PowerCore+ is the build quality. The PowerCore+ is made with an aluminum shell that Anker calls “Apple-grade....

That said, these apps tend to be on the expensive side, with almost all the best ones starting at $2.99 and upwards. In the past few months however, two major to-do apps became available: Apple’s own Reminders (which now comes installed by default on all iOS devices) and Any.Do (which we reviewed extensively here). Both of them are free and among the most popular task managers on the iPhone nowadays, so it is only fair to compare how they fare against each other and see which is the best option for iPhone or iOS device users....

Before We Begin, Let’s Talk AI We now have digital assistants in our pockets, in our living rooms, in our cars and pretty much everywhere. And AI can make a more advanced version of AI. It all seems to resemble Skynet a lot. But Internet of Things (IoT) is already here, not in the distant future. We’ll see more proof of that when we get to the videos below. But, is AI really that worrisome?...

I personally never hesitate to go the extra mile to try out new things but there are many who won’t sabotage their precious device for a mere lock screen. Of course, a new lock screen is always a good choice, but there should be an easy way to do that, right? Well, guess what, there is! Now with MagicLocker, a nifty application for Android, you can change the lock screen of your Android smartphone without the tension of rooting and modification via recovery, and all this in a jiffy....

The development of the cloud has brought with us a service that ties all your notes together into your account and automatically updates your devices with the newest versions of your notes. It’s called Evernote and is probably the most popular among note taking tools out there. What is Evernote? Evernote is a note-taking application. Its power lies in its synchronization — it has apps available for Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, Android and BlackBerry devices....

If you are a fan of vintage photography, you’ll definitely like this entry. Here we will show you how to take any conventional photo and create a professional looking black & white version using Photoshop. Let’s get started. Here is the original photo we’ll be using to illustrate this example: Naturally, you must be wondering if simply using the default black & white option in Photoshop would be enough. While it might be for some of you, in truth, the end result when using more elaborate techniques (the ones you are about to learn here) can be much more elegant and convincingly vintage....

This time we take a look at another one of these indispensable tools if you are a Mac user and you have either a Magic Mouse or a Macbook with a modern trackpad. The name of this little utility is Better Touch Tools and it is available for free. Don’t be fooled by the free tag. In fact, Better Touch Tools is one of the most useful and convenient utilities you can find for your Mac....