Facebook has proven that data comes first, not users. And I’m not having it anymore. …
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As the year was starting to come to an end, I was not only thinking about what I want my personal goals to be in 2016, but also what I'd like to see from the tech industry. Here's the list. …
I enjoy being able to seamlessly move between all of my devices and have Facebook Messenger everywhere – with it I can chat cross-platform with ease. But when I’m on a Mac, I was always annoyed at having to find a browser or remember to keep it open – until I discovered Astro for Facebook Messenger. It’s a free OS X app available in the Mac App Store. It displays all messages from all conversations, no matter where you send the …
Running out of space? Want to know where all your space has gone? To see how much space you have on your phone, and how much of that is available free space goto Settings -> Usage. You’ll be greeted with a spinning wheel while the device does calculations to see where all of your space is being used. Also on screen is a number labeled “available” and a number labeled “capacity”. Capacity is the total memory in your phone. I …
Many people have noticed that Facebook for iOS now has a great new “feature”: auto play of videos. Videos posted by friends in your timeline will automatically start playing silently (for now) inline in your News Feed. Tapping on the video will bring it full screen with audio. While this feature can be useful for some, it can be a real data hog for others. If you’re in a place with a slow connection, or using your cellular data plan, …
If you have contacts synced to your device from many sources (iCloud, Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, Facebook, etc.) you may have one person with multiple contacts in your phone. Link these contacts together for a better experience. From one of the duplicate contacts tap on Edit in the top right corner and scroll to the bottom of the screen. Here you’ll find the Linked Contacts section – now tap on “link contacts…” and select the duplicate contact. Repeat this process for …