đ¸ Apple Intelligence isnât free after all: Case in point, ChatGPT is being integrated into iOS and macOS to boost features like Siri. Youâll either deal with usage limits or have to shell out $19.99 a month for a ChatGPT Plus subscription. Bummer, especially when Google and Samsungâs AI tools are free ⌠well, for now.
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Thereâs an easy-to-miss tool built right into your phone that shows you which apps access your microphone, camera, location data and everything else.
Don’t like what you see? Adjust the app’s permissions (Iâll show you how) or delete the app entirely. Letâs take a close look at Appleâs iPhone Privacy Report and the Android Privacy Dashboard.
I do my best to eat enough protein, get in my veggies and drink lots of water. Iâm all about high-quality supplements, too, for things that are hard to get through good habits alone. Iâve been taking collagen for years, and it’s scientifically proven to improve not just how you look but also how you feel.
Want to lock an app on your iPhone? Itâs easy if youâre running iOS 18. Press and hold the app icon > Menu > Require Face ID (or Touch ID or Passcode). Thatâs it.
Time millennials spend sitting on their butts between work and their couch potato lifestyle. Thatâs accelerating their biological clocks and increasing their risk of heart disease. Youâve got to move it, move it!
But thereâs a smarter way to protect your online accounts â using a trusted password manager like NordPass.
Remembering complex, unique passwords for every single account is practically impossible. If youâre like most people, you probably end up reusing passwords or writing them down somewhere, which isnât your best bet if you value security.
đď¸âđ¨ď¸ Your eyes only: Android 15 lets you hide apps in a secure folder. Go to Settings > Security and privacy > Private space > Set up. (For added security, youâll see the option to create a new Google account, but you donât have to.) Choose your authentication method, then tap Use screen lock for your phoneâs default method or Choose new lock to set up a new one. Press Done.
Read me: On a Kindle, itâs a pain to get to the home screen. With a book open, tap the top of the screen > back arrow > Home. From the Kindle store, hit the X icon > Home. FYI, if your Kindle is old, look for a house icon (top left of the screen) or even a physical home button.
⊠Mac pro user tip: If youâre a link hoarder, try this Safari trick. Open Settings > Advanced > Press Tab to highlight each item on a webpage. Now you can sail through the links on whatever page youâre on. To do it, hit Tab on your keyboard to highlight a link and Enter to open it. Cmd + Enter opens the link in a new tab. Maybe this will make Christmas shopping less painful … maybe.
Who asked for this? If you donât like how Microsoft put the Start menu for Windows 11 in the middle of the screen, move it back to its original home on the left. Head to Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > Taskbar behaviors. Crisis averted!
đď¸ Butt out: Writing Tools is Appleâs new AI that cleans up text in any app. If that creeps you out or itâs just annoying, switch it off. Open Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions. Turn on Content & Privacy Restrictions. Now tap Intelligence & Siri > Writing Tools > Donât Allow. Heads-up, this only applies to iPhone 16 models, the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
