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Some reasons Messenger doesn’t work on your smartphone include an inactive internet connection, Messenger facing an outage, the lack of storage space on your phone, and more. 1. Check if Your Internet Connection Is Working If an internet-enabled app like Messenger stops working, you should first check and ensure your internet connection is working. An inactive connection can cause the app not to send or receive messages. You can verify your connection’s status by launching a web browser on your phone and accessing any site of your choice....

1. Check Your Wi-Fi or Mobile Data Connection Check your phone’s internet connection and ensure it’s active and stable. You can verify your connection’s status by launching your phone’s web browser and opening a site. If you can load the site, your connection is working. If the site fails to load, your connection has an issue. You can switch between Wi-Fi and cellular data to make the Music app work. You can also try to troubleshoot your internet problems or seek your internet service provider’s help....

Rather than having to spend an hour once a week moving emails from the Inbox to your categorized folders, email rules will help automate your inbox organization. This is very similar to using labels and filters in Gmail. Email rules may seem complicated and they can be if you really want to perform some sophisticated sorting, but if you simply want to move work emails to the Work folder automatically, then it’s a piece of cake....

Note that turning on private browsing in the browser only prevents the browser from storing your history and prevents websites from storing cookies. It does not make you anonymous on the web or prevent websites from tracking you or knowing who you are while online. If you’re interested in more steps you can take to truly secure your browsing, then check out my previous post on clearing your search and browsing history....

A few reasons your Fire TV fails to update are that your device isn’t connected to the internet, has a minor glitch, lacks storage space, and more. Your Fire TV streaming device must be connected to the internet to download software updates. If your device isn’t connected to the internet or your connection has an issue, your updates won’t download. Here’s how to ensure your streaming stick is connected to the internet....

However, slow internet connection, incorrect navigation settings, and temporary system glitches can ruin the functionality. This tutorial covers 12 fixes to try if Google Maps isn’t talking or giving voice directions on your device. 1. Download Voice Directions Do you hear a chime instead of voice directions when using Google Maps? That’s because Google Maps hasn’t downloaded voice directions or because voice directions aren’t up-to-date. Google Maps requires a strong internet connection to download voice directions....

The service is free if you sign up for a unique phone number provided by Google, and you can forward any calls or messages to this number to your own cell phone. Unfortunately, there are occasions when Google Voice may not work. This could be not receiving new call notifications, not receiving new calls or messages at all, or not being able to access your account at all. In this article you’ll learn the seven most common fixes for when Google Voice is not working....

To actually install something that customizes your phone, you’re going to need something called a custom recovery. TWRP recovery is one of these custom recoveries for Android that lets you install a ton of custom developments on your Android based devices. You’ll see how to install and use it in the following guide. What Is TWRP Recovery? Custom recovery with TWRP was developed for Android devices. When you install it on your device, it replaces the stock recovery and gives you additional features that weren’t present in the stock one....

If you have essential programs, folders, files, and websites you want to get to whenever you want, you must link to them on the taskbar. Programs and websites are easier to add, while files and folders are slightly trickier. Go through the following tutorial to learn how to create shortcuts on the Windows 10 taskbar and the Windows 11 taskbar. Pin Shortcut to Taskbar via Start Menu If you want to create a taskbar shortcut for a program on your computer, the fastest way is to pin it via the Start menu....

In this short tutorial, we’ll show you how to change the background color of your Instagram story using the Draw and Create Instagram tools. How to Change the Background Color on Instagram Story You can use two ways to change an IG Story’s background color. One of them allows you to include a photo or a video in your Instagram Story, and the other lets you create a Story with just text and Instagram stickers....

Supporting over 20 languages, Netflix makes it easy to set the display language for the platform. The display language you choose is used for things like movie descriptions, names of genre categories, and the controls on the app itself, like the Play and Next Episode buttons. We’ll show you how to change the display language as well as the audio and subtitles language for a particular movie or show....

Depending on how you want the inserted slides to appear in the main presentation, you will need to choose between two different methods for joining the presentations. In this article, I’ll mention both methods along with the advantages and disadvantages for each method. The first method uses the Reuse Slides option in PowerPoint and the second method uses the Insert Object option. Reuse Slides Method If you want the inserted slides to match the theme of your main presentation, then you have to use the Reuse Slides option....

If you haven’t yet invested in an SD card for your system, which can immensely upgrade your Switch’s storage, you’ll have to resort to archiving or deleting games. You can also delete game save data in any game in order to get even more space. In this article, you’ll find how you can archive games, delete game save data, as well as how to offload games onto your SD card....

For most people, torrenting means using a PC or laptop to locate and download torrent files, but you don’t need to use a PC for torrents. You can use a portable device like a smartphone or tablet to download torrent files directly to your device, without needing any other equipment. Here’s how to do it. Download Torrents on iOS Devices Downloading torrents on Apple devices like an iPhone and iPad might be a nice idea, but unfortunately, that’s as far as it goes....

Even though the app data is great, you can export 45 days’ worth of far more detailed data to Excel and then do whatever you like with it: create charts and graphs showing which days the most energy is being used, how many hours the device is in standby mode vs on, etc. In this post, I’ll talk about the process for exporting the data and then go over how the data is organized in the Excel spreadsheet....

Steam ID is a unique identifier assigned to you when creating an account. It consists of 17 digits, and it works like your account name, which also means you can’t change it. Finding your Steam ID can be a little tricky because it’s not in the most obvious place. You can find it in several places inside the Steam app. First, you simply have to recognize it. So we’re going to show you how to find your Steam ID....

The following are some common issues you could face with Google Play on your devices and how to fix those issues on Google Play. How To Fix Google Play Services Stopping If you’re constantly getting a message that says the services keep stopping, these methods will fix it for you. Reboot Your Device When there’s an issue like Google Play services stopping, the first and most basic thing you should try is to reboot your device....

Anyway, this happened to me last night and it took me about 20 minutes to fix the problem, so I thought I would write up how I ended up fixing it! Hopefully, you read this before thinking it’s some problem with Windows or with your DVD drive, etc as I have seen some people re-install Windows or get a new DVD drive because of this error! Actually, the problem all comes down to something called codecs....

One common reason you can’t use YouTube’s search functionality is your app has a minor glitch. Other causes include an inactive internet connection, YouTube not having full data access, and more. Relaunch YouTube on Your Phone One quick way to fix most issues with YouTube is to quit and relaunch the YouTube application on your phone. This fixes various minor issues with the app, enabling you to use the search function....

Although a considerable portion of Twitter consists of users just chit-chatting and tweeting out things that come to mind, there are many reasons why you may be keenly interested in a particular user’s tweets. For me, it was when the official Twitter account for a game that I follow began regularly tweeting out free Steam keys. That’s something I want to pay attention to! Whether it’s to stay informed of news, snag freebies before others, or pay a little “extra attention” to your significant other, there are plenty of reasons why Twitter notifications can be useful....