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The best articles, tips, tricks and tutorials for your favorite apps and programs
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It is no secret that WhatsApp is the top messaging app. This application, which is owned by Meta, has been the most popular option for users to communicate with other people, both personally and professionally, for many years. Other messaging applications, such as Telegram, have indeed gained some ground, but to date, none has been able to snatch WhatsApp's throne.
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WhatsApp is the star of messaging apps, as it currently has millions of users around the world. This service is simple and convenient to use, and it lets us communicate with everyone, both personally and professionally with Business accounts. For this very reason, the best thing we can do is keep our accounts' security level as high as possible, and one of the best ways to do it is by enabling two-step verification.
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Gmail is, on the one hand, an e-mail provider. And on the other hand, a mail manager to organize your messages from Gmail and other providers. In both cases, it is free, convenient, and easy to use. Likewise, it also makes it easier to organize messages so you never lose them, as they can be found with a simple search.
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Social media lets us share everything with our followers, who are people who decided that they are interested in our content, either because they are our friends or because they have found us through a hashtag or a third party. Twitter is one of the social networks where it is easier to find new followers thanks to the retweet and like features on the application.
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Signal is a secure messaging platform that is an excellent alternative to WhatsApp. It is specially designed for those who wish to improve the privacy of their devices. Want to give it a try? Then stay with us, because we will tell you how to install Signal. And, if for some reason you do not like it, we also show you how to remove it from your device.
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Twitter is one of the most used social media in the world thanks to its ease of use. It is really easy to tell a story or share a thought through it, but if it is long enough, we will not be able to tell it all in one tweet. This is precisely why we have Twitter threads, a feature that gives us this possibility. In this article, we are going to tell you a little more about them, as well as how you can create them from your Android device.
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Having your device's applications up-to-date is crucial to keep them free of bugs and vulnerabilities. Likewise, you need to download their updates if you want to enjoy their latest features. And Signal, the secure messaging platform, is not an exception to this rule. Do you want to know how to update Signal? Read on to find out.
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Instagram is the perfect social media to find out what your favorite celebrities are up to, see if an artist is releasing a new album, or, for example, check out how a friend or family member is enjoying a nice trip. However, we can miss these important publications. Either because we are not paying a lot of attention to our smartphones, or because Instagram's algorithm decides not to prioritize them, sending them to the bottom of our feed.
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Although it took a while compared to other apps such as LINE, Facebook Messenger, or Telegram, WhatsApp finally allowed users to use stickers in their chats. This feature arrived at the end of 2018 and, since then, the number of sticker apps for WhatsApp has not stopped growing. These offer a more expressive and fun way to communicate, letting us use the stickers that come by default in the messaging app, those that are downloaded in packs created by third parties, and even create our own with the right tools. Here, you will find the ultimate selection of the best sticker apps to chat on WhatsApp, all of them are very easy to use.
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Have you deleted an important conversation on Instagram by mistake? Have you ever regretted deleting a photo? The advantage of the sea of bits in which this social network navigates is that things are not just deleted. Throughout this guide, we will show you how to recover seemingly lost chats and photos on Instagram from your smartphone.
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Telegram is a messaging application that is becoming more and more popular. It has a large number of features, including bots, channels, and groups. It also offers privacy and security features, such as allowing you to block other users. Now, you may be wondering if there is a way to find out if someone has blocked you on Telegram. That is precisely the question we are answering here.
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One of the Instagram features that best helps us connect with our audience is a live stream (also called live). These are spontaneous interactions that let us connect directly with our followers in a more natural way.
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Although it is not the most popular feature among WhatsApp users, calls and video calls made through this platform allow us to communicate easily and for free. To improve WhatsApp calls, the Meta team gives us the option to create custom links to invite other people to join the conversation.
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WhatsApp has become the most popular way to send photos to our contacts. Those times when we had to send photos through WeTransfer or other similar tools are long gone.
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Netflix is one of the most popular streaming platforms in the world. One of its most interesting features is that the recommended contents of the platform are adapted according to our preferences and viewing history.
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WhatsApp is the most popular messaging platform right now. But, to maintain its millions of users, Meta developers strive to bring us updates and new features that enhance our experience.
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Instagram is one of the most widely used social media in the world, and there is no shortage of reasons for this. It is addictive to upload photos and videos to let other users "Like" them, and this has millions of people hooked. A "Like" is unmistakable proof that a person is watching the content we upload, but many people wonder if there is any way to know who is stalking our Instagram profile. In this article, we will answer this question.
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Instagram, just like WhatsApp or Messenger, lets you see which users are online. In other words, it lets you see which users are browsing the platform and viewing photos, stories, reels, or chatting using direct messages. Do you want to know if someone is online on Instagram? We show you how in this step-by-step guide.
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The introduction of WhatsApp voice messages revolutionized how we communicate using Meta's instant messaging platform. Loved by many and hated by many others, this function lets us communicate quickly using voice notes instead of typing messages letter by letter.
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WhatsApp has become the standard application to communicate with everyone. Family, friends, acquaintances, and even companies can be contacted via WhatsApp, there are even some companies that use it as an internal communication channel. In practice, this means that we share our time and data on WhatsApp with many people. And they are not always people we know.
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Twitter decided to put an end to the cumbersome task of including multimedia files of different formats in tweets with Mixed Media, a new feature that enables users to combine images, videos, and even GIFs, in a single tweet, eliminating the need to publish separate tweets or creating a thread when, for example, you wanted to show an image and a video at the same time. Do not know how to do it? Let us explain it to you now.
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Although Fortnite was removed from the Play Store and App Store for breaking the in-app payment system rules, Microsoft now offers us to play this game without downloading it using xCloud. In other words, no additional installations or subscriptions of any kind are required. Would you like to play a few matches for free? Well, read on and find out how.
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Twitter offers us the possibility of verifying our account to generate trust among users of the platform. The verification process confirms the identity of the user, and there are different methods to complete it. In this step-by-step guide, we will show you how to apply for an account verification.
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Although we have become accustomed to obtaining exact directions using only the point of origin and destination, Google Maps also lets us search by coordinates. However, finding this function is not exactly easy. That is why we have prepared this guide to help you use coordinates on this app.
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Stadia, the Google-owned cloud gaming service, was launched as a powerful streaming entertainment platform aimed at competing with other industry giants such as Microsoft, PlayStation, and Nintendo. Unfortunately, for the Californian company, it did not meet the desired result and has failed to satisfy the expectations of its users. So, if you are one of them, let us explain how you can cancel your subscription.
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WhatsApp may temporarily disable an account when it does not comply with its terms and conditions. Read on to find out the main reasons why this happens and what resources are available to let you recover your account. What is explained here will help you reset WhatsApp and regain access to conversations with your friends and family.
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Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia created and edited by volunteers from around the world. Its main attribute is being a "wiki", which means that anyone can join the project to create or edit pages, with some exceptions.
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Linking two or more Instagram accounts allows us to log in to any of them with the same credentials. This feature lets us switch between two or more profiles in the application without having to remember several passwords, something very useful when we have both a professional and a personal profile.
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YouTube is a video platform with millions and millions of videos. Of course, there are also videos aimed at adults that are blocked by the restricted mode.
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Did you know that Google Maps now tells you fuel consumption estimates on some routes depending on the engine in your vehicle? This will help us use less fuel, save money, and reduce CO2 emissions.
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Instagram is determined to be more and more present in our lives. To achieve this, the app's developers provide us with new features with each update. One of the latest innovations of this social media is the option to create and customize avatars.
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Badoo, the famous dating app, has 330 million users worldwide. One of the secrets of its success is the security that its creators have always boasted about.
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Google Maps is a handy map and GPS navigation app with millions of users worldwide. However, its features are not limited to giving us directions or displaying toll prices. Among other things, we can also use this app to measure the distance between two points on the map. Would you like to learn how to calculate distances on Google Maps from your smartphone?
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Netflix is one of the streaming platforms with the most international presence. One of its main attractions is its extensive catalog of content, which includes a large number of its own shows and movies. This amount of content can make us take a long time to find what we are looking for. Fortunately, that is what secret codes are for.
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Google Maps has become the application of choice for millions of users. Whether you are on foot, traveling by car, or on public transportation, Google Maps helps you get from point A to point B without getting lost and sometimes even helps you save fuel or time.
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Badoo is a dating app with over 60 million active users from 190 countries around the world. Its vast amount of profiles is one of the main advantages of this flirting and dating social media, but it can turn into a problem if we are looking for someone in particular.
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Creating an account on a dating app often means giving up some of our privacy. However, if we just want to browse the profiles of other users or enter without giving our personal data, Badoo lets us satisfy our curiosity while keeping our privacy intact.
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Google Maps has gradually become the Swiss Army Knife of travel. It not only tells you which route to take to reach your destination, but also shows you the most efficient one, the cheapest gas stations, or what other people think of the places you will visit. However, this time we will focus on tolls and how to find out how much they cost before making a trip.
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Registering is one of the most boring tasks for new users who want to create an account in any online service. However, integrations with other platforms greatly simplify and accelerate this process.
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We all wonder if someone has taken a screenshot of our Instagram stories, posts, or messages. However, we are usually left in doubt, since it is very difficult to detect when this happens.
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The famous social network of short videos is gradually extending its range of services. One of the most popular new features is the exclusive mini-games that it includes. Do you know how to insert and share these games in your videos? We will show you how to do it in this short guide.
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Meta's messaging platform is constantly evolving to meet the needs of its users. Among the improvements implemented for images, there is a feature for total or partial pixelation of photos, letting users censor them before sending them to another person without having to leave the chat. Would you like to know where it is and how to use it?
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Changing the typography or font of a cellphone today is very simple. Most devices already come with several fonts installed as standard. But just because we see a font on our screen does not mean that the person we are communicating with through a chat will also see it.
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WhatsApp is gradually introducing new features to make WhatsApp statuses more like Instagram stories. However, it is not yet possible to add music to our posts. At least not directly.
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The flash call method is a procedure to activate WhatsApp without a verification code that joins the two previously existing numbers based on the code received by SMS or voice call. It is so named because WhatsApp calls the number of the user and automatically ends the call, checking if it has been recorded in the last place in the call log: if it matches the number to call to give the 6-digit code, the account is automatically logged in. In other words, it is not even necessary to answer the call. Therefore, to use this method, WhatsApp asks for permission that gives it access to the above-mentioned registry.
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Until not long ago, one of the drawbacks for users switching from Android to iOS was how to migrate their WhatsApp conversations from one device to another. Initially, the function was limited to a number of devices or to those users who were part of the beta program, which gives access to new functions of the chat app that are not yet stable (some of them, in fact, never become final). However, it is now carried out with the Move to iOS app, which has finally reached all Android users.
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The WhatsApp backup stored in Google Drive lets us recover our account at any time, either after restarting the app, formatting the phone, or accessing it from a new device. With this copy, we will be able to keep chats, groups, data, photos, videos, and other documents safe.
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More and more elderly people are encouraged to use new technologies to keep in touch with their loved ones. However, mobile applications are not always as intuitive as developers believe. And things get more complicated if the user is not a digital native.
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WhatsApp added a feature that we have seen in other social networks such as Facebook to its messages, we are talking about the possibility of reacting with emojis to messages. Initially, it was limited to only six emojis, but recently, the company started to test it with any emoji, and now, it is available for all users, so we are going to show you how to do it.
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When using Wallapop as an application for buying and selling products, you will likely have some kind of problem such as receiving something after buying it that does not quite meet your expectations or that arrives in poor condition, among other cases. It is not common for this to happen due to the filters applied by the app and the previous communication between buyer and seller, but if you have had any kind of problem and want to solve it, you have different alternatives.