How to Review and Restrict Chrome Extension Permissions Just as mobile operating systems have ways to limit the access each app enjoys, Google Chrome has a straightforward permission control menu to restrict extension access. Chrome features a menu for viewing and restricting the permissions for all your installed extensions in one place. How Do Chrome Extension Permissions Work? Each “permission” is a component in the Chrome API. Each permission only handles one aspect of how Chrome taps into your OS and the data on it....

How Google Assistant Works in Google Maps Google Assistant replaces the basic voice commands that Google Maps originally relied on. This integration means that you can fully control the Google Maps app by saying, “Okay Google,” followed by a command. It also means that you can access a ton of Google Assistant features without leaving the Google Maps app. Here’s how to use Google Assistant in Google Maps: Google Assistant executes your command without leaving Google Maps or interrupting your navigation....

How to Set up Google Pay on an iPhone Before you can start using Google Pay on an iPhone, you need to set up the app. Here’s how to get started and add your first account: How to Do Google Pay on iPhone Once you’ve set up the Google Pay app on your phone, you can use it to pay for online purchases, send or request money from your iPhone contacts, track your spending on connected accounts, and view special offers from Google Pay partners....

How to Use Night Sight Night Sight is automatically enabled on your device, and there are two ways to access it, depending on whether your phone thinks it’s necessary to use it. If you’re taking a photo in low light, Pixel will suggest using Night Sight. The small button will appear on the screen; just tap it to initiate Night Sight. If Night Sight isn’t automatically triggered, but you want to brighten the shot, swipe over to More and select Night Sight....

Using iTunes on External Hard Drive To store and use your iTunes library on an external hard drive, do the following: At this point, you can delete the iTunes library on your main hard drive, if you want. However, before you do that, make sure that everything from your iTunes library transferred to your external drive, or that you have a second backup, just in case. Remember, when you delete things, they’re gone forever (at least without redownloading purchases from iCloud or hiring a drive-recovery company), so make absolutely sure you’ve got everything you need before you delete....

How to Connect a Keyboard and Mouse to Your Xbox Series X or S Wondering how to connect a keyboard and mouse to your new games console? It’s super simple and takes mere seconds. Here’s how to do it. What Keyboards and Mice Are Compatible With the Xbox Series X or S? There’s no need to buy a dedicated Xbox Series X keyboard and mouse. The Xbox Series X or S is compatible with pretty much all keyboards and mice....

What Are Special Characters or Symbols in Word? Special characters are symbols that do not appear on a keyboard. What are considered special characters and symbols will vary depending on your country, your installed language in Word and your keyboard. These symbols and special characters can include fractions, trademark and copyright symbols, foreign country currency symbols and many others. Word does differentiate between symbols and special characters, but you shouldn’t have difficulty locating and inserting either in your documents....

How to Open the WatchOS Control Center Your Apple Watch Control Center is available only from your Apple Watch main screen, which is the screen with the clock that appears when you first click the watch’s Digital Crown or flick your wrist to look at the watch. To open the Control Center, swipe up from bottom to top on your Apple Watch’s main screen. You’ll see your Apple Watch Control center....

That’s where Youtube’s take a break feature comes into play. If you have ever come to your senses three hours deep into an auto-playing labyrinth of top ten videos, meme compilations, and all the other wonderful, terrible stuff the internet has to offer, the take a break feature might be just what you’re looking for. How Does YouTube’s Take a Break Work? YouTube’s take a break reminder is a feature that is designed to help people control their viewing habits....

What On-Demand Content Does YouTube TV Offer? YouTube TV’s on-demand library includes content from most of its channels, including broadcast networks like Fox and CBS, and cable networks like FX, TBS, and AMC. On-demand episodes are available for most popular shows, but there are some exceptions. The number of episodes YouTube TV provides on-demand varies by network and also by the show. Most broadcast network shows offer the latest four or five episodes of the latest season, and some cable shows follow that same pattern....

How to View a Device’s Status in Device Manager in Windows You can view a device’s status from the device’s Properties in Device Manager. The detailed steps involved in this procedure vary a little depending on which Windows operating system you have installed, so those differences are called out when necessary below. Important Information on Error Codes Any status other than one that explicitly says that a device is working properly should be accompanied by an error code....

What is IMDB TV and How Does it Work? How to Sign Up for IMDB TV Here’s how to sign in to IMDB TV and also get started with a new account if you like: How to Watch TV and Movies on IMDB TV Once you’re signed up and signed in, watching movies on IMDB TV is extremely easy. You can use the Advanced Title Search to find the exact thing you’re looking for, or simply browse through the shows and movies listed on the main IMDB TV page to find something that looks interesting....

How to Zoom While Taking a Photo To zoom in while you’re taking a photo on Snapchat, you’ll need to use both hands and then take the photo. How to Zoom While Taking a Video Zooming in during a video on Snapchat is very easy. You can do it using just one hand while you are recording so that your video is seamless. An Alternative Way to Zoom During a Video There is another way to zoom in while capturing a video....

Researchers at a Cambridge University-led consortium have found a way to squeeze an operating system that could work quantum computers onto a chip. Quantum computing is currently being explored as a way to do everything from making airplanes lighter to breaking strong encryption. Don’t give up your smartphone just yet, however. “It is unlikely anyone will have a quantum computer in their home or pocket anytime soon, or possibly ever,” Matt Doty, a professor of computer engineering at the University of Delaware, told Lifewire in an email interview....

The company just announced that this outage is telling millions of users worldwide that they are suspended from the platform. Upon login, these users are notified that “we suspended your account on October 31, 2022.” Even weirder? These suspensions also seem to severely impact follower counts, which could be accounted for by the forced mass exodus from the platform. To show how serious this is, soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo lost three million followers overnight, and Instagram’s home account lost more than a million followers....

The company has been teasing these operating system updates for a while, but iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura are both officially available for download now. The new iPad OS is the perfect accompaniment for those just-announced hardware refreshes, as the software brings plenty of fresh features to the table. iPadOS 16 is a free software update that integrates with the regular iPad (5th generation and later), iPad mini (5th generation and later), iPad Air (3rd generation and later), and all iPad Pro models....

The problem: Hundreds of users are posting explanations and screenshots showing that Apple Music is using up a large portion of their battery. Reddit user ritty84, for example, shows that Apple Music accounts for 95 percent of their battery usage; another on Apple’s own forums shows the app using 53 percent of their battery, while other screenshots show it running in the background for nearly 20 hours. The complications: The problem doesn’t appear to be specific to any particular iPhone model or iOS version....

How to Tell If Discord Is Down If you think the Discord servers are down for everyone, try these steps to check: What to Do When You Can’t Connect to Discord There are several things you can try if Discord seems to be working fine for everyone else, but you’re still having connection issues: If you can’t open Twitter either, then the problem is likely on your end or with your ISP....

Common Pandora Error Messages Like most apps and online services, Pandora often sends error messages to alert you that something is wrong. If you receive an error message, there’s no need to decipher the problem further. Most error messages tell exactly what’s going on. Some of the most common Pandora error messages include: Someone else is listening to your Pandora account.An error has occurred with Pandora [try again]. The first error is straightforward, telling you exactly what’s wrong with your Pandora service....

Where Did the Rumor Begin? The original news story that likely started the rumor didn’t report the complete details. The story, which appeared 2013, said a Chinese flight attendant’s iPhone 4 exploded when she used it while it was charging. As it turns out, the attendant was using an aftermarket charger, not the Apple charger that ships with the phone. That faulty charger was almost certainly the cause of the incident....