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Much of what happens during the installation of an Android app happens in the background. While Android may highlight permissions that an app requires, it stays silent when it comes to privacy. Many apps include trackers and may also contain ads, but ad-free apps may still have trackers. If you are particularly worried about tracking,…
When it comes to the dozen or so Windows app that Microsoft ships with Windows, there are several that most users would probably never touch. Of these, Paint 3D is probably high up on the list of the majority of Windows users. It sits there at the top with the likes of 3D Builder. Paint…
Android 15 could ship with a taskbar on smartphones. This taskbar works similarly to the one known from tablets or operating systems such as Windows. Android Authority’s Mishaal Rahman discovered the taskbar feature recently and has published information about its functionality and current state. Up until recently, taskbars on smartphones were frowned upon. Google, Apple,…
Recently, there has been a bit of a revival when it comes to forks of the Firefox browser. After Mullvad Browser, it is now Zen Browser that is trying to win the Internet by storm. The Firefox-based browser is available as an alpha at the time of writing. Despite that, it felt very stable during…
If you still run an older version of Microsoft’s Windows 10 or 11 operating systems, then you may have noticed that Windows update KB5001716 was installed recently on your devices. It is an important update, here is why: In other words, it is designed to push new versions of Windows onto systems that are no…
Android Authority reports that Google is working on a new Play Store feature to take over ownership of sideloaded apps. This would allow Google Play to update apps not installed via the official Store. A feature introduced in Android 14 allows application stores to update ownership of apps. When you download an app from a…
Is anyone still using Skype? Microsoft has just released a new development version of Skype and it comes fully loaded with new features and improvements. Probably the biggest one is that Microsoft is removing all ads from Skype. The company announced the new Skype release on its Answers website. There, Microsoft bids farewell to “ads…
Sometimes, you may need to convert a file to another format. Maybe it is because the original file format is not supported by your application or a service, or because you would like to reduce its size. Plenty of tools exist to do that using dedicated programs on all major operating systems. Many are easy…
I use the Windows Start menu a few times per year. It is been replaced by the taskbar and other means to launch programs. While I run a few searches per year, which open in the Start menu, I do not really use it for anything else. Also, I prefer to use the third-party tool…
One of the main points of criticism in regards to the ever increasing number of recommendations and offers in Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system is that they cannot be managed from a central location. If you want to turn them all off elegantly, you either have to go through various sections, or use a third-party…