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How to Change What Your iPhone Action Button Does Based on the Time
Key Takeaways Customize the iPhone Action Button with a custom shortcut for versatile actions based on the time of day. Extract the time from the current date then use the “If” action in Shortcuts to set up the Action Button to perform actions like Silent Mode or control your Apple TV. Assign your created shortcut to the Action Button to…
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How to Change Your Action Button Based on Focus Mode
Key Takeaways Use custom shortcuts to make your iPhone’s Action Button perform different actions based on the current Focus mode. Create an “If Focus Mode is X” shortcut using the “If” action to trigger different actions based on the Focus mode your in. Set your custom shortcut to the Action button in Settings to automate actions based on the current…
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How to change lid close action on Windows 11
To change the lid-closing action on Windows 11, open Settings > System > Power & battery, click the “Lid & power button controls” setting, and change the “Closing the lid will make my PC” settings for “Plugged in” and “On battery.” You can also open Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options, click “Choose what closing the lid does,” use the “When I close the lid” setting, and choose the action…
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How to customize Copilot keyboard key action on Windows 11
To change the action when pressing the Copilot physical key on Windows 11, open Settings > Personalization > Text input and customize the keyboard key using the “Customize Copilot key on keyboard” setting. On Windows 11, it’s possible to change the action when you press the Copilot key on your keyboard to launch virtually any app, and in this guide,…
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Windows 11 adds new feature to change Copilot key action (build 22635.4225)
Microsoft releases Windows 11 build 22635.4225 in the Beta Channel with the option to change the action of the Copilot key in new keyboards and updates the File Explorer context menu with a new option to share files directly with your phone. Windows 11 build 26120.1843 releases in the Dev Channel with a slew of visual changes for the Lock…
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In defense of the iPhone Action Button
Apple’s announcement last week that the Action Button is now on all of its iPhone 16 models, rather than just the Pro model that the button debuted on last year, was a little overshadowed by the introduction of the Camera Control button — a capacitive, tactile button for launching and controlling the iPhone 16’s camera. But don’t let that fool…
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How to use iPhone 16 Action Button for more than one thing
The Action Button has now arrived on both the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro. Did you know it can perform more than one action? Probably not because that’s not how Apple currently envisions the button being used. Don’t get me wrong. The switch to a programmable button over the traditional mute switch has been a godsend for me (this…
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My favorite action movie ever made is now streaming for free — and it’s better than ‘John Wick’
I saw “The Raid 2” upon release in theaters back in March 2014, and even more than a decade later, I’m pretty sure my adrenaline levels still haven’t returned to normal. To call this action masterpiece pulse-raising would be an understatement — it’s absolutely electric. “The Raid 2” is the type of movie I would urge you to seek out…
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Google has to face a class action lawsuit over Chrome’s data collection
Google will have to face a class action lawsuit that accuses it of collecting users’ data through Chrome without their consent. In a decision on Tuesday, a federal appeals court reversed a December 2022 ruling that dismissed the case, saying the lower court should’ve reviewed Google’s disclosures and determined “whether a reasonable user reading them would think that he or she…
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Grok can make images using Flux — 5 examples of it in action
The newest version of the AI chatbot Grok, Grok-2, can now generate images and we of course had to try it out. Thanks to the FLUX.1 model by Black Forest Labs, Grok-2 (currently in beta) can now create images that rival those generated by the likes of Midjourney — and when it comes to generating AI images of people it…
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