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What is Vanish Mode and how do you use it?
If you use Facebook Messenger, Instagram, or WhatsApp, you may have encountered a feature called Vanish Mode or Disappearing Messages. As the names suggest, this is a privacy feature that makes messages disappear automatically, regardless of whether they consist of text, a photo or video, or a link. Needless to say, there are multiple benefits to using Vanish Mode, but it’s important to…
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How to Use Game Mode on Your iPhone or iPad (and What It Does)
Key Takeaways As of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, Game Mode triggers automatically whenever you start a game. Game Mode boosts performance by minimizing background tasks, doubles the Bluetooth polling rate for more responsive controls, and reduces audio latency for compatible AirPods models. You can toggle Game Mode on or off by tapping the name of the game you are…
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Windows 11 preview update adds new Power mode options
Windows 11 Build 27686 has a few noteworthy improvements, such as 2TB support for FAT32 storage. It also improves Windows Sandbox and offers greater control over HDR settings, but there’s an undocumented change – the ability to set power mode for different power states. As shown in the screenshot below, Windows 11 will finally let you set different power modes for when your…
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OpenAI’s new voice mode threw me into the uncanny valley
It’s strange to sit down at my desk and talk to an AI about my life — but that’s what I spent my Tuesday doing. I’d gotten access to OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode, the new ChatGPT feature that sounds strangely like a human. When counting quickly, it’ll pretend it’s out of breath. It says “um” and “uh.” It laughs. It…
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How to find the reading mode built into your browser
I’ve got a stack of bookmarked, favorited, and saved-for-later web articles that I’m going to get around to reading one day… but haven’t. I think that part of what puts me off working through that list is that reading on the internet, especially longer pieces, can be a slog. On most sites, besides the text and pictures that matter, you’ve…
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