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Stop Your Kids Installing Apps on Google Play

If you are like many people who happily hand over your phone or tablet to children or grandchildren, you would be wise to set the controls provided in the Google Play Store.

What To Do If You Are Hacked

Being the victim of a hack sounds scary to most people, but while you should take it seriously, there is often no need to panic. If you think you have been hacked, just follow the instructions here to get you…

Change Mobile Providers with a Text Message

From July 1st 2019, UK mobile phone users who are out of contract and want to change their service provider (while keeping their number) can request to switch with a simple text message.

Check Android for Malicious Apps

Google Play Protect helps us do exactly that, scanning up to 50 billion apps every day, not only on the Play Store, but also on your Android devices. It also allows us to scan on demand and to check app…

How to Use Google Home Routines

Routines are a set of actions that your Google Home can perform, activated by a single voice command. You can customise existing pre-set routines in the Google Home app, or you can create your own personalised routines from scratch, using…

Using the Gmail Confidential Mode

You may not have realised it yet, but Gmail now has a Confidential mail mode. This allows you to send an email which cannot be forwarded, can’t be copied and pasted and will expire (or become unreadable) after a set…

16 Pixel 3 Beginner Tips & Tricks

Android 9.0 brings a lot of changes to the Pixel 3 and Pixel XL phones. Lets take a look at some of the main new features of Pie on the Pixel 3, and how to make the most of them…

Get 100GB of Free Cloud Storage

There are many cloud storage providers, offering both free and paid storage plans, and with a little bit of work, and some organisation, you can get more than 100GB of free cloud storage in a matter of minutes.

Protect Your Devices on Public Wi-Fi

If you want to stay connected, but also want to keep yourself and your device safe, there are a few simple thing you can do to tighten up security without compromising your Internet access.

Setting Up a Google Home Speaker

Setting up a Google Home speaker properly first time will make using it much easier, so take the time to get things right.

9 Android Beginner Tips and Tricks

Android Oreo adds many improvements and options to the operating system, from behind-the-scenes security and performance enhancements, to giving you better ways to manage notifications and messages.