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By default, Netgear’s Arlo Pro camera system comes with several different modes that you can switch between, depending on whether you’re home or away. However, you may want to customize the settings for different modes. Here’s how to create your own modes in the Arlo app. RELATED: How to Set Up the Netgear Arlo Pro Camera System There are four default modes available: Armed, Disarmed, Schedule, and Geofencing. Unfortunately, none of these modes allow the camera to record motion without receiving alerts all the time....

If you’re on a carrier that supports it, Wi-Fi calling is a great feature to have. It will allow your smartphone to use the best connection in your house to make and receive calls and text messages. It also allows for higher quality audio, and it’s perfect if you don’t get good signal in your house. Pull down the notification shade and long-press the Wi-Fi icon to enter Wi-Fi settings....

RELATED: How to Measure Elevation on Your iPhone Find Elevation in Google Maps on Mobile If you’re on a mobile phone, use the Google Maps app to check a place’s altitude. To do that, first, open the Google Maps app on your phone. At the top of the app, tap the “Search Here” box and type the name of the place, then press Enter. Once you see your place on the map, to the right of the map, tap the “Layers” option....

Samsung is the biggest manufacturer of Android phones in the world, but that doesn’t mean these handsets are perfect out of the box. In fact, most of these phones have several annoyances initially—here’s how to fix many of these. Note: We’re using a Galaxy S9 here, but the same rules should apply to most modern Galaxy devices. Remove Any and All Bloatware Right out the box, pretty much all Samsung phones come with a lot of extra garbage installed....

One of the best features in Google’s stock launchers is quick access to the Google Feed. This started with the Google Now Launcher and continued on in Pixel Launcher—but you can easily add it to Nova Launcher, too. The Google Feed, which started its life as Google Now many moons ago, is a quick way to access stories that Google thinks will appeal to you. You can customize its content to remain relevant to your interests, and let Google do the rest....

You can insert special characters in your documents and presentations without having to remember all those Alt-codes by using Google Docs and Slides easy-to-use character insertion tool. It offers a myriad of symbols, characters, symbols, languages, and more. Here’s how you can insert special characters into your documents. Note: You can’t insert characters directly into Google Sheets, but you can copy and paste them into a cell on the spreadsheet....

The Sims 4 team does a really great job of informing people about updates. If you follow @TheSims on Twitter, the company shares detailed information after each patch update. The Sims 4 website also dedicates an entire page to each released patch. Sometimes, the company also releases patch notes after a new expansion to elaborate on the new pack details. However, most of the time, they target bug fixes and other unintentional issues....

Handing your phone to someone can feel like handing over your whole life. There’s usually a lot of personal information they can access. Android’s “App Pinning” feature can help by preventing someone from leaving an app. Here’s how you can lock an app on Android. By “pinning” an app, you are locking it to the screen. Whoever you hand your device to won’t be able to leave the app unless they know the special key combination or a passcode....

Android phones with Ambient Display are nothing new, but it’s taken a really long time to perfect them. Google finally did that with the Pixel 2, provided you’re willing to make a few tweaks. Here’s how to make it work for you. What Is Ambient Display? RELATED: Why Does My Android Phone’s Screen Turn On Randomly? Android’s Ambient Display is a way for you to see your notifications without actually having to turn your phone’s display on....

Google Photos doesn’t offer free unlimited storage, which means you may find yourself running out of space. Thankfully, Google has some easy-to-use tools to help you maximize the storage space you have—free or otherwise. Here’s how to identify image types and clear your Photos storage. Wait, No More Free Storage? Google stopped offering free unlimited storage on June 1, 2021. Before that, you could upload unlimited photos and videos in “High Quality....

Nearly all Windows 10 apps let you open multiple windows. You can even run multiple instances of most apps, and those instances can have their own settings. It’s a convenient way to sign in to multiple accounts at once in the apps you use. New App Windows vs. New App Instances Many apps can have multiple windows. Those windows let you view different files and other content. For example, you could have two Chrome browser windows open....

Windows 10 automatically downloads and installs updates as they become available. To stop this, you can “pause” updates for up to 35 days in just a few clicks—even on Windows 10 Home. Here’s what you need to know about pausing Windows Update. How to Pause Updates for Up to 35 Days First, launch the Settings screen. You can open the Start menu and click the “Settings” gear icon or press Windows+i to open it....

Facebook’s a truly international site. Hundreds of millions of their users don’t speak English as a first language. You might even be Facebook friends with some of them. To make life easier for international friends to communicate, Facebook has added features that do things like auto-translate posts in another language. If, however, you speak two languages and want to make sure that the translation for your posts is spot on, you can add one manually yourself....

Mechanical keyboards are known for their distinct sound, but that doesn’t mean that you (or those you share your living space with) are very fond of the loud clatter. Thankfully, it’s incredibly easy and inexpensive to dial down the volume with switch dampeners. Switch Dampeners: Like Shock Absorbers for Your Keys RELATED: If You Haven’t Tried a Mechanical Keyboard Yet, You’re Missing Out Mechanical keyboards are noisier than rubber dome keyboards by their very nature: the crisp action, excellent responsiveness, and tactile sensation you get while typing on their mechanical switches comes at the cost of significantly more noise....

If there’s an Android application you really love and wish you could run on your computer, now you can: there’s a dead simple way to run Android apps on your PC or Mac without the fuss of moonlighting as an Android developer. What Is BlueStacks? Let’s say there’s a mobile game you really love and want to play it on your PC with a bigger screen and a more comfortable interface....

It’s never been easier to set up your own website—and you’ve never had more options. Here’s what you need to know to get that website up and running. Decide What You Need a Website For Before starting, you need to consider the type of website you want. There are plenty of great options for getting started with a website, but they all have different advantages. What you need for an online business card or resume is very different from what you need if you’re planning an online store or news publication....

Group chats are the bane of most WhatsApp users’ existence. Just when you put your phone down, your mates decide to solve world hunger, the nuclear proliferation problem, and the unconscionable decision to push Game of Thrones’ final season back to 2019. Here’s how to get a handle on all those notifications. RELATED: How to Mute a Group Chat in WhatsApp While we’ve already looked at how to mute group chats for eight hours, one week, or one year, that’s more of a blunt fix for a specific group chat that’s getting out of hand in the short term rather than a reasonable solution....

Facebook has several useful tools for disasters, including a way to let others know you’re safe, and find out if others are safe, too. You can even connect with people who need or are offering help, or donate to existing fundraisers. If you want to raise money for your own cause, you can set up a fundraiser through Facebook’s Safety Check. Facebook’s fundraisers let you raise money for people in need after a crisis....

RELATED: The 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies on Hulu Predator Play Video Before it became a franchise, Predator was just another lean, fast-paced action movie from 1980s blockbuster titans John McTiernan and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger stars alongside fellow action heroes Carl Weathers and Jesse Ventura as operatives on a mission into a Central American jungle to rescue a U.S. diplomat. What they find instead is a dangerous alien who hunts them for sport, and Schwarzenegger’s Dutch must outsmart the Predator in order to survive and escape the jungle....

Most web browsers have a built-in “Reader Mode” that converts web pages into a more reader-friendly view. Strangely, Google Chrome does not have this feature—unless you know how to find it. We’ll show you where it is. Google Chrome has included a hidden Reader Mode since all the way back to version 75. However, it’s never been upgraded to a stable, standard feature. Even Microsoft Edge—which is also based on Chromium—has a Reader Mode....