Lately, we noticed our Pixel phone downloading apps from the Play Store but failing to install them. The Play Store completes the download process in no time but doesn’t finish the installation. If you are facing the same, go through the solutions below. 1. Check Phone Storage Before installing any large app or game, you should check the free storage space on your phone. If you have less internal memory on the phone, you will continue to run into installation errors....

While you’d think that either the browser or the printer is to blame, there could be several reasons behind this problem. To help you out, we’ve prepared a list of solutions that’ll prevent Microsoft Edge from crashing while printing on your Windows 11 PC. So, let’s check them out. 1. Try Printing From Another Website The web page you’re trying to print might have a different fonts or code that your PC might not have or support....

Many users have reported about Microsoft Teams app not working on their Android phones. To get the Teams app working for joining meetings or communicating with your colleagues, you’ll need to follow these troubleshooting tips. 1. Check Permissions for the Teams App Microsoft Teams app requires a few permissions to function properly on your Android. Whether it’s the camera access, contacts access, or even microphone access – the app might need permissions to those components to function properly....

Overnight battery drain isn’t a desirable situation for anyone. No one likes to start the morning route with a power bank or a car charger. You can easily avoid such a situation by following the tips below. 1. Disable Personal Hotspot If you frequently use a personal hotspot to share mobile data with other devices? The system isn’t smart enough to disable a personal hotspot when not in use. Recently, we enabled a personal hotspot in the evening and forgot to disable it at night....

If the Facebook app is taking forever to load the News Feed or if the app is slow to respond to your requests, you’ll need to fix it. We’ve compiled 8 troubleshooting tips to speed up the Facebook app on your Android or iPhone. 1. Disable Data Saver in Facebook App The Facebook app comes equipped with a data saver option that can come in handy when low on mobile data....

Probably the last thing you’d want while driving in a new city is the Google Maps app that is lagging in performance. But there’s a lot you can do to fix that. Below are some troubleshooting tips that’ll speed up Google Maps app on your Android and iPhone. So, let’s start. 1. Update Google Maps App Keeping your apps updated helps them run smoothly and rules out any incompatibility issues....

WhatsApp keeps checking for new messages continuously. But that process slows down if you are in a poor network coverage area. And if you don’t have a stable data connection, you will see WhatsApp checking for new messages notification on your Android. 1. Move to Better Coverage Area WhatsApp works in the background to deliver constant push notifications on your Android phone. If you are in a low coverage area with one or two signal bars, WhatsApp will keep trying to check for new messages in the background, and you will end up getting checking for new messages notifications on your phone....

I first remember noticing this option on my old iPhone 4s. I tried it, and everything looked weird. To me, it looks like a special effect of some kind. As the name suggests, it does invert UI colors from light to dark and vice versa. Here is how the inverted colors feature works in Windows 10 and how you can fix it. Let’s begin. 1. Disable Inverted Colors Step 1: Press Windows key+I to open Settings and search and open Invert colors....

You can try fixing the problem with basic methods. And then move to advanced methods to fix the keyboard not working in Windows 11 issue. 1. Check Cable Connection If you are using a wired keyboard on a Windows 11 PC, you should check the cable connection. A light yank or tug may have loosened the connection. Make sure you have connected the keyboard to the PC properly. If not, then move to other tricks below....

The problem occurs when you are unable to empty the Recycle Bin. There can be many reasons behind it. Some users say that the option to empty Recycle Bin is grayed out while others report that the option is simply not present. Before we go ahead, I will also share how you can show or hide the Recycle Bin on your desktop because sometimes, it is not visible which makes it difficult to empty the Recycle Bin or even recover files from it....

written about Adobe Ideas , a great, free drawing and sketching iPhone app. However, as simple as an app like that might be, it definitely could be made simpler, especially for those of us who prefer something streamlined and with as less menus and options as possible. This is exactly what Vellum ($2.99, universal) is: A polished, elegant and super simple drawing app that nonetheless allows you to create pretty amazing drawings or just simple sketches if you so choose to....

There were a lot of amazing things happening this week, and we’ll ensure you get served the best of it in a jiffy. Major News this Week Google Banning Torrents Won’t Make a Difference There have been reports suggesting that Google might soon ban Torrent sharing sites from surfacing on its search results and as a result, this might affect traffic on these sites. But will it really affect the popular torrent sites?...

Google account plays a critical role in using Google products and syncing data on Android phones. That’s not the case with devices running iOS. Therefore, you will see a difference in what happens after removing Google account on Android or iPhone. Let’s get started with knowing the difference between deleting and removing an account. Difference Between Delete and Removing a Google Account Deleting an account is different from removing it from your device....

What happens when you send a Google Drive link to someone? What about security and privacy? What if you no longer want to share that file or don’t want others to make any changes? Google Drive comes with a lot of options to control permissions that we will explore below. Let’s begin. How to Share Google Drive Link Sharing a file or a folder via Google Drive is easy. Open Google Drive folder on your Windows 10 computer or Mac, right-click on the file or folder that you want to send and select Share under Google Drive....

Svchost.exe is NOT a malware That’s usually the first worry when you can’t decipher what it’s all about. But it is definitely not a virus, though sometimes malware try to cloak themselves as one and attack a machine. Svchost.exe is a Microsoft Service Host Process. Microsoft says it is a generic host process name for services that run from dynamic-link libraries. In simpler words, svchost.exe is a system file that enables Windows to launch other programs....

But just the other day, I signed into a site and found that Safari wouldn’t ask me to save my password and username. Tried signing out and then back in, but to no avail. Since I didn’t fancy myself entering the same password over and over again, I decided to take a look around. If you are having the same issue as well, the following pointers should help you out....

To avoid such messages, you have the two cool features in WhatsApp — mute and block. Each is used to restrict messages but in different ways. So what’s the difference between them? Without further ado, let’s get started. What Is Block Block is a harsh way to stop messages from someone. When you block a contact, you cannot have a conversation with them as block restricts all kinds of communication — direct chats, voice calls, and videos calls....

You might be thinking, why do you even need to use an app, don’t you just get the authentication codes via a text message. Yes, you do. And that system works fine if you only have 1 or 2 such accounts. If you have any more, it gets frustrating. Picking up the phone, manually typing in the password, it’s time-consuming. Which is why users like me switch to Google Authenticator app....

We do almost everything on our smartphones these days; it’s our daily companion. Therefore, the importance of a phone with a long-lasting battery cannot be overstated. A phone that charges fast is even way better. So it’s understandable how frustrated you might be that your iPhone won’t charge past a certain percentage. We explain why that happens and how you can get it fixed. Why Your iPhone Doesn’t Charge Past 80% There are two known reasons why this happens....

It turns out, Microsoft had made the Windows 10 Anniversary Update to not allow USB webcams to play MJPEG or H264 encoded streams. The only allowed encoding, it appears, is YUY2. Why would Microsoft do that? Because there are now newer ways to for Windows applications to access webcams and use the MJPEG or H264 encoded streams, which would lead to duplicate encoding. Disabling this has led webcams to freeze when it tries to stream anything with that particular codec....