How-To Geek - Stop Closing Apps on Your Android Phone

December 8, 2021

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Florida stone crabs are fished just for their claws and are returned to the ocean after one or both claws are harvested. While the actual survival rates of the crabs are unknown, it’s estimated that around 62.9 percent of single amputees and 40.8 percent of double amputees survive. Around 20 percent of the claws gathered in a given fishing season are regrown claws from previous catches.

Since its birth, Android has had to deal with one big misconception. Some phone makers have even helped perpetuate this myth. The truth is you do not need to kill Android apps. In fact, closing apps can make things worse. Read More »

Charts are ideal for visual displays of data. If you want to save just the graph you create and email it or share it like a photo, here’s how to save a chart as an image In Microsoft Excel. Read More »

Razer just announced a rather interesting product that takes advantage of Apple’s MagSafe technology. Rather than a charger or a car mount, Razer is releasing the Razer Phone Cooler Chroma, which will keep your phone cool during gaming sessions with fancy RGB lights. Read More »

Apple surprised us with a new feature coming to iOS 15.2 that lets you see whether a device was repaired using genuine Apple parts or if any repairs were done using improper ones. If you’re buying a used iPhone, this feature could help you decide whether it’s worth buying. Read More »

Do you have multiple values in a single cell that you want to separate into multiple cells? If so, Microsoft Excel has two easy-to-use options to help you split your cells. We’ll show you how to use them. Read More »

Notepad is a staple app in Windows. It was sadly neglected with the launch of Windows 11, but Microsoft has updated it to fit with the Windows 11 look, some new features, and a dark mode. Read More »

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The Oculus Quest 2 is one of the best VR headsets around, and out of the box, it’s an excellent product. It’s not perfect, but it can get close with the right accessories to go with the headset. Read More »

Google and Roku haven’t been on the same page lately. Google removed YouTube TV from Roku devices, and it was close to removing YouTube. Thankfully, the two companies have agreed to a long-term deal that’ll keep YouTube on Roku’s platform and bring YouTube TV back. Read More »

Amazon Prime Video has a film library full of everything from classics to low-budget obscurities, and the same goes for the service’s holiday offerings. Here are the 10 best Christmas movies to stream on Amazon Prime Video. Read More »

Put your phones down, people; we have nine family games that will bring joy, laughter (and a little friendly competition) to everyone back home this holiday season. Read More »

If you have a tea lover in your life, you can’t go wrong with gifting a few items to help them enjoy their tea time. There are tons of adorable infusers, cups, and more just waiting to go in their stocking! Read More »

Last year Sony released the SRS-WS1 neckband speaker, and while they weren’t received horribly, the consensus was that it was a strange, overpriced product. Well, Sony’s back at it with the SRS-NB10 now, which is supposed to be a more useful and affordable follow-up. And well… it is cheaper. Read More »

Bash case statements are powerful yet easy to write. When you revisit an old Linux script you’ll be glad you used a case statement instead of a long if-then-else statement. Read More »

Your Google profile picture appears in all kinds of places. For example, when you leave a Google review or send someone an email in Gmail, people will see your profile picture. Here’s how you can change it. Read More »

If you click an email link in Windows 11 and the wrong email client pops up, you can easily change the default email app. All it takes is a quick trip to Windows Settings. Here’s how to do it. Read More »

Not liking Yahoo as the default search engine in Google Chrome? If so, it’s easy to remove this (or any other) search engine from your browser. We’ll show you how to do just that on desktop and mobile. Read More »

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