How to get the Wordle game on your Android, iPhone, or iPad home screen, Roku pop-up ads, and more

January 20, 2022

What’s a five-letter word for a puzzle you can’t stop playing every day? Wordle? Drat, that’s six letters. But chances are, you’re probably played at least one round of Wordle, and then after that, you went looking for alternatives since you can only play once a day.

But you know what the worst part about Wordle is? It doesn’t have an app in any of the app stores. You have to Google, or worse yet, remember where the Wordle website is every day. And yeah, of course, there are already clones trying to trick you into clicking the wrong link. But that’s OK! Because in the top story, we’ll teach you how to put Wordle on your device’s home screen, just like an app. Check it out.

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• It looks like Roku (accidentally?) started launching pop-up ads in its main interface. Yuck. We can help you prevent them, though.
• Sad days, Nanoleaf is retiring its original light panel product. Happy days, Nanoleaf has a sale on its other products!
• …and more!

-Josh

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