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What Is the SmartThings App? SmartThings lets you control a large family of devices from an ever-growing library. Regardless of your smart device brand, you can add it to the app and control everything in your home with it. SmartThings is handy since almost every smart device has an app, making it frustrating and annoying to find the right one to control each device individually. How to Set Up SmartThings App You’ll get the most use out of the SmartThings app if you’ve purchased and installed the SmartThings Hub....

What About WPA2 Wi-Fi? Don’t worry, WPA2 isn’t going away anytime soon; Wi-Fi Alliance will continue addressing its shortcomings and WPA3 access points will remain backwards compatible with WPA2 for the time being. You can get a feel for how long it’s been since a new version of WPA has been released when you realize that the first version became available in 2003, and WPA2 just a year after. This puts the release of WPA3 at over a decade later....

There are a variety of reasons that a software program is left ignored by a developer. Even the term itself isn’t super specific and can refer to many types of software program types like shareware, freeware, free software, open-source software, and commercial software. Abandonware doesn’t necessarily mean that the program is no longer available for purchase or download but instead means that it’s simply no longer maintained by the creator, meaning that there’s no technical support and that patches, updates, service packs, etc....

Analyze Twitter Data to Find the Best Times to Tweet Buffer, a popular social media management tool, published its findings for the best time of day to tweet. The findings were based on Twitter research using data collected over a period of several years from almost five million tweets across 10,000 profiles. All time zones were taken into consideration, looking at the most popular time to tweet, the best time to get clicks, the best time for likes and retweets, and the best time for overall engagement....

If your Google Assistant won’t accept voice commands, try each of the following fixes, in order, until it starts working again. If it still doesn’t work after you’ve exhausted all of these fixes, then you may have to wait for Google to address the specific problem that you’re experiencing. Make Sure Google Voice Has the Correct Permissions Google Assistant needs permission to access a lot of different systems in your phone....

Let’s check out why your Mac isn’t seeing your iPhone. iPhone Won’t Connect to Computer In descending order of seriousness and complexity, here are the things you should try if your PC or Mac isn’t recognizing your iPhone when you connect it using a Lightning-to-USB cable. When All Else Fails… Consider restoring your iPhone to its factory settings. If your iPhone still won’t connect to your computer after having tried all of the above, you should consider performing a factory reset....

5G is a huge advancement over 4G when it comes to speed and latency, which is why it will improve so many areas of our lives, like vehicle communication, smart cities, mobile communication, VR and AR, etc. Several companies have already launched 5G in the UK, but not in every city. Providers are rolling out the new network in the United Kingdom throughout 2023. EE Europe’s largest 4G provider, and the UK’s biggest network operator, might become its biggest 5G provider....

Online privacy has become a huge point of contention in the past year, with both Apple and Google making significant strides toward offering more consumer privacy options for users. While both Android and iOS offer new options for users to protect themselves and control how advertisers track them, experts say there are some important details to look at when determining which option will protect your privacy better. “Which one is actually most effective has more to do with how those settings are presented to the user....

The nearly 10 million people currently on Clubhouse’s waitlist will slowly be added to the app with the removal of its invite-only status. As the popularity of Clubhouse soared, other social audio products, like Twitter Spaces, launched as open to everyone. Clubhouse is trying to win over users of its competitors. “Opening it up will help them,” Eric Dahan, CEO of influencer marketing firm Open Influence, told Lifewire in an email interview....

Garmin’s new 4-ounce inReach Messenger device allows you, wherever you are in the world, to send and receive messages, trigger an interactive SOS, and be notified that help is on the way without a cellphone. The iPhone 14 models allow you to send an SOS via satellite but only to emergency services. “Backcountry enthusiasts should not replace their satellite messaging devices,” Harding Bush, the manager of security operations for Global Rescue, a provider of medical, security, evacuation, and travel risk management services, told Lifewire in an email interview....

On the outside, both tablets look very similar. They’re rectangular, silver-ish slabs I’ve tricked out with pens and keyboards, sport rugged designs, and are light enough to be easy to carry. It’s not an easy decision to reach for the iPad—the Surface has so many things going for it that I prefer it to the iPad in some instances. These models are among the latest tablet hybrids released by Microsoft and Apple, and they represent two different design philosophies....

Nine hundred dollars for a new soundbar might sound a bit extreme, but Bose’s new high-end Soundbar 900 looks to add a lot to your home entertainment system. Packed with features like support for Dolby Atmos, as well as Bose’s QuietPort tech, Bose says the new soundbar delivers better quality than its previous high-end soundbar, while also bringing your space to life with the sounds of your movies and shows....

Instagram first started asking users to provide a birthday on their account in 2019. However, users with an older account were omitted from the process, at least until now. Instagram has finally started asking more users to add their birthdays to continue viewing sensitive content. It warns that soon including your birthday in your account information will not be optional. While it could lead to some accounts having their reach cut, ultimately, this move will help keep younger users safe from sensitive content they do not need to see....

It’s possible that you may have made a change on purpose that resulted in that black arrow displaying. However, it may instead mean there’s actually a problem. No matter how it showed up, there’s usually a really easy solution. What Does the Black Arrow in Device Manager Mean? A black arrow next to a device in Device Manager in Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista means the device is disabled....

In 2018, the iPad Pro was a huge leap forward in power, design, and compatibility with then-current and future accessories. It was so good that the 2020 “update” gained nothing more than an upgraded camera. It remains so competitive that the rumored new features for the 2021 iPad Pro barely seem worth the bother. Did Apple make the 2018 iPad Pro too good? “The iPad Pro 2018 was definitely a game-changer,” tech and gadget reviewer Edward Eugen told Lifewire via email....

Skiff Mail is the latest addition to Skiff’s productivity suite, and at first glance, it might even be a little too bare-bones for many people. But the designers at Swift have focussed on making the basics as good as they can and on providing the one thing that you can totally forget about if you use Gmail: Privacy. But is privacy important enough to convince people to move? “Will people move from Gmail to Skiff for privacy concerns?...

These are all faults that can cause an intermittent failure, where the car stereo will sometimes work and sometimes not work, so tracking down the real problem may be difficult unless the fail state lasts long enough to check everything out. Even if you aren’t lucky enough to catch your stereo acting up while you have tools in hand, you may be able to find some clues hidden in the exact fashion that your car stereo stops working....

Driverless vehicles promise safer, slower streets, but private driverless cars are still far from widespread. Meanwhile, cities like Paris and Barcelona are closing city streets to cars, and turning them back over to the residents. Even New York has repurposed on-street parking spaces for use as outdoor restaurant seating during COVID. There’s a momentum, and it’s pushing cars out of cities. Will the likes of the new driverless Cruise, from GM and Honda, be too late?...

Windows 11 Release Date Windows 11 was officially announced on June 24, 2021. The beta version arrived soon after in July, and the full public release of Windows 11 was on October 5, 2021. Windows 11 can be used on older devices through a software update via Windows Update, and newer devices that ship with the OS preinstalled. If your device isn’t eligible for the upgrade, the quickest way to get it is to buy a new device....

Compatibility with Windows 11 has been a concern for many as the public release approaches, primarily due to Microsoft requiring TPM 2.0. As noted by Windows Latest, the company has implemented a new compatibility message to indicate whether or not your PC will be able to run the new operating system. While this doesn’t simplify the upgrade process, it should make it easier to find out if you should try upgrading in the first place....