Are you concerned someone may have access to your Twitter account? Do you know what devices are logged in? What if you moving to a new device; have you logged out of Twitter on the old device?
Your smart device keeps you logged in to such apps as Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Messenger, Microsoft and others. Each app has a feature to log out all devices. We want to explore logging out all devices for Twitter. Just follow these steps.
This is for iPhone or iPad and Twitter
Your Profile Screen
Tap your profile photo or swipe left to right. You will see the following image:
Twitter Log Out Profile screenshot
Your Settings Screen
Tap on Settings and privacy. You will see the following screen:
Twitter Log Out Settings screenshot
Your Account Screen
Tap on Account. Following is a screenshot:
Twitter Log Out Account screenshot
Your Sessions Screen
Tap on Apps and sessions. You will see the following screen:
Twitter Log Out Devices screenshot
Your Log Out Screen
Your devices that have access to your account is displayed. Tap on Log out all other sessions. You will see the following screen:
Twitter Log Out All Sessions screenshot
Tap Log out
That’s it. You are done. You now will have to log back in to use Twitter.
Your Two Factor Authentication Screen
To make your Twitter account more secure, you may want to setup Two-factor authentication. This is on the third screen in this post, under the Account option. Just tap on Security and you will see the following screen:
Twitter Log Out Two-Factor Authentication screenshot
Select Two-factor authentication, choose one of three options displayed on your screen and follow its directions.
I recommend setting up Two-factor authentication whenever the option is available.
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Google Chrome is adding a new feature for controlling media within your Chrome browse on a desktop or laptop. Instead of trying to figure out where the video/sound is coming from, you can hear and/or see it in your Chrome browser. The update is rolling out gradually and is for Chrome version 79+. Instead of waiting for the update you can always go to the flags menu (see below) and manually trigger the new media playback controls.
This is for any device that uses Google Chrome.
Check Chrome Version
First, let’s check what version of Chrome you have; just follow these steps:
Click on the Menu icon in the upper right corner of the screen, the one with 3 dots
Click on Help
Click on About Google Chrome
Your Chrome browser version number is displayed like the example below:
Chrome version screen
Close Chrome
Update Chrome
If you have a lower a version than 79, let’s try to update by doing the following:
Open Chrome
Click on Menu icon in the upper right corner of the screen, the one with the 3 dots
Click UpdateGoogle Chrome. Note! If you don’t see this button, you’re on the latest version.
Close Chrome
Setup Media Control
Open Chrome
Type in chrome://flags as the URL like the screenshot below:
Chrome URL for flags
Type in Global Media Controls as your Search, like the example below:
Click on the Default drop down box and select Enabled
Click the Relaunch button in the lower right of the screen
Type in chrome://flags as the URL
Type in Global Media Controls as your Search
Your screen should show the Global Media Controls Enabled like the screen below:
Close Chrome
After a browser restart, a Play button should show up whenever you have media playing.
If you don’t see the option, head to YouTube and play a video. A Play button should show up next to the address bar. Clicking on it will display the media content like title, source of the content, the play/pause and skip buttons. This feature works for lots of websites to include Spotify, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Dailymotion and Microsoft.
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Apple has yet to make a big deal about their new operating system. In fact, some of these new features are hidden or have changed from their last update. I am going to discuss four new features; Battery Optimization, Update All, Rearranging Apps and Sharing Photo Location. You may want to check these out.
Apple unveils a new iPhone every year. Along with it comes a new mobile operating system (iOS), in this case iOS 13+. These features work on iPhones back to 6S and SE. If you have a 6 or 5s, you are stuck with iOS 12 variations.
This is for iPhone, iPad and Mac or any other device using iOS 13
Battery Optimization Feature
The first new feature I want to address is “Battery Optimization“. Its best to use for overnight charging. This feature learns how you charge your battery and sets up a routine of charging your phone to 80% until the time right before it knows you will wake up, at which point it will finish charging to 100%.
To set up, go to Settings>Battery>Battery Health and turn on Optimized Battery Charging. Once enabled, the slider control will be lit in green. Below is a screenshot:
Optimized Battery Charging screenshot
Where is the Update All Feature?
The second feature is somewhat tricky. I don’t know why Apple took something so simple in their previous iOS and made this feature difficult. I assume they want you to rely on automatic updates. The feature is “Update All Apps“. In the new iOS, this feature seems to be missing, but we will get it back. This feature is for those who don’t want to wait for automatic updates.
First, lets go ahead and setup “Automatic Downloads“. To setup, go to Settings>iTunes & App Store>Cellular Data. To enable this feature, turn on the Automatic Downloads. The slider control will be lit in green. We are doing this in case you forget to manually update your apps.
Now, lets get the Update All feature back. Go to the App Store app and click on your profile at the top (it should have a small photo of you). Your screen will look like the below screenshot:
Updated Recently screenshot
Your will notice the Updated Recently section followed by your iPhone Apps. To get the Update All feature, swipe down on the screen. Your screen will look as follows:
Update All screenshot
Notice the Update All feature magically appears IF you have pending updates. You can click this link to update all apps or manually update an app by clicking on its Update button.
Rearranging Apps Has Been Modified
The third feature is for Rearranging Apps. When you press and holdan app, a popup menu appears. These popups are different for each app. To get the “wiggles” for dragging an app to a different location or to create a folder by dragging apps on top of each other, continue topress and hold and the wiggles will appear. Even though the app icon may be hidden by the popup menu, just continue to press and hold. Tap Done at the top of the screen when finished.
A New Privacy Option for Photos
The last feature I want to mention is about a privacy option for photos. From the Photo app, select any number of photos you plan to share. Click the Share icon at the bottom. But before you share, click Options at the top; you will get the option to include location data or not. By removing the location data it makes it a lot harder for someone to track the location of the photo(s). Below is a screenshot of including the Location. To turn off, disable the Location slider control (the control will no longer be lit).
Location data for photos screenshot
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Are you unable to share a Messenger video on your iPhone to social media, like Facebook? This share feature is not available on the smartphone. But it is possible on your desktop or laptop.
This is for any device using Messenger and Facebook
Messenger on iPhone
On your iPhone, open Messenger and find the video you want to share like the example below:
Messenger video
You can click the Up Arrow rectangle box to send the video to certain friends and/or Create a Group. But we want to share the video to Facebook. Following are the steps:
Messenger on Desktop/Laptop
Open Messenger or Facebook on your desktop/laptop then select Messenger
Move your mouse next to the Up Arrow rectangle box
A Reply and More actions will magically appear
Click on More
Click on Save to Facebook
Your screen will look like the below image:
Saving Messenger video to Facebook
Facebook
Open Facebook on your Desktop/Laptop
Go to Home menu option on Facebook
On the left hand side menu, expand Explore (if necessary) and locate Saved
Click on Saved and you will see the video as shown below:
Saved video on Facebook
Click on the Share button to share on Facebook
Sometimes the author has blocked a video from being shared. If so, the Share button will not be displayed.
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Did you recently obtain a new iPhone? Are you concerned about losing the device? Apple owners can find the device with the Find My app for iOS 13 and above or Find My iPhone for older iOS. We are going to use iCloud to tract down your device.
Before your iPhone goes missing, there are a few options to turn on. For iOS 13+, do the following:
Tap on Settings
Tap on <Your Name>
Tap on Find My
Tap on Find My iPhone
Enable all three slider controls by tap and hold, then slide until the option is lit (highlighted in green)
For older iOS, tap on Settings, <Your Name>, iCloud, Find My iPhone and enable all three slider controls
Your screen should look like the image below:
Find My iPhone Screenshot
First, using another device, try calling your number. If that doesn’t work, lets try using your browser to locate your device.
Once again, the following is for iOS 13+. The steps are similar for older iOS.
If you don’t have an iCloud account, you can download iCloud for Windows
Signin using your Apple ID and password
Your screen should look like the below image:
Signin to iCloud
Click the Find iPhone icon
Select the All Devices drop down box at the top of the screen and find your iPhone
Select your iPhone on the map, its a green dot
Your results should look like the below image:
Screenshot of my iPhone location
You now have three options:
Play Sound on your iPhone
Place the iPhone in Lost Mode which locks the iPhone so no one can access it. If someone finds its, the device will display your contact information.
Erase iPhone. Please do not do this unless all hope is gone of recovering the device. Once the iPhone is erased, all personal information is gone. Your device can no longer be tracked through the app.
Locate Other Lost Devices
You may want to find any lost device like Airpods, headphones, Fitbit tracker, Apple Pencil, iPad, Apple Watch and others. As of this post, Wunderfind is a free iPhone app from the Apple Store. It is worth a look. Click here for a preview.
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Starting with the iPhone 6s series, taking a Live Photo is on your device. This tip applies to iPhone and iPad.
This is for iPhone, iPad and Mac or similar devices.\
How to Take a Live Photo
Open the Camera app.
Make sure that your Camera is set to photo mode and that Live Photo is turned on. When it’s on, you see the Live Photo button (3 concentric circles icon) highlighted at the top of your Camera.
Hold your device still
Tap the shutter button
Live Photo is on by default. If you want to take a still image,tap the Live Photo button to turn off Live Photo. You can preserve your Camera settings so that Live Photo is always on or off. Go to Settings > Camera > Preserve Settings.
Tweet Your Live Photo as a GIF
Open your Twitter app
In the bottom right hand corner, tap on the Compose button. Its icon features a feather encased in a blue circle.
Locate and tap on your Live Photo in the quick-access image bar. You should see the Live icon overlayed on the thumbnail. If you are unable to find the Live Photo, select the Gallery button and then tap on your desired image.
With the Live Photo loaded into the Tweet preview, tap on the “GIF” button found in the lower left hand corner. The Live Photo will be converted into a GIF and will play. You can select the Play button that appears when it stops to see the animation again.
Type a brief message to go along with your GIF and tap the Tweet button.
That’s it. You are done.
How to find and play your Live Photos
Open the Photos app
Go to the Photos tab
Tap the Live Photo
Firmly press the screen and hold
Also, you can Edit or add Effects to your Live Photo by tapping the appropriate option.
What if you want to transform a Live Photo to a static photo?
Instructions are for iOS 13:
Open your Photos app
Select the Live Photo
Tap Edit
Tap the Live Photo icon at bottom of the screen from the available actions
Tap the Live Photo icon at the top of the screen so that it is not enabled
Tap Done
Now, if you press hard on the photo, you won’t see any movement. You can always restore a Live Photo that you’ve edited by following those steps and tapping the icon to highlight it.
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