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Want to Change Your LinkedIn Profile URL?

Your LinkedIn profile‘s web address (URL) is customizable, which means you can set it to whatever you want.

RAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
February 17, 2022

Your LinkedIn profile‘s web address (URL) is customizable, which means you can set it to whatever you want. Let’s see how to change your profile URL on LinkedIn on a desktop and mobile.

This is for devices using LinkedIn. Screenshots are from Windows 10 and iPhone XR

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When you change your URL, it will always start with the following:

www.linkedin.com/in/

After the in/ is where your custom URL will appear. The new URL must have a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 300 characters. You can not use spaces, symbols, or special characters in your URL.

You will likely want to change it to your name in some fashion. Keep in mind, though, that your profile URL is not case-sensitive, which means both “RaymondOglesby” and “raymondoglesby” are the same.

While changing the URL, also keep in mind that you can only do this five times in a six months period.

Change on the Desktop

On a Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook computer, use the LinkedIn site to customize your profile URL.

First, launch a web browser on your computer and open LinkedIn. Sign in to your account, if not already.

Next, in LinkedIn’s top right-hand corner, click:

Me > View Profile

Refer to the below image:

Now, on the right sidebar, at the top, click Edit public profile & URL. See the below image:

Next, at the top of the right sidebar, in the Edit your custom URL section, click Edit (the pencil icon). See the following image:

Your profile URL is now editable. Next, clear the existing URL, type in a new URL of your choice, then click Save. Refer to the below image:

Linkedin 4 — Changing your Profile URL and Save

And your LinkedIn profile URL has been successfully changed. Compared to changing your profile URL on a mobile device, this method is much easier. People will now need to use the new URL to access your profile. Be sure to update your other social media with your new link.

If you would like to revert back to the previous URL, you can do so using the above steps.

Change on Mobile

On your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone, use the LinkedIn app to change your Linkedin web address.

First, launch the LinkedIn app on your phone. In the app’s top left-hand corner, tap your profile icon. See the below image:

Linkedin 5 — Accessing your Profile icon

Next, in the menu that opens, at the top, tap View Profile. See the following image:

Now, your profile page will open. Next to your profile image, tap the Edit (the pencil icon). Refer to the below image:

Next, your profile page will open. Scroll down the page to the Contact info section, then tap Edit contact info. See the below image:

Linkedin 8 — Accessing Edit contact info link

Now, in the Edit contact info section, tap your current profile URL. See the following image:

Linkedin 9 — Accessing your current Profile link

Next, in the Edit My Public Profile section, tap the Edit (the pencil icon) below Edit your custom URL

Linkedin 10 — Accessing to Edit your Profile URL

Your profile URL is now editable. Now, clear the existing URL, type in a new URL of your choice, then click Save. Refer to the below image:

Linkedin 11 — Changing your Profile URL and Save

And that’s all. Your LinkedIn profile URL is now changed.

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How to Turn Off Auto Brightness on iPhone

Thanks to light sensors, your iPhone or iPad can automatically adjust the display brightness to match the ambient lighting. If you prefer manual controls, it’s possible to turn off Auto-Brightness, but Apple put the option in an unusual place.

RAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
February 16, 2022

Thanks to light sensors, your iPhone or iPad can automatically adjust the display brightness to match the ambient lighting. If you prefer manual controls, it’s possible to turn off Auto-Brightness, but Apple put the option in an unusual place.

This is for the iPhone and iPad. Screenshots are from iPhone XR

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Strangely, the iPhone and iPad’s automatic brightness option is not in the Display & Brightness settings like you would expect. You will find the True Tone toggle, but nothing for Auto-Brightness. We just need to look somewhere else.

What is Auto-Brightness

In brighter rooms or outdoors, iOS increases the display brightness. In darker environments or at night, it will lower the brightness.

This is handy because it generally keeps your iPhone or iPad screen’s brightness appropriate for the lighting conditions without requiring you to go into Settings or visit the Control Center.

It also helps save battery life, as your device’s display is often the largest battery life eater and Auto-Brightness prevents the screen from being brighter than it needs to be.

But sometimes iOS’s “guess” at what the iPhone’s brightness should be and this is not what you want. For example, it may be quite dark in a room but you want to have maximum brightness for a particular app or movie. Or you may want to reduce screen brightness to save on battery life in an otherwise bright room.

Disable Auto-Brightness

First, open the Settings app from the Home screen. Refer to the below image:

Here’s where Apple throws the curveball. You actually want to go to Accessibility, not the Display settings. See the below image:

Now, tap the Display & Text Size category within Accessibility. See the following image:

Auto 3 — Accessing Display & Text Size option

Next, scroll down to the bottom and toggle off the switch for Auto-Brightness. Refer to the below image:

Auto 4 — Enable/Disable Auto-Brightness toggle

That’s it! Now when you adjust the brightness it will stay at the level you set until you change it again. This can be a good trick to save battery life; if you keep the brightness low; or it can drain the battery quickly if you leave it on high brightness a lot.