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Apple's tablet may look like a super-sized iPhone, but it has unique features even the most seasoned iOS veteran should learn. Here are the top hidden iPad features.

By Eric Griffith
iPadOS tips and tricks and mastery

Turn on Autio and let celeb voices like Kevin Costner give you the history behind your next destination with location-based stories.

Autio app on smartphone in car

You don't need an iPhone for face-to-face video chats. These Android alternatives do anything and everything that Apple's FaceTime can, and more.

By Russell Holly  & Jordan Minor
 The Best Android Video Chat Apps

With a lifetime membership to Dollar Flight Club's Premium Plus+ plan, you can get alerts for lower fares on domestic and international flights.

Dollar Flight Club app on phone

Here are three tips to prevent fraudsters from stealing your money.

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The new simultaneous downloads feature only works for fresh installs of new apps, not updates.

By Joe Hindy
A photo of the Google Play Store installing two apps at once

Whether you're using Android Auto on your car's display or Driving Mode inside the Google Maps app, there are a few tricks to using Google's in-vehicle assistant.

By John Bogna
android auto on dash screen

Google Maps is the Swiss Army Knife of apps, chock-full of navigation, geospatial-search, and customization tools. These tips and tricks will help you unlock its full potential.

By Chandra Steele
collage of google maps locations

Developers are reportedly promoting these apps via Instagram ads with taglines like 'undress any girl for free' and 'any clothing delete.'

By Emily Price
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Whether you want to avoid annoying or disturbing content or preserve bandwidth, here's how to turn off autoplay videos on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Video.

By Chandra Steele
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OneAir is a flight alert service that does all the work searching for discounted flights and sends them to your inbox.

OneAir flight alert service app on phone

If your iPhone is sluggish, here's how to wipe the browser history or offload little-used apps.

By Chandra Steele
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Congress tries again with a TikTok ban, this time bundling it into a foreign aid package.

By Emily Price
TikTok logo on the screen of a phone

AltStore PAL will be exclusive to iPhones in the EU, and requires a €1.50 annual payment to cover Apple's 'Core Technology Fee' requirement.

By Michael Kan
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Apple says it's been acting in good faith regarding a court order from 2021.

By Emily Price
Apple logo on a building

Headway gives users insights from best-selling authors in 15-minute summaries that leave you inspired and hungry for more.

Headway self-improvement app on phone

SwiftScan turns your smartphone into a reliable document-scanning device, and it's compatible with both iOS and Android devices.

On-the-Go Document Scanning app

Dollar Flight Club members can get instant alerts on discounted fares for domestic and international flights.

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The move is part of a number of changes to the App Store guidelines this week.

By Emily Price
App Store logo on an iPhone screen

The outage is delaying or blocking messages from being sent on the chat platform.

By Michael Kan
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