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But the default settings for these features will make it so that any audio message that you send or listen to will be deleted from your iPhone after 2 minutes. This choice was likely made in an effort to conserve space on the device, but you may decide that you would like to keep your audio messages around for a little longer. Fortunately you can elect to set up your iPhone so that you audio messages are never automatically deleted by following our guide below....

Stop the iTunes Default Player Prompt Nag screens are very annoying, thus the moniker that they have been assigned. We expect a program to operate in a specific way when we launch it, and this intrusion into our expected behavior is frustrating. At this time I also want to point out that iTunes is not the only program that obsessively prompts for default program status. All of the major Web browsers will do the same thing, providing that you have more than one browser installed on your computer, and you need to take action to prevent them from displaying their own nag screens as well....

If you have had trouble finding that message, then you might have enabled a setting on your iPhone that causes you to send yourself copies of the emails that you write on the device. But after using that setting for a while you might determine that you don’t need it any longer. Our guide below will show you how to get rid of the BCC option for the iPhone Mail app....

But you may decide later that you do not like the ability to sync data between your Chrome installations, and that you would prefer to turn it off. Our guide below will show you how to disable Chrome syncing on your iPhone. Turning Off Data Syncing for Chrome in iOS 9 The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 6 Plus, in iOS 9.2. Once you have finished the steps in the guide below, the history and data from the Chrome browser on your iPhone will no longer sync with the data for other instances of Chrome that you are using on other computers and devices....

But if you decide that you no longer need the vibration to alert you to new information, and that it is more of a problem than it is a solution, you may be looking for a way to disable it completely. Rather than going through and changing all of the vibration settings for your individual apps, your iPhone has a setting that will simply disable every vibration on the device....

One of the options that you will find in Microsoft Excel 2010 is an “autofill” button that appears when you paste content into your cells. While the assorted options that are included with that button can allow you to perform certain pasting actions more quickly, the presence of the button can lead to misclicks, and it can make it difficult for you to make adjacent selections. You can remove the autofill or paste options button in Excel by going to File > Options > Advanced > then unchecking the box to the left of Show Paste Options button when content is placed....

But you may find that you are having trouble with a Bluetooth device, or that your iPhone is connecting to a Bluetooth device automatically when the device is turned on. One way to prevent this is by simply turning off the Bluetooth feature on your iPhone. Our guide below will show you how to do so. Turning Off Bluetooth on an iPhone 6 The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 6 Plus, in iOS 9....

You can shut down your iPhone 11 through the Settings menu, or by pressing a combination of side buttons.These steps will also work on other iPhone models that don’t have a Home button, such as the iPhone X or the iPhone 11 Pro Max.If you have an iPhone with a Home button, like an iPhone 8 or an iPhone SE, then you will press the Home button and the Power button together instead....

Your iPhone 7’s camera has a feature that adds a small amount of movement to a picture when you first open it. This is an interesting way to add some additional life to a picture. But you may not like this, which can lead you to look for a way to turn it off. Fortunately, you can disable the Live Photo feature on your iPhone 7 by turning it off in the Camera app....

One of these things might be the sounds that play as you navigate through the menus. It’s a fairly faint sound that is meant to let you know that you’ve performed an action, but you may find it unnecessary, annoying, or distracting. You can also read our article on how to delete apps on Firestick and start removing some of the streaming applications that you aren’t watching. Step 1: Navigate to your Home screen (you can just press the Home icon on the remote) then choose Settings at the top of the screen....

While this can be a good way to find new content that you may have otherwise ignored, it can also be frustrating. This feature, called preview autoplay, has long been something that Netflix users have wished to disable. Luckily this is now possible, and you can change this setting by signing into your Netflix account in a Web browser on your computer. If you have tried out a bunch of apps on the Fire Stick and aren’t using some of them any longer, then our article on how to remove apps on Firestick will show you how to delete them....

If you’ve been thinking about getting an e-reader, or if there is someone in your life that would like one as a gift, then check out the Kindle. It’s inexpensive, has an incredible battery life and is very easy on the eyes. Disable All Roaming in iOS 7 on the iPhone 5 Some cellular providers are starting to offer more competitive options for people that travel internationally, so it’s always a good idea to contact your cellular provider before taking an international trip....

Most of the different apps on your device have their own combination of notification settings. This makes it easy for you to know which app has sent a notification without even looking at it. You may have even found that you can adjust the type of notification vibration for some apps. But switching all of those app notification settings to not vibrate can be tedious, especially if you have a lot of apps that are giving you notifications....

The Google Chromecast is a simple and inexpensive way to stream movies and TV shows to your TV. Enabling Do Not Track for Your iPhone’s Web Browser Note that this is a different feature than private browsing. Private browsing is more focused on keeping your activities private from other people that might use your phone. You can learn how to enable private browsing on your iPhone 5 here. But if you are looking to enable Do Not Track on your phone, then follow these steps....

When you set up an Apple ID it also creates an iCloud account, which includes a calendar. Our tutorial below will show you how to enable iCloud calendars on iPhone so that you can start using them. How to Use iCloud Calendars on an iPhone Our guide continues below with more information on using iCloud calendars on an iPhone, including pictures of these steps. The Calendars app on your iPhone is very helpful for keeping track of events....

Enable the Mac Firewall in OS X Mountain Lion Turning on the firewall is meant as a means to keep other computers and devices from accessing the services that are running on your computer. Since you do not know all of the machines that are connected to a public network, it is difficult to know if they are all safe. This is the reason why you should enable your firewall when you are using a public network....

But this reactionary blocking can occasionally result in someone being blocked that should be, so check out our how to unblock a number iPhone steps and see how you can take someone off of your block list. How to Unblock a Number on the iPhone Our how to unblock a number iPhone guide continues below with additional information, including pictures of these steps. Our guide on what does the moon symbol on iPhone mean can show you why that icon appears and how you can remove it....

The usefulness of this menu is so high that you might find yourself in a bit of a predicament if that menu is suddenly hidden. This can happen in a couple of different ways, but you are able to restore the menu back to its default visibility by clicking a button, or using a keyboard shortcut. Our guide below will show you how. One thing that you might need the menu for is if you need to export a copy of your spreadsheet....

If you have been experiencing problems with this printer for an extended period of time, you may be asking yourself how you got into this situation. The answer is that it seems like a very functional printer with a lot of potential in an environment that you might eventually be expanding, it is available from a number of convenient retail locations, and it exists at a good price point for the features it contains....

But it can be difficult to determine how much of that icon is still filled in, so you might be interested in using a more precise way to tell how much battery charge you have left. Fortunately you can elect to display your remaining battery charge as a percentage, which can be a more useful way to gauge your battery. Our tutorial below will show you where to find that setting....