Is there a specific time BeReal alerts go off? Or, does everyone get the BeReal notification at the same time? If you’re looking for answers to these questions—just like millions of other users of this app—you’ve come to …
Too many notifications on Facebook? Delete your unwanted notifications, mass-mark them as read , or customize which notifications you prefer to see. Here’s how to do that on Facebook on the web, iPhone, and Android….
Is someone following you on Instagram but you don’t want them to see your posts? There are a few things you can do to hide your posts and stories from them. Here’s how to do that on your iPhone and Android phone….
TikTok allows you to hide or delete the videos that you’re editing, have saved as drafts, or have already published in your account. Here’s how to do that all in TikTok on your iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, and …
Want to save a video you’ve captured or edited with TikTok to your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone’s gallery? If so, you can easily save all your draft videos to your phone’s camera roll without posting them to the public (eve…
Liked a TikTok video you watched in the past and see it again? In a few taps, you can find your TikTok Favorites list, and you can also make folders to arrange your liked videos neatly. We’ll show you how to do that in the …
Flipboard has been a popular news reader for years, grabbing data from news sites and social media feeds into a single “social magazine.” The service is now going all in with Mastodon, the rapidly-growing open-source social m…
Removing your TikTok drafts allows you to declutter your profile page and reclaim your phone’s storage space. You can delete a single, multiple, or all of your video drafts at once. We’ll show you how easy it is to get rid of…
Found a great TikTok video your friend and followers should see? Repost that video! Later if you want, you can also undo a repost. Here’s how you can do that and more using the TikTok app on your iPhone, iPad, and Android pho…
Facebook now includes a powerful feature for group admins to tag all members at once with a single tag. Though useful, the feature should be used sparingly. You can also disable this tag on your personal account if you’re fin…
By turning on profile views, you can see who has viewed your TikTok profile. Enabling the feature also means others can see that you’ve visited their profile. Let’s see how to turn this feature on (and off) in the TikTok app …
Updating TikTok allows you to fix various bugs and possibly get new features in the app. While your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone by default updates all apps automatically, you can still force an update to make sure you get …
If you want to find all the videos you’ve recently watched on TikTok, your video history is just a few taps away. You can view, download, as well as delete your TikTok watch history easily on your iPhone, iPad, or Android ph…
Don’t want to see someone’s videos in your Following list anymore? Unfollowing that user in your TikTok account is easy. We’ll show you two different ways to do that, plus how to mass-unfollow many accounts at once….
While you don’t get a notification when someone unfollows you on Instagram, you have a few workarounds to see who is and isn’t following you on this platform. You can also keep a note of your follower list so you know when so…
To prevent someone from finding you and accessing your videos on TikTok, simply block them from your TikTok account. It’s easy! Here’s everything you need to know about blocking and unblocking people on TikTok on your iPhone…
Are you seeing “This post is age-restricted” messages on TikTok when you shouldn’t be? To fix that, you’ll need to change your date of birth in your TikTok account. TikTok doesn’t make that easy, but we’ll show you what you …
The Mastodon social media platform has exponentially risen in popularity over the past few months, following Elon Musk’s botched acquisition of Twitter. Several new third-party Mastodon apps have popped up since then, and the…
Like other WhatsApp, Signal, and other messaging apps, Facebook Messenger supports end-to-end encryption. However, encrypted chats have lagged behind normal Messenger chats in features and availability, which the service is n…
Have you ever wanted to read a message on Snapchat without alerting the sender that you’ve read it? You can, with a half swipe (also called a half slide). Half swiping is possible in both the iPhone and Android version of Sna…
Think someone doesn’t belong in your Snapchat group anymore? While your options are limited, you can take a few steps to possibly get a person out of your group. Here’s what to do.
Mastodon is the open-source and federated social media network that shot up in popularity in 2022, largely thanks to Elon Musk’s messy purchase of Twitter. Now the project has an official roadmap for upcoming features….
When looking for an alternative to Twitter, Mastodon is probably one of the options that pops up more frequently. Yet, you’re probably faced by a confusing choice on which server to join — Mozilla wants to be the answer….
BeReal encourages you to capture and publish spontaneous posts. Sometimes, these posts don’t go well and you feel the need to bring them back. Luckily, it’s easy to delete a BeReal post on both your iPhone and Android phone. …
Want to see someone’s Instagram posts without creating or logging in to an Instagram account? While your options are limited, there are some ways of viewing Instagram posts without an account. We’ll show you what those are….
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