How to hide your IP address during Calls on WhatsApp

An IP address, or “Internet Protocol” address, is a unique numerical identifier assigned to your device that allows other devices to connect to it. Someone with your IP address can easily find your approximate location and internet service provider (ISP).

While this may not be particularly useful to your friends and family, malicious actors can use it to gain information about you. They can exploit your IP address to obtain data about your internet service provider and subsequently use it to gather data about your online activity. This information is then sold to advertisers, who use it to deliver targeted advertisements.

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How to automatically close Tabs on Android

Mobile browser tabs aren’t super visible, which makes it easy to have dozens of tabs open on your phone. It can be annoying to sift through these tabs and close them. We’ll show you how to automatically close old tabs on Android.

Apps will take you to the browser then leave the tab behind when you return. Tabs open in the background don’t use a ton of resources, but it’s still a messy situation. Unfortunately, unlike Safari on the iPhone and iPad, Google Chrome—the default browser on most Android devices—does not include a feature to fix this. The good news is another popular and well-known browser does have a solution: Mozilla Firefox.

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How to use the dmesg Command on Linux

Need to get to the bottom of a hardware problem on Linux? The dmesg command is the fault finder’s friend.

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How to show hidden files on Windows 11

Windows 11 handles hidden files and folders almost identically to versions of Windows that came before it: with special file flags. Showing these hidden files in File Explorer is easy. There are actually multiple ways to show hidden files and folders on Windows 11, but we’ll walk you through the best methods to make it easier.

  • First, launch File Explorer by opening Start and searching for “File Explorer,” or by clicking the File Explorer icon in your taskbar if it’s pinned there. Once you have File Explorer open, you can proceed with the next step.
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How to take a Scrolling Screenshot on Android

Taking a screenshot is a core Android feature, but it has changed a bit over the years. Android 11 introduced a new screenshot UI, and subsequent versions have built upon that. We’ll show you how to capture long page screenshots.

What is a “scrolling screenshot?” A normal screenshot will capture only what you can see on the screen at that moment. A scrolling screenshot allows you to take a longer screenshot that includes everything that you’d see by scrolling up or down the screen.

Scrolling screenshots work in most apps, and the process is essentially the same on most Android devices. If you have a Samsung device, check out our full guide on screenshots, specifically the scrolling screenshots section.

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