How to Remove Home Screen Pages on iPhone and iPad

After years of using the iPhone or iPad, it’s easy to end up with way too many home screen pages. Moving dozens of apps takes a lot of time. Instead, delete entire home screen pages, and start your layout fresh!

Starting in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, you can delete entire home screen pages (previously, you could only hide them). If you want to start using the App Library, this is the quickest way to get rid of all but the first home screen page.

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How to Disable “Shared With You” on iPhone and iPad

Integration in software and apps is usually a good thing, but there are times with it becomes annoying. iPhone’s Shared with You feature for apps like Messages, Safari, and Photos can be just that.

Starting in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Apple is taking steps to integrate iMessage with other apps like Photos, Music, TV, and Safari. All these apps have a new Shared with You section that features links and content that was shared over iMessage.

For instance, if someone shares a link to an article, you’ll see it when you open the Safari start page. And this doesn’t go away after you open the link. If you’re annoyed by this feature, you can disable the feature altogether, or for a particular app.

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How to Use Amazon Music Offline

Streaming music services are great until you’re stuck without an internet connection. That’s where downloading music for offline playback comes in. Like Spotify, Amazon Music supports downloading music for offline listening. We’ll show you how to do it.

To use the offline feature, you’ll need an Amazon Music Prime, Amazon Music Unlimited, or Amazon Music HD subscription. If you’re already an Amazon Prime member, you automatically get the Music Prime subscription. Offline music is supported on iPhone, iPad, and Android. The screenshots in this guide might look slightly different depending on your device, but the steps are exactly the same.

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How to See Your Most-Used Apps on Android

Smartphones are great, but a lot of people worry that they’re using them too much. If you’re curious about which apps are taking up your time, we’ll show you how to get some insight with Digital Wellbeing tools.

Many Android devices include a suite of tools called “Digital Wellbeing.” These tools are aimed at helping you use your phone in a healthy way. Part of that is providing information about how you’re using your phone. You can see which apps you’re using the most, revealing any possible unhealthy behavior.

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How to Check If the Xbox Network (Xbox Live) Is Down

If you’re experiencing issues with the Xbox network’s online services, chances are that the service is down. Here’s how to check if the Xbox network (previously known as Xbox Live) is down. Microsoft (the maker of the Xbox) has put up a website telling users the status of various online Xbox services. With this site, you can quickly check whether a particular Xbox service is experiencing issues on the Microsoft end.

Another way to check the Xbox network’s online status is to use Downdetector. This site shows you all the outages reported in the last 24 hours and allows for checking the status for various regions.

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