How to Add Complications to Your Watch Face on Apple Watch

Watch faces on Apple Watch aren’t just pretty, they can also be powerful. Most watch faces come with designated areas for complications (little widgets). Here’s how to add complications to the watch face on Apple Watch. There are watch faces like Typography or California that are all about style. And then there are watch faces like Infograph and Modular that are all about the complications. In fact, you can have eight complications on the Infograph watch face. They can be shortcuts to open apps, actions, or just visual displays for information or data.

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How to Make Signal Your Default SMS Messaging App on Android

Signal is a popular privacy-focused, encrypted messaging app. It’s an alternative to WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, and others. There’s a lot to like about the app, and if you make the switch, it can even replace your SMS app.

Like its competitors, Signal is mainly used for instant messaging other people who use the app. However, the Android app has an extra feature: It can be set as your device’s default SMS messaging app. Unfortunately, the functionality isn’t available on iPhone. Not only will you be able to communicate with your Signal contacts, but you’ll also be able to send and receive text messages with your phone number. All of your conversations can be in one place. Let’s do it.

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How to See Which Apps Can Access Your Location on Android

It’s no secret that smartphone apps have the ability to access a lot of permissions—if you let them. It’s important to make sure apps aren’t abusing permissions to protect your privacy. Android makes it easy to see which apps can access your location.

Android apps are required to ask for permission to access your location. Beginning in Android 11, you can even grant apps one-time access to your location. This means that you don’t have to worry about apps grabbing your location after you leave the app. Regardless of how well you may monitor permissions, it’s a good idea to check up on which apps can access your location every once in a while.

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