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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Thursday, August 3, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to add an Emergency Contact to your smartphone
• Warning: Setting everything to Friends on Facebook won’t protect your personal info and photos
• Q&A: How can I print recipes that I see on Facebook?
• How to withdraw cash with your bank card without paying ATM fees
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Today’s featured tech tip….
How to add an Emergency Contact to your smartphone
Did you know you can designate one (or more) of the people on your Contacts List as an ‘Emergency Contact’?
That way if there’s ever an emergency anyone on the scene will be able to quickly use your phone to call your Emergency Contact(s) and tell them what’s going on.
Your Emergency Contact(s) will be available right from your phone’s login screen, enabling anyone with possession of your phone to call them even if they don’t know the password to unlock the phone.
This feature has no doubt saved countless lives and helped resolve numerous emergency situations over the years.
If you don’t have at least one Emergency Contact designated on your phone I strongly recommend that you add one right away. Just follow the steps below for your phone type…
If you have an iPhone:
1 – Open your Contacts List and tap the name of the person you wish to designate as an Emergency Contact.
2 – Scroll down and tap Add to Emergency Contacts.
3 – If that person has more than one phone number listed on their Contact info screen select the number you wish to use for their Emergency Contact number.
4 – Select the Relationship that best describes the relationship this person has with you. If none of the options match the actual relationship you can tap Add Custom Label and create your own.
5 – (Optional) Enter any other info that you wish to add for this entry.
6 – Tap Done.
If you have an Android phone:
1 – Tap your phone’s “gear” shaped Settings icon.
2 – Scroll down and tap About phone.
3 – Tap Emergency information.
4 – Tap Add contact.
5 – Tap the name of the person you wish to designate as an Emergency Contact.
That’s all there is to it. From now on your Emergency Contact(s) can quickly be contacted via your own phone by anyone who happens to find your phone in an emergency situation.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Warning: Setting everything to Friends on Facebook won’t protect your personal info and photos
It can help a lot, but it sure isn’t fool-proof.
• Q&A: How can I print recipes that I see on Facebook?
This post explains two different ways to do it.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
Rick’s Daily Pick…
Lemorele 10-in-1 USB-C Hub Multiport Adapter
Have a bunch of legacy devices that you’d like to connect to your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air? If so, you need this.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
How to withdraw cash with your bank card without paying ATM fees
It’s easy to do at a place where you probably already do much of your shopping.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Get ready to watch ads while you’re checking out at Walmart
• New malware is going after Facebook Business accounts
• Lenovo may enter handheld games market with ‘Legion Go’ console
• Google could be taking the Chrome out of ChromeOS
• Western Digital hard drive capacity hits 28TB as Seagate looks to 30TB+
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