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Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Monday, December 6, 2021.
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to temporarily mute Siri’s voice
• Q&A: How can I delete an unused Facebook account?
• This is the best computer upgrade you can make for the money
• Did this singer’s music foretell his really strange (and still unexplained) disappearance?
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
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Today’s Quick Tip….
How to temporarily mute Siri’s voice
If you have an iPhone you probably love the way Siri will respond to your voice prompts when you want your phone to perform some task.
However, there are likely times when you don’t want Siri audibly speaking back to you (for example, when you’re in a meeting or in the middle of a church service).
While you could always disable Siri altogether during the times when you need her to remain silent, but I prefer simply temporarily muting her voice instead.
If that sounds like a good solution to you as well, here’s how to do it:
1 – Tap the ‘Gear’ icon to open the ‘Settings’ app.
2 – Tap Siri & Search.
3 – Tap Siri Responses.
4 – Tap Only with “Hey Siri”.
That’s all there is to it. Siri will still be active but she’ll remain silent as long as you refrain from saying “”Hey Siri”.
Note: Remember to change that setting back to it’s original state when you’re ready for Siri to resume talking again.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips…
• Q&A: How can I delete an unused Facebook account?
A reader wants to know how he can delete several old Facebook accounts that he no longer uses and can’t remember the passwords to.
• This is the best computer upgrade you can make for the money
If you want to upgrade your computer but your budget is limited, this is the upgrade I recommend.
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Did this singer’s music foretell his really strange (and still unexplained) disappearance?
Some things simply cannot be explained. This is one of them.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• US military has reportedly acted against ransomware groups
• A humanoid robot makes eerily lifelike facial expressions
• New Twitter CEO begins restructuring the company as two execs step down
• Does your iPhone 13 really need a case?
• The Verizon app might be collecting your browsing history and more
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