Hello, and welcome…
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• Make your phone end calls by pressing the Power button
• My favorite tool for completely wiping a hard drive
• Q&A: Can I put a shortcut to a website on my iPhone’s Home screen?
• Which Time Zone is used at the South Pole?
Today’s issue is sponsored by…
Aisha Preece is passionate about helping others make money, save more and live life on their terms. Click here to find out how she can help you.
—————–
Note: Have something you’d like to share with 16,300 engaged subscribers? Click here to sponsor the next available issue of this newsletter.
Welcome, new subscribers….
You can make sure these updates keep landing in your Inbox by adding my email address to your Address Book or Contacts List. Click here for instructions.
Did someone forward this newsletter to you? Click here to subscribe.
Today’s featured tech tip….
Make your phone end calls by pressing the Power button
If you have an Android phone you’ve probably noticed that it can sometimes be difficult to end a voice call when you’re unable to use both hands for some reason.
Well here’s a very simple solution: Set your phone to end calls simply by pressing the Power button. It’s easy to do, and it works like a charm.
Follow the steps below to set it up:
Note: This procedure might vary just a bit depending on your phone’s brand, model and installed Android version. Therefore you should use the steps below as a general guide.
1 – Tap the gear-shaped Settings icon.
2 – Tap Accessibility.
3 – Tap System controls.
4 – Scroll down and toggle the “Power button ends call” option to On.
That’s all there is to it. From now on when you want to end a phone call you won’t have to juggle the phone with one hand while scrambling to find the “End Call” button.
Simply press the phone’s Power button and the call will be terminated immediately.
By the way, if you’re wondering why I didn’t include instructions for setting this up on an iPhone, it’s because iPhones have this feature already activated by default. Give it a try sometime…
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• My favorite tool for completely wiping a hard drive
This awesome freebie works like a charm.
• Q&A: Can I put a shortcut to a website on my iPhone’s Home screen?
The answer is yes. This post explains how.
• 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…
Simply your life and and enhance the security of your home with this awesome video doorbell. You’ve seen the videos these things produce. Well, now it’s time to start producing your own.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Which Time Zone is used at the South Pole?
This post has the answer (and why).
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Meta will now let you stop Instagram from tracking you across the web
• PayPal’s app can now track your packages, even if you didn’t checkout with its service
• Intel hits 6GHz (again) with its 14th-gen desktop CPUs
• Another major WordPress security flaw has been discoverd – so patch now
• Report: Windows 11 is active on almost half a billion devices
Wondering how you can help me keep doing what I’m doing?
1 – If you’d like to help support my work, you can do so by leaving me a tip.
Every penny of your tip will go towards my blog’s web hosting and other related fees, which are substantial.
2 – You can Forward this email to a friend along with a short note of recommendation. (Just click the “Forward” button or link.)
Rest assured that anything you can do to help me keep helping folks will be greatly appreciated.
Have a question, comment or suggestion? Hit the Reply button and reply to this email. I love hearing what you have to say…
Thanks so much, and have an amazing day.
Your tech buddy,
Rick Rouse
https://www.ricksdailytips.com