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Notifications are an important part of any productivity loop. You need to know if coworkers are messaging you, when you receive emails, and when apps are done updating. Of course, the inverse is ...

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WhatsApp is one of the popular messaging services in the market. They have introduced WhatsApp Desktop and WhatsApp Web. With WhatsApp’s desktop applications you can chat with friends, create new ...

To receive important calls even when your iPhone is on Silent or Focus mode, you can use the “Emergency Bypass” feature. Go to the contact, tap “Edit,” select “Ringtone,” and enable Emergency Bypass.

You've still got all the tools to manage Mac notifications in macOS Monterey, but the introduction of Focus Mode means they've been rearranged - and improved. It's still brilliant that your Mac can ...

The notifications are part of a major new iPhone privacy feature called App Tracking Transparency (ATT), which was brought in by Apple in April this year with its operating system update iOS 14.5. The ...

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Discord is one of the best VoIP apps in the market. It has a simple UI, tons of features, and a grand network. However, a huge chunk of its “grand” network is complaining about not getting ...

When it comes to minimizing distractions during the day, we usually think of smartphone notifications: Those pings and buzzes that pull us out of whatever we were doing and demand we turn our ...

You may not realize it, but every buzz or ping from your phone plays a significant role in reducing your productivity. While a few notifications genuinely require your immediate attention, most only ...