Posts from Online Tech Tips for 11/21/2019

In this issue: How to Set Up Android Guest Mode and Why You Should - [View in browser]( Wednesday, November 20, 2019 How to Set Up Android Guest Mode and Why You Should by Aseem Kishore | [Online Tech Tips]( Android guest mode is an option that lets you hide everything that’s yours, but still keep your phone functional. When you switch over to guest mode, you’re hiding all of your apps, history, pictures, messages, etc, while simultaneously allowing someone else to use your phone. Using Android guest mode is like having an entirely separate phone within your primary one. Much like a separate user account on a computer or website, guest mode can have different apps, files, home screen widgets, emails, etc. Guest users can still make calls, install apps, and download their own files, but nothing collides with your account. Let’s look at how to enable Android guest mode so that you can get this neat alternate account for your friends or family to use when they want your phone. Switching to guest mode is easy, but before we start, let’s dive a bit deeper into why you’d use guest mode. Why You Should Use Android Guest Mode Anyone who wants to share their phone temporarily might like guest mode. Maybe you’re letting a stranger borrow your phone to make a private call and you don’t want them snooping through your texts or bank information? Or maybe you have a child who likes to watch videos on your phone, but they have a habit of messing around in other apps like Facebook or Messages? Android guest mode is also helpful if you want a distraction-free phone for a while. Turn over to guest mode (with calls enabled in case of emergencies) and enjoy zero app notifications. Since your regular apps aren’t installed in guest mode, you won’t be tempted to open games during work or browse social media when out with friends. How To Set Up Android Guest Mode Turning on Android’s guest mode is really easy. - Go to Settings > System > Advanced > Multiple users and enable multiple users if it isn’t already turned on. - Tap Add guest or Guest (whichever one you see) to switch over to guest mode. - On the multiple users screen, tap the settings button next to the guest option if you want to turn on phone calls. Otherwise, the guest user won’t be able to make or take phone calls. - Another way to quickly switch in and out of Android guest mode is by swiping down from the top of the screen to view the notifications panel. Expand it fully to view all options, and then choose the avatar button to pick Guest. - When you’re finished in guest mode, but before you choose a different account to switch over to, the Guest button changes to Remove guest. This is an easy way to erase all that you’ve done in guest mode so that the next time you go in there, it’s a brand-new, fresh account. If you don’t erase guest mode, you can still do it the next time you open it. What Gets Shared Between Accounts Every account on your phone shares updates made to apps and settings like Wi-Fi network details and paired Bluetooth devices. This means when one user updates an app, it’s updated for all users. The same goes for wireless devices. Whether you or the guest user joins a wireless network, you’ll both have access to the network since the password is shared between both accounts. However, texts, files, emails, music, videos, documents, photos, and data stored within apps aren’t shared between the guest account and primary account. You can open email accounts, download documents, take pictures, etc., and the other account won’t see them unless they switch over to yours. Guests vs Users On Android Phones When switching over to Android guest mode or turning on the multiple users feature, you may have noticed an option to add users. Users and guests are really similar accounts, but with one major difference: it’s easier to erase and restart the guest account. Every time you switch over to guest mode, you’re asked if you want to continue the session with the same changes made to it the last time it was used, or if you want to start over. This isn’t a prompt you see when switching over to a user profile. This is because Android views guest mode as temporary, where you might want to wipe it before each new use, while user accounts are meant for long-term use with their own apps and files. Another difference is that you can’t send or receive texts in Android guest mode. Phone calls can work if you enable them, but there isn’t an option to turn on texting. If you want another user account that’s separate from your primary one, and you want it to be able to text, you’ll have to use another user account instead of guest mode (and then enable texting for it). To recap, these are the primary differences between user mode and Android guest mode: - Only user mode can send and receive texts from the Messages app (these are still shared with the primary account). - Guest mode is easier to erase after use (but you can still delete user accounts fairly easily). Both have their own benefits and disadvantages, so it’s entirely up to you which one you use. You may also like these other posts from OTT: [How To Clear The Cache Of Any Web Browser]( [How To Setup a Power Schedule on Your Smart Plug]( [The Best On-The-Go Accessories for Your Smartphone]( [3 Reasons to Switch to a Wireless Mouse for Gaming]( [The Quick Guide To Creating Stunning Google Slides]( Online Services Using The “.new” Domain For All Your Favorite Apps - [View in browser]( Wednesday, November 20, 2019 Online Services Using The “.new” Domain For All Your Favorite Apps by Guy McDowell | [Online Tech Tips]( There’s a new way to do things online, and the top-level domain (TLD) .new is behind it. Google is the registrar for the .new domain. You might have already seen it used with [different Google apps]( Who Gets a .new Domain? Anyone will be able to register a .new domain, but there are conditions that are unique in the TLD world. - To [register a .new domain]( it must be used to start an action in a process or content creation. - It has to engage the user immediately in the creative action. - It must be available to the public within 100 days of registering the domain. - Google must be allowed to verify the domain’s action at no cost to Google. That means, if it’s a membership process, then Google doesn’t have to pay for the membership just to test it. Some of the biggest names on the Internet have already snapped up their domains and put them to use. [Canva]( If you’re not [using Canva for making online and print graphics]( you should check them out. To make it simpler to start creating a new design, Canva acquired the [canva.new]( and [design.new](. Both lead directly to Canva’s online graphic design tool. [Spotify]( Spotify is all about music and podcasts, so they snatched up the domains [playlist.new]( and [podcast.new](. As you guessed, playlist.new initiates the [building of a new playlist]( for you. Podcast.new will tie you into Spotify’s podcast creation service, [Anchor]( and you can [set up your new podcast](. If you’re already casting on Anchor, podcast.new will take you to the new episode creation site. [Webex]( If you haven’t used Webex, it’s worth checking out as a way to host online meetings or [share someone’s screen]( to give them tech support. Cisco, owners of Webex, have registered [webex.new]( [letsmeet.new]( and [mymeet.new](. All of these point to the same place to start a new Webex meeting or download the Webex app. [Stripe]( Processing online payment is what Stripe does best. By getting the [invoice.new]( and [subscription.new]( domains, Stripe has taken it just a step further. Using invoice.new, you’re taken instantly to create a new invoice on Stripe. Using subscription.new takes you to add a customer to your subscription service to collect recurring payments. [Medium]( Using the [story.new]( domain will take you to Medium’s story editing page if you have an account. If you don’t have an account, it will first take you to the sign-up page. Medium continues to grow as a prime spot for budding bloggers and seasoned journalists. Using story.new just makes it one step easier. [OVO Sound]( Amongst the one name luminaries of the world, there’s a solo Canadian named Drake. You might have heard of him. Drake and friends have a record label called OVO, and grabbed [music.new]( to help promote their artists. Go to music.new and you can lightly edit a cover to a song by changing the text. We can only assume this was the minimum effort to get the domain to be used for something much cooler later. [RunKit]( More for the coder crowd, RunKit allows coders to work with the node.js platform online, in a sandboxed, safe, environment. It really is a powerful development tool. RunKit picked up [api.new]( to streamline access to their Application Programming Interface (API) creation tool. [Bitly]( It’s kind of meta that a URL shortening business has acquired domains to shorten their own URLs. Bitly is the service you use when you want to change a link from something like to something more like . [Get your short links]( quicker with [link.new]( or [bitly.new](. [Coda]( Think of Coda as a sort of Google-Docs-meets-whiteboard-meets-a-team-collaboration app. If that sounds like something you could use, or if you’re using Coda already, try the [coda.new]( domain to start a new document. [eBay]( You know eBay. Outside of Amazon, it’s the one place to shop on the web where everybody knows the name. Selling one item or setting up a new shop, eBay has a .new domain for you. To sell something, go to the [sell.new]( domain or to set up a whole shop go to the [shop.new]( domain. [GitHub]( As the repository for so much open source code on the web, GitHub is like the Library of Alexandria for programmers. It’s no surprise that Microsoft bought it. It’s also no surprise that GitHub runs the [repo.new]( and [gist.new]( domains. Of course, repo.new generates a new repository and gist.new creates a new gist. Think of a gist as being a place to store a small chunk of code, while a repository is for a whole coding project. These .new domains will help you to [get the most out of GitHub](. [OpenTable]( OpenTable is to restaurant reservations as Uber is to ride-sharing. For the starving diner, there’s the [reservation.new]( and [restaurant.new]( to quickly book your next food experience. Either will take you directly to the reservation booking page. So What Else Is .new? There will be many more .new domains to come. It’s still in the early days as Google only opened registrations for the .new TLD in October for established brand names. In December 2019, limited registration will be available for those that wish to apply. Then in July 2020, anyone can register without having to apply. They’ll still need to satisfy the registration criteria, though. Is .new Worth It? It’s too new to tell. At $550 per domain, it’s worth it to the big names, but to the lone website owner, it might not be. Right now, it appears that the .new domains are being used simply as redirects to already existing and pretty easy to access features. Until 2020, when truly creative people can get their hands on the domain, we just don’t know what can really be done with it. You may also like these other posts from OTT: [How To Clear The Cache Of Any Web Browser]( [How To Setup a Power Schedule on Your Smart Plug]( [The Best On-The-Go Accessories for Your Smartphone]( [3 Reasons to Switch to a Wireless Mouse for Gaming]( [The Quick Guide To Creating Stunning Google Slides]( Check out more posts from our publishing family: Help Desk Geek Posts [Using the Transmission Web Interface]( Nov 20, 2019 by Mahesh Makvana When you talk about downloading a torrent file, it’s normally assumed that you’re looking to download some illegal and copyright protected content from the Internet. 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