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How Do I Stop Spotify From Opening on Startup on My Mac? There are two ways to prevent Spotify from automatically opening whenever you startup or restart your Mac—one in Spotify, the other in the macOS’s System Preferences. In both cases, you need to change a small setting. With the setting changed, Spotify will not open automatically. Change Spotify Preferences to Stop Opening at Startup The best and easiest way to stop Spotify from automatically opening: is to change a setting in Spotify itself....

How Do You Tame an Axolotl? Follow these steps to make an Axolotl your ally: Where Can You Find an Axolotl in Minecraft? Axolotls can be found in pools of water inside Lush Caves. When you see Azalea trees, look for a cave entrance or start digging to find a Lush Cave. Axolotls only spawn deep underground (below Y coordinate -63) in absolute darkness, so bring some torches with you. Also, there must be a clay block below the water for them to spawn....

How to Turn Off Auto-Brightness on the iPhone or iPad Auto-Brightness takes into account the brightness level found in Settings and adjusts it based on that level. So, it’s possible to lower the overall brightness to save battery life and keep the auto-brightness function activated. A good reason to turn off Auto-Brightness is when you can’t get the right brightness level with your iPhone or iPad. With the iPad used indoors much of the time, it may be easier to turn Auto-Brightness off and not adjust the brightness at all....

How Do I Turn Off the Blue Light on My iPhone? Apple’s Night Shift mode automatically changes your iPhone’s screen colors to a warmer temperature. To access Night Shift, you can either turn it on by using Control Center on the iPhone or under the Display & Brightness tab in Settings. The former method will default to turning Night Shift on from sunset to sunrise, so you’ll need to access Night Shift through the Settings menu if you’d like to set a custom schedule....

How Do I Turn Off Motion Photos on My Android? The default Android camera app has a feature called Top Shot, which was originally introduced alongside the Pixel 3. Top Shot is capable of taking a short video when you take a picture, which can be used as a motion photo or to find the best frame to use as a still picture. To take regular pictures without the motion photo component, you can disable this feature....

How to Turn off Notifications for Individual Apps If you know exactly which apps you want to turn off notifications for, the process is straightforward, but there are two possible methods. Some devices might have slightly different menus. To start, find the app on your device’s home screen or in the app drawer. When you’ve found the app, follow this process: How to Stop Notifications From Apps You Can’t Identify If you’re frequently getting notifications, but are struggling to identify which app is sending them, you’ll need to wait until one of the offending alerts pops up....

How Do I Disable Private Browsing on Safari? Private browsing on Safari is a useful tool on your iPad and other Apple devices as it blocks websites from tracking your search behavior and your browser remembering what you looked at. However, sometimes you may want to disable it or turn it off so those same functions are restored. Here’s how to disable private browsing on Safari. How Do I Remove Private Browsing Mode?...

How to Turn Off Tips Turning off notifications stops Tips from sending you messages, but you can still open the app to learn about new features. To turn off notifications: Change the Tip Notification Alert Style If you want to allow notifications but limit how notifications appear on the screen, turn on the Allow Notifications toggle switch, then go to the Alerts section. To choose where notifications appear, select the places where you want notifications to appear:...

You Can’t Turn Off AirPods or Their Charging Case We know. You’re not alone. Lots of people wonder whether you can turn AirPods off to save battery life or just prevent them from working when you don’t want to use them. Apple-designed AirPods so that they’d always be ready. All you have to do is open their case, pull out the AirPods, put them in your ears, and they work. No need for on/off buttons, no need to tap a bunch of on-screen buttons to connect to your device....

How Do I Turn On Low Data Mode? Here’s how to turn on Low Data Mode on your iPhone for Wi-Fi and Mobile Data. Turn on Low Data Mode for Wi-Fi Turn on Low Data Mode for Mobile Data If you own an iPhone 13, you might also look into the Smart Data Mode feature on your device. For 4G, LTE, or a Dual SIM, turn on Low Data Mode....

How to Make Exponents on Any Keyboard No computer keyboard has a special button or shortcuts to quickly type exponents although mobile keyboards do make it a little easier. When working on a scientific or a mathematical document, look for the Superscript feature in the word processor. Microsoft Word, Pages in macOS, and presentation software like PowerPoint and Keynote have the superscript format. You can also use the caret (^) symbol to represent an exponent in plain text as an alternate solution....

How to Turn On Automatic Fortnite Nintendo Switch Updates The easiest way to make sure you always have the latest version of Fortnite on Switch is to enable automatic updates. Once this option is enabled, your Nintendo Switch console will frequently check for game and app updates whenever it’s connected to the internet. When a Fortnite game update is detected, the data will automatically download and install in the background. Here’s how to enable Fortnite background updates on your Nintendo Switch console....

How to Install BlueStacks BlueStacks is software that brings Android N (7.1.2) to a Windows computer. It gives you the ability to use the mouse and keyboard from your system with Android apps. Unlike a smartphone with a fixed-size screen, you can resize BlueStacks windows to make apps larger or full screen. Install BlueStacks and sign in to the Google Play Store to download and run Android apps on your laptop or desktop....

How to Activate Cortana in Windows 10 Before you can use Cortana in Microsoft Edge, you must activate it in the operating system. To do that, complete the following steps: How to Use Voice Recognition While you can use Cortana by typing in the search box, its speech recognition functionality makes it easier. There are two ways to submit verbal commands. Enable Cortana to Work in Microsoft Edge After you activate Cortana in Windows 10, enable it in Microsoft Edge....

How to Use FaceTime on the iPad You don’t need to do anything special to set up FaceTime. The app is already installed on your iPad, and because it works through your Apple ID, you are ready to place and receive phone calls at any time. Because FaceTime works through Apple devices like the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, however, you can only call friends and family that have one of these devices....

What Is iPhone Photo Burst Mode? Burst mode is a feature built into the Camera app that comes loaded on the iPhone and iPad. It lets you take a continuous stream of photos just by tapping and holding the shutter button. It’s terrific for taking action photos in situations where you can’t perfectly time tapping the shutter button. Burst mode takes 10 photos per second and lets you take a virtually unlimited number of photos....

How To Enable Lockdown Mode on Mac Lockdown Mode is disabled under normal circumstances, and you need to turn it on manually if you believe that you’re in need of its protection. This feature locks down a lot of functions on your Mac, so Messages, FaceTime, web browsing, and other apps won’t work exactly as you expect them to when it’s enabled. The tradeoff is that when Lockdown Mode is enabled, your Mac is less vulnerable to cyber attacks....

How to Find the Microsoft Photos App The Photos app should come installed on your computer by default. To open it, select the Windows icon in the taskbar and choose Photos from your list of apps. How to View Images With Microsoft Photos When you double-click an image file, it will open in the Photos app by default. If another program is set as your default picture viewer, right-click the image and select Open with > Photos....

How Do I Turn on Reading Mode on My iPhone or iPad? The steps to turn on Reading Mode (aka Reader) are the same on the iPhone and iPad. To get a reading-optimized view of a web page, just follow these steps: How Do I Get My iPhone or iPad Out of Reading Mode? If your iPhone or iPad is in reading mode and you’re ready to get out, the steps are simple....

Can You Get Live Translation Through the Google Pixel Buds? Yes, you can translate the live conversation with the Google Pixel Buds. You’ll need to have your phone unlocked (home screen open) and the Pixel Buds connected. You’ll need to have Google Assistant, and Google Translate installed on your smartphone. Using the Live Translation Feature Google Live Translate does an excellent job of translating spoken language through the Pixel Buds. Grammar is not always translated correctly, but the other party can understand what you are saying....