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How to use focus modes to put a heart, smiley face, fire symbol, and more in your iPhone’s status bar

There’s a new iPhone customization trend where users are using Apple’s new focus modes to put an icon of their choice in their status bar. One of the core features of focus is the ability to set a specific icon for identifying when you have a particular mode enabled. Focus modes can be complicated to set up, but if you just want to show a fun icon in your status bar, it’s fairly simple. To…
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Google Area 120’s ‘Qaya’ makes it easy to create centralized web storefronts

Just yesterday, Google said it was shutting down its “Museletter” experiment for turning Google Docs into paid newsletters. Area 120 is now back with “Qaya” for easily creating web storefronts. The Area 120 incubator, now housed under Google Labs, wants to make it easy for creators to “sell products and services directly to their audiences.” This can include digital goods like…
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How to share your family photos on any Android phone with Google Photos

Photos are meant for sharing with others, especially if that photo includes a lot of family members. Follow along to learn how to share your family photos on your Android device with anyone. Table of contents What is Google Photos on Android? Sharing Android photos with Shared Albums Sending photos using Google Photos built-in messaging Sharing family photos with Nearby Share Sending family…
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Chromecast with Google TV gains ‘Year in Search’ playlist w/ 2021’s trending films and TV shows

A week after the launch of its annual Year in Search recap video, Google is enhancing and furthering the yearly celebration with a prominent playlist on Chromecast with Google TV. Available today, Chromecast with Google TV users should now see prominent “Year in Search” playlists appear on their home screens. The main playlist is “Year in Search: A Collection of This Year’s Trending…
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