How to Auto-Reply to a Phone Call with a Text on the iPhone

I hate declining calls. I always feel guilty and so I allow my phone to ring and ring for fear that, if I try to decline it, I’ll give away the fact that I am totally aware I have a call, but am pointedly choosing not to answer. Of course, sometimes

How to Add Push Notifications to an iPhone Email Thread

Keeping tabs of your emails is an increasing necessity the more responsibilities one has.  Whether it’s a conversation with a family member, a friend, or a co-worker, we all are constantly engaging in at least one important chat. For what seems like forever, email notifications on the iOS has been

How to Use Spotlight Search on an iPhone

“So what’s that weird gray screen that sometimes pops up accidentally when I’m trying to scroll to the right?”, you may ask. It’s Spotlight search–remember that? But this time around, they’ve done more than just add a few new cupholders. Spotlight has been a function on the iPhone for years,

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus

Rooting the Samsung devices have always been easier than rooting devices from any other manufacturer. What has made this possible is Chainfire’s CF-Root method. The newest inclusion in the Chainfire’s rooting list is the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus. If you have got this shiny new phone, you should root it

How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus

Where there’s a problem, there’s a solution. If you find your Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus to be buggy after you loaded some root-only apps or the custom ROM that you run on your device just doesn’t fulfil your needs, you can always return to the stock firmware and start everything

Video: How to Unlock the AT&T Nexus 6

As I mentioned in my unboxing of the Nexus 6, the AT&T version is a bit unlike the other versions of the Nexus 6. The back has an AT&T tramp stamp, there’s an AT&T boot logo, oh, and there’s the fact that if you put in any other SIM the

4 Tricks for Your iOS 8 Photo Albums

iOS 8 has expanded it’s organizational abilities and come up with some new features that make storing and viewing your pictures much easier. Check out four of my personal favorites below. Hidden Folder If you ever feel pangs of terror when showing photos on your phone to others, for fear

How to Sync Facebook Contact Photos in iOS 8

As you might have noticed, you astute iphone-r’s you, your new favorites bar contains a bunch of gray circles above each of your recent contact’s names. These little bubbles are meant to contain photos, so that each of your contacts has a picture. Fun, right? So, how do you manage

How to Customize Your Contact Photos in iOS 8

With the addition of the new app switcher in iOS 8,  your contacts are more prominent than ever. You can have easy access to your favorites, or see who your recent contacts have been. This is a very convenient feature, and I find myself using it often. However, in my

Video: How to Root the Nexus 6 & Flash a Custom ROM

One of the great benefits of the Nexus 6 (besides being a super fast Android device with no bloatware) is the fact that it’s almost guaranteed to have a ton of custom ROMs, software hacks, etc. thanks to it’s easily unlockable bootloader. Rooting the Nexus 6 is definitely not as

How to Share Your Location on iOS 8

Tired of engaging back and forth in a headache inducing miscommunication of a meet up spot with your friend?  Is whichever maps app you are using not pinpointing the proper location when you type in the address that you are certain is absolutely correct? If you have found yourself grappling