Andrew Romero is a writer based in North Carolina with his wife. Growing up, he was a tinkerer and always loved ripping things apart with the goal of putting them back together. That goal wasn’t always met in its entirety.
Over time, he spent years writing for a private publication while working in prototyping doing Mechanical Engineering and CNC Machining. After moving to a more remote area, Andrew fell in love with writing again and eventually found a home at 9to5Google.
Andrew is active on Twitter – @chaosromero – but can also be found on Threads – @organizedchaos50.
Emails are open at andrew@9to5mac.com
Google is rolling out an expansion to the Find My Device network, which allows your devices to be located even when they’re offline. If that doesn’t seem like something you’re interested in, it can be turned off; this guide will show you how.
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Visible has a reputation as one of the most affordable cellular plans on the market that won’t short you on performance. Today, Visible announced it’s adding a more affordable annual payment plan that ends up saving the user more.
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WhatsApp’s Meta AI chatbot is becoming widely available for users, but it needs to be activated first. This guide will go over how to turn on Meta AI in WhatsApp and how to chat or generate images.
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GeForce Now has released two Fallout games in celebration of Amazon Prime’s new Fallout TV series. Those two games are among a total of 10 games added this week.
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DuckDuckGo has long maintained a focus on privacy on the web since the launch of its search engine and browser. Now, DuckDuckGo is expanding its free services with a paid tier that provides access to a VPN and some tools for recovering personal information on the web.
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Google’s proprietary keyboard comes default on many devices, and for most of us, it generally stays active. One odd behavior of the keyboard that often confuses users is how the number pad is triggered. It’s easy to activate it and lose the symbols page you really want. This guide will go over how you can switch to and from the Gboard number pad with ease if you find yourself stuck.
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The Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic are both getting a significant software update in the US to fix a certain issue with the touchscreen.
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Much of what Samsung has done with Galaxy AI eases the process of interacting with others who speak a different language. That functionality is only expanding as Samsung’s Galaxy AI suite is taking on more languages in a new update.
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Google recently rebranded Nearby Share to Quick Share. The change brought along a new icon and a couple of visual changes. This detailed guide will help you modify your Quick Share settings to get the most out of it.
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The Deebot X2 Combo from Ecovacs takes all of the power and performance of the X2 Omni robot vacuum and adds a versatile stick vacuum with some of the same quality-of-life features we get with robots.
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The great solar eclipse of 2024 has quickly become a massive event, with likely millions traveling to the best viewing spots. However, even if you don’t plan on travelling, Google TV is offering a way to see the total solar eclipse from those best spots for free.
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On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse is set to cast over North America, and it’ll be more than deserving of an incredible photo or two. This guide will give you the basics you’ll need to know about shooting on your Android phone to capture some of the best-looking images of 2024.
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The Galaxy S24 showcased a substantial AI portfolio for creating some cool photos. Now, it looks like the Object Eraser tool is getting a new magnetic lasso function to make editing much easier on Samsung’s One UI 6.1.
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Gemini has already started to be embedded in Gmail for web and other Google Workspace applications. Signs are apparent that Google Gemini’s email summary feature could be coming to Gmail on Android.
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The Google Pixel’s Phone app might be getting a new “Lookup” function that allows users to quickly search the web for unknown numbers.
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Public Wi-Fi is easy to connect to and generally doesn’t cost you a cent. However, the process isn’t always fluid and sometimes fails to redirect you to the provider’s login page. This guide will take you through manually accessing that login page for public Wi-Fi.
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GeForce Now is opening up April with a few exciting additions to its library. Namely, Elder Scrolls Online comes to GeForce Now starting today.
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Motorola is looking to continue its hot streak from last year with a new entry to its Edge lineup. The Motorola Edge 50 Pro comes with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC and a hefty 4,500mAh battery.
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Google Docs is well-liked by many for one big reason – files are constantly backed up and synced across multiple devices. Sometimes, however, you need access offline. This detailed guide will help you make documents available from Google Docs offline on your Windows machine.
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Super HDR was introduced with the Galaxy S24 series, allowing certain photos to shine through in vivid and variable brightnesses on the high-end display. Unfortunately, Samsung confirmed that the feature would not make its way to previously released Galaxy devices.
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ChatGPT has long been touted as one of the most advanced AI LLMs available, and now, it’s free to use without an account.
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As well as Gmail does to sort out promotional emails from the important messages, unwanted marketing noise still gets through. Fortunately, Gmail has an unsubscribe button built into the web and mobile app. Here’s how to use it.
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Dbrand’s Ghost case is one of the best-looking clear cases to come to market, no matter how briefly it was there. After an initial bout of quality control issues due to visible scratching, Dbrand has decided to delay the replacement cases.
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The cameras we use in Android phones have improved alongside the displays we look at so much so that photos take on a completely different look, sometimes appearing on the screen incredibly bright. This guide will break down why Ultra HDR does that and how you can turn it off.
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