The sound that we are going to be disabling in the guide below is the typing sound that you hear when you are sending a text message or email, and the phone is not muted. This audio feedback is meant to aid in typing, but many people find it to be annoying or distracting. Luckily you can disable that sound by following the steps below. Turn Off the Typing Sound on the iPhone SE The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone SE using the iOS 10....

The cool feature you might not know about is that you can skip songs with AirPods on an iPhone. However, you can skip songs from an album or created playlist. If you have 3rd generation AirPods or AirPods Pro, the feature works out of the box. For older models of AirPods, there is some configuration required. If you want to know how to skip songs with your AirPods on an iPhone, follow the steps below....

Often the default method for sorting contacts in Android Marshmallow is by the first name, but that might be confusing if you use your phone mainly for work and find that you need to locate contacts by last name. Or perhaps you have a custom naming scheme on your device, and the last name provides the most crucial means of finding a contact. Whatever your specific reasoning is, though, it’s very likely that sorting by last name may be a more useful method for you and your contacts....

You can simplify the process of updating your apps by electing to install these updates automatically. However, if you do not want your iPhone to automatically install app updates as they become available, then this is a setting that you can turn off. Our guide below will show you how to find this setting on your iPhone in iOS 8. Disable Automatic App Updates in iOS 8 The steps in this article were performed using an iPhone 6 Plus, in iOS 8....

The iPhone camera app has a lot of different options that let you customize the way that your pictures look. One of these options involves the use of filters. Depending on the current settings for the Camera app, you may have noticed that the filter setting is being preserved as you take new pictures. If you would prefer to select a different filter for your pictures, then you may be looking for a way to turn this off....

But you may find that that link ends up in the wrong hands, and that you no longer want to share that file with other people. Or maybe the spreadsheet contains some incorrect data, and you don’t want anyone to view it until the information is correct. Fortunately you have control over whether or no the file can be shared with others, so find out below how to stop sharing a Google Sheets file that was previously shareable....

Disable the Vibrate on Ring Setting on the iPhone 5 If you carry your iPhone around in your pocket, then it can be difficult to hear it ringing in a loud environment. This is just one of the reasons why you might want to enable the vibrate option on your iPhone 5. But if you don’t carry your phone around in your pocket, or if it bothers you when your phone vibrates on a flat surface, then disabling the vibrate option when your iPhone 5 rings could be a good solution....

Unfortunately all of the red underlines can make the document look messy or unprofessional, which is a problem when the spell checker is identifying words that are not misspelled, such as brand names or slang. Fortunately you can adjust the settings in Word 2010 so that misspelled words are not underlined in a document. How to Stop Word 2010 from Underlining Spelling Mistakes in a Document The steps in this article were written for Microsoft Word 2010....

You may have previously tried to describe the way that you found that page to someone, but a far simpler way is to share the link directly with them in a text message. Our guide below will show you how to do this from the Chrome app on your iPhone using a sharing feature that is built right into the app. How to Send Someone a Link from the Chrome iPhone App Our guide continues below with additional information on sharing Chrome links on an iPhone, including pictures of these steps....

For a while it has been possible to transfer multiple Pokemon in Pokmeon go by tapping and holding on one Pokemon in your storage, then selecting the others. But this did not apply to legendary or mythical Pokemon, so you had to do those one at a time. This was likely an inclusion so that players wouldn’t accidentally transfer these powerful and rare Pokemon, but many players have acquired multiples of them through raids, and have been looking for a way to transfer them....

But signing up for the free trial will activate the automatic renewal feature in Apple Music, and oyu will be charged the monthly subscription rate once the free trial has ended. Fortunately, however, this is something that you can turn off directly through your device by following our tutorial below. Disabling Automatic Renewal in Apple Music on an iPhone 6 The steps in this article were written using an iPhone 6 Plus....

Initially, I didn’t like this, but I have come around to finding it useful. But it’s very possible that you are trying to figure out how to turn off maps on Apple Watch if you don’t like that feature and find it to be more annoying or unnecessary than helpful. How to Stop Maps Navigation on the Apple Watch Our guide continues below with additional information on how to turn off maps on Apple Watch, including pictures of these steps....

This is a fun and interesting feature for some people, and you might enjoy sharing that information with your friends and family. But if a lot of your communication is more serious or professional, then you might like to disable that setting. The steps in this article are going to show you how to turn off the option to share your name and photo through the Messages app on your iPhone....

Your iPhone contains a lot of important personal information that you probably don’t want strangers or thieves to find. This can include things like banking information and personal information, but it can also allow them to access your email accounts and social media, which can be nearly as damaging as accessing your finances. One of the ways that you can add some security to your iPhone is with a passcode....

This includes things like the backlit keyboard colors, overclocking, fans, and more. One of the options that you can change is the sound and animation that plays when you boot up the computer. This isn’t affected by your computer’s mute settings, and it can be quite loud. Our guide below is going to show you how to disable that boot sound and animation so that it doesn’t play every time you start up the computer....

How to Get Rid of the Apple Watch Passcode Our article continues below with additional information on how to turn off the passcode on the Apple Watch, including pictures of these steps. We also provide steps for turning off the passcode directly from the watch. Your Apple Watch can contain some fairly sensitive information, so one of the initial steps when you first set it up involved creating a passcode. This passcode needs to be entered each time you put the watch on your wrist, which is a helpful security measure in the event that your watch is ever stolen....

Our tutorial below will show you how to set up your iPad so that it automatically downloads and installs app updates as they become available. Enable Automatic App Updates on an iPad in iOS 9 Device used: iPad 2 Software version: iOS 9.1 This guide will show you how to set up your iPad so that it will automatically download and install updates that are available for the apps that you have installed on your device....

Uninstalling Add-Ons in Internet Explorer (IE9) If you want to completely remove and uninstall an add-on from your browser, then you need to follow the same procedure that you would use to uninstall a regular program or application. You can read below to learn how to perform this task. If you just want to disable an add-on because you think you might need it again in the future, then scroll to the Disabling Add-Ons in Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) section below....

Some apps require a single upfront cost, while others include in-app purchases to unlock certain features. Some apps might require a subscription, with a monthly or annual cost to unlock full functionality. If you subscribe to an Android app and want to uninstall it, you’ll need to make sure to unsubscribe first, as removing the app won’t cancel the subscription for you. If you want to know how to unsubscribe from an app on Android, here’s what you’ll need to do....

But these apps aren’t perfect, and the developers will inevitably fix a problem or add a new feature. Many times these updates can’t be pushed through to the existing version of the app on the device, so they need to be applied through an update, which you can download through the App Store. Our tutorial below will show you how to update an app on your iPhone SE. Install An Update for an iPhone SE App The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone SE, in iOS 10....