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How to listen, delete, and ask Amazon not to save your Alexa voice recordings

Ankur Thakur ∙ November 12, 2021

Echo is a series of smart voice assistant devices by Amazon. You can review and listen to voice commands given to Alexa on your Amazon Echo, inside the Alexa app, and any other device with Alexa built in. From here, you can delete the voice recordings individually or in bulk. The settings also allow you to stop saving your Echo recordings. Finally, you can even ask Amazon to no longer use your Alexa voice recordings for evaluation and training purposes. This'll ensure no human hired by Amazon listens to them. In this guide, we show you how to do all these using the Alexa app on your iPhone, iPad, Android, and the Amazon website in a browser on Mac or PC.

What is Private Session in Spotify and how to enable it

Ankur Thakur ∙ Updated August 15, 2024

Learn how you can enable Private Session in Spotify on its mobile and desktop apps to listen to music privately.

iOS 15.2 beta 2 adds a Macro mode toggle in the iPhone 13 Pro’s Camera app

Evan Selleck ∙ November 12, 2021

With the launch of iOS 15 and the iPhone 13 Pro, which includes support for macro photography, Apple made a bold decision. That was automatic switching, which could be pretty aggressive sometimes. That meant that some users were unable to avoid automatically switching to Macro mode for snapping a photo, even when they didn't want it. The good news, Apple was quick to fix it with the wide launch of iOS 15.1.

AirPods Pro 2 now rumored to launch sometime in the third quarter of 2022

Evan Selleck ∙ November 12, 2021

Is Apple going to launch a new version of AirPods Pro? That seems like a safe bet. They are one of the most popular devices from the company to date. But it looks like the wait is going to keep on trucking along, at least for almost another year if the latest rumor pans out.

New version of AltDaemon released as package moves to Chariz repository

Anthony Bouchard ∙ November 11, 2021

Jailbreakers of the modern day should be vividly familiar with AltDaemon, the useful utility for jailbroken iPhones and iPads that works in unison with AltStore to install, refresh, and update sideloaded apps without a computer.

Why Apple Pay gets disabled on your Mac in clamshell mode and with wireless Touch ID

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated October 9, 2024

If Apple Pay Touch ID authentication isn't working on your Intel-based or Apple silicon Mac, this is by design. Here's what you need to know.

How to merge or split a PDF on iPhone or iPad

Ankur Thakur ∙ Updated July 3, 2026

Learn different ways to merge two or more PDFs into one file or split a lengthy PDF into several smaller documents.

The Gmail widget now displays emails on your home screen, but functionality remains limited

Christian Zibreg ∙ November 11, 2021

Google's Gmail widget now displays actual emails and senders on your home screen. It's much better than the previous version, but actual functionality remains limited due to Apple's rules guiding widget development on iOS and iPadOS platforms.

iCloud for Windows gains support for Apple ProRes videos, ProRAW photos and more

Christian Zibreg ∙ November 11, 2021

Apple has updated iCloud for Windows, with version 13 now available with support for Apple ProRes videos, Apple ProRAW photos, strong password generation and more.

This jailbreak tweak provides fast access to userspace reboot, IdRestart, Respring, & more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ November 11, 2021

When you’re jailbroken and in quick need of a respring, reboot, IdRestart, or Userspace Reboot, there’s no shortage of jailbreak tweaks that make accessing these capabilities easier.

‘Finch’, which stars a very good dog and Tom Hanks, has reportedly become the biggest movie premiere for Apple TV+

Evan Selleck ∙ November 10, 2021

What can outmatch a major motion picture set in World War II, starring Tom Hanks, and filled with some epic battle scenes on warships in the ocean? Apparently a major motion picture set on a futuristic, apocalyptic planet Earth, with eye-catching environmental set pieces -- and a very good dog.

Twelve South’s BookBook leather case for iPhone 13 is here, and it works with MagSafe

Christian Zibreg ∙ November 10, 2021

BookBook for iPhone 13 is here! That's right, Twelve South's best-selling leather case that resembles a vintage book is now available for Apple's latest smartphone models.