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Spoofed phone calls originate from one source that's disguising its phone number as a different one, and you probably get these calls all the time. Maybe they're numbers from your local area code or for prominent businesses, but the callers are just hijacking those digits to fool you into picking up. Turns out, making a spoofed call is something anybody can do — even you. Now, caller ID spoofing isn't as illegal as you think it would be, so there's a good chance you can spoof a phone number when calling someone and not get in trouble. Some states, like Arkansas, prohibit all spoofed calls... more http://dlvr.it/SXW8Fw

You might not have ever noticed, but your smartphone's keypad for phone numbers has a few mysterious buttons. They'll appear in your phone and contacts app whether you have an iPhone or Android phone, but most of these puzzling keys aren't explained by Apple, Google, Samsung, and other device brands. If you were to ask your wireless carrier what some of the strange keys on the number keypad are, you might not get a solid answer for most of them. But we've done the research and uncovered the story behind each unique character that appears on the number pad when entering phone numbers to call... more http://dlvr.it/SWpssp

If your current cellular provider costs too much, has poor reception in your area, or doesn't support features you'd like to use, switching to another carrier is the obvious move. But can you bring your current iPhone or Android phone? In most cases, your current smartphone will work just fine on another carrier's network. It's easier to transfer it now than it was when we had to jump through hoops to unlock a carrier-locked cell phone in the U.S. Still, knowing if your phone is unlocked, paid off, and compatible with the network isn't entirely straightforward. To switch carriers, you may... more http://dlvr.it/SWpFvJ

Google Voice has a hidden feature that lets you record any phone call you're participating in, and unlike other apps, it doesn't cost a dime. When it comes to recording phone conversations, you may think the worst and associate it with something shady like obsessive exes and stalkers. In reality, there are more mundane reasons to record calls on your iPhone or Android phone. For example, documenting verbal agreements, saving job interviews to review with coworkers, keeping important meetings where it's imperative not to forget anything, and even incriminating somebody of wrongdoing. While... more http://dlvr.it/SWM7MQ

You've probably connected your Android device to dozens of Wi-Fi networks since you've had it, and your phone or tablet remembers each of them. Whether it's a hotspot at home, school, work, the gym, a coffee shop, a relative's apartment — or even from a friend's phone — each time you type in a Wi-Fi password, your Android device saves it for safekeeping and easy access later. The trouble comes when you want to actually see the password for one of the networks you've connected to before. Perhaps you want to connect a second device to a saved wireless access point, or maybe you're with a... more http://dlvr.it/SWB7tp

If you scan the notification panel on your Samsung Galaxy smartphone daily, all those red circles with numbers that litter the apps on your home screen and app drawer can feel like persistent nagging and unnecessary clutter rather than friendly reminders to check your app alerts — but you can do something about it. To rid yourself of those anxiety-inducing constant reminders that you're failing to give your apps the attention they crave, you can simply hide all notification counts or disable the red dots entirely. Since Android 8 (Oreo) with Samsung Experience, we've been able to change how... more http://dlvr.it/SW7kVY