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Back up your Android phone

Back up your Android phone to Google with Google One, back up photos with Google Photos, or use Samsung Cloud, Smart Switch or a computer. Step by step.

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Block a number on Android

Block a number on your Android phone from Recents or Phone settings on Samsung and Pixel. Also how to block texts, add a number by hand and unblock later.

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Block a number on iPhone

Block a number on iPhone from Recents, Messages or Settings, see what happens to their calls and texts, and how to find blocked voicemails or unblock later.

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Block spam calls on Android

Block spam calls on Android with Samsung Caller ID and spam protection or the Google Phone spam filter and Call Screen, plus free carrier tools that help.

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Blocked on iMessage?

Think someone blocked you on iMessage? Check for no Delivered status, blue bubbles turning green and calls going straight to voicemail, plus other causes.

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Cancel subscriptions on Android

Cancel subscriptions and free trials on Android in the Play Store, find ones that do not show up, and learn why deleting the app does not stop the charges.

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Cancel subscriptions on iPhone

Cancel subscriptions on your iPhone in Settings › your name › Subscriptions. Find ones billed outside Apple, cancel free trials in time and ask for a refund.

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Change your Android keyboard

Change your default keyboard on Android, switch Samsung Keyboard to Gboard or back, and change the keyboard size, theme and language in a few taps.

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Change app icons

Change your iPhone app icons without Shortcuts: tint them any color, switch to dark or clear icons, make them larger, or pick alternate icons inside apps.

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Change km to miles

Switch your iPhone from kilometers to miles in Language & Region, change Health and Fitness units separately, and set miles in Google Maps too.

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Change iPhone snooze time

Change the snooze time on your iPhone alarm to anything from 1 to 15 minutes in iOS 26, or work around the fixed 9 minute snooze on older versions.

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Forgot Screen Time passcode

Forgot your Screen Time passcode? Reset it in Settings with the Apple Account that set it up, or from a parent’s iPhone for a child. No erase needed.

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Change default browser

Make Chrome, Firefox, Edge or another browser the default on your iPhone so links open there, using Default Apps in Settings. Plus how to switch back.

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