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How to stop Instagram from limiting political content in your feed

2024 April 26
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Learn how to stop Instagram from limiting political content for you and have it show Reels, posts, and suggestions that relate to politics.

Not everyone is into politics, and many people even would prefer not seeing this type of content. Because of this, Instagram automatically limits political content in Reels, in-feed recommendations, Explore, and Suggested Accounts sections.

However, if you want to get political content in all these places, you will have to change your content preferences settings or follow political accounts.

Just so we are clear, according to Instagram, political content includes content that mentions:

  • Governments
  • Elections
  • Social topics

Note: This setting will also apply to your Threads account.

Set Instagram to show more political content for you

1) Open the Instagram app and go to your profile screen.

2) Tap the menu icon from the top right, and it should open the Settings and Privacy screen. If not, select Settings first.

3) Tap Content preferences under the ‘What you see’ section.

Content preferences settings on Instagram

4) Now tap Political content.

5) Select Don’t limit political content from people you don’t follow.

Don't limit political content from people you don't follow on Instagram

Note:

  • If you can’t follow the above steps, tap the menu icon and choose Suggested content > Political content. Now, select Don’t limit political content from people you don’t follow.
  • Political content setting is not available for all Instagram users and in all countries.

From now on, you may see more political posts when using Instagram. But remember that the Reel, accounts, or other suggested content may not necessarily align with your political preferences. So, to fix that, you should follow the tip below.

Connect with political content that matches your interests

Imagine you prefer posts that support Party X, but instead, what you see in your recommendations are ones that favor Party Y. To address this, you can have the Instagram algorithm adjust to your taste by doing the following:

  • Instagram won’t block content from accounts you follow, so follow people whose views align with yours.
  • Like Reels and posts that suit your preferences so you get to see more of their kind. Similarly, you can dislike content that you don’t want to see.
  • Engage with posts in other ways like leaving a comment or sharing them.

After you do this for a few days, the Instagram algorithm may get tuned to show more of what you like.

Additional Instagram tips for you:

Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2024/04/26/stop-instagram-from-limiting-political-content/

Free Apps to Download TODAY ONLY 04/26/2024

2024 April 26
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Watch Music Player – WaMusic , C.H.A.D. , Dwarf Journey and more

iPhone:

Watch Music Player – WaMusic ( $29.99 → Free ) Kalyani Bhimavarapu Watch Music Player turns your Apple Watch into the ultimate all-in-one music player for audio and video files. It offers a user-friendly interface and sleek design that will make your life easier. Get access to all your favorite podcasts, music, and videos right from your wrist.

Transcribe: Accurate Dictation ( $2.99 → Free ) Gaurav Babbar Transcribe frees up your hands and your focus by allowing you to convert speech to text in real-time. Just tap the microphone icon and start speaking. You’re able to change the font size and text alignment, and choose from a variety of color themes. Notes can be edited, deleted, copied, and shared. Transcribe supports up to 60 languages.

C.H.A.D. ( $0.99 → Free ) Alan Valek C.H.A.D. is the sticker pack for pool season. It includes 40 animated pool party stickers including beer, pool floats, barbecue foods, sun tan lotion, mixtapes, pinwheels, and even a handful of speech bubbles. Just peel and stick.

Dwarf Journey ( $2.99 → Free ) Orube Game Studio Armed with his ax and pickaxe Gallar sets off for the northern mountains. This journey could grant him immortality but it could also cost him his life. Dwarf Journey offers new challenges each time you play as levels are randomly generated. Find runes and forge items to customize your gameplay and develop your strategy.

Relaxing Tangle Pro ( $0.99 → Free ) Bhupesh Singh Relaxing Tangle Pro is a creative way to kick back and relax. Play around with 50 different simulations and games. The app is filled with breathtaking optics where you’re able to control the speed of the movements, switch between objects, change colors, and dabble with different configurations.

Source link: http://appadvice.com/apps-gone-free

Satechi launches 2-in-1 and 3-in-1 foldable wireless chargers with Qi2 and MagSafe

2024 April 26
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Satechi’s new iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch chargers are compatible with the latest 15W Qi2 wireless charging protocol and Apple’s MagSafe.

Satechi's 3-in-1 Qi2 charger folded

Unveiled at CES 2014, the new 2-in-1 and 3-in-1 Foldable Qi2 Wireless Charging Stands can be purchased from the Satechi website starting today.

Both are certified for MagSafe and the latest Qi2 charging protocol, which brings MagSafe-like magnetic alignment and faster charging speed at 15W.

Satechi releases 2-in-1 and 3-in-1 Foldable Qi2 Wireless Charging Stands

Both accessories feature a circular magnetic charger for iPhone and Android phones along with a pedestal at the base to charge your AirPods at 5W. You can wirelessly charge your iPhone in either portrait or landscape orientation in StandBy Mode.

The front and back of Satechi's 2-in-1 charging stand

The 3-in-1 also has a dedicated Apple Watch charger that folds out from behind. It will charge your watch in Night Stand mode and allow you to fast-charge any Apple Watch model from Series 7 and Ultra onward.
They look and feel premium thanks to their aluminum design and sport a hinge mechanism Satechi claims has been tested thoroughly for durability.
The back of Satechi's charging stand with an iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch on itThe hinge not only lets you flatten the charger when traveling but also raise the arm with the charging puck to an angle that works best for video calls, movies, etc.

Other highlights:

  • The charging base is made from an eco-friendly vegan leather material
  • The AirPods charger has a divot to align the charging case
  • A status light on the front indicates when the charger is in use
  • The chargers connect to power via a USB-C port on the back
  • Satechi has included a USB-C charging cable in the box

Pricing and availability

The 2-in-1 Foldable Qi2 Wireless Charging Stand costs $80, and the 3-in-1 Foldable Qi2 Wireless Charging Stand is priced at $130. In exchange, you get stylish, future-proof chargers that support the latest Qi2 standard and Apple’s MagSafe. That these things can be folded flat to take anywhere with you is a big plus.
The back of Satechi's charging stand with an iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch on itBoth accessories are only available in Satechi’s trademark space gray finish. The 3-in-1 ships with a 45W power adapter and interchangeable plugs.

Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2024/04/26/satechi-qi2-chargers-magsafe-iphone-airpods-apple-watch-launch/

The overhauled, much improved iMazing 3 is still the ultimate iPhone manager

2024 April 25
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The iPhone manager iMazing 3 has gained a revamped look and new features, including support for Apple’s Vision Pro headset.

The Device Overview section in iMazing 3 for Mac

Company founder and CEO Jérôme Bédat says the new codebase and architecture permit the team to develop features that “no one else can offer.”

Unlike some other apps, iMazing doesn’t use third-party frameworks like Electron. Instead, it brings a native experience on macOS and Windows with support for core platform features such as Light and Dark Mode, Spotlight integration and more.

What’s new in iMazing 3?

The first thing you’ll notice is a fresh new look. iMazing has always looked good, but the interface has been markedly improved in this version. I especially like a new settings interface. It’s better organized, allowing me to quickly find the right setting and configure iMazing to fit my workflow.

The settings interface in iMazing 3 for Mac

A new Discover section provides access to the most commonly used features like downloading and printing your texts, adding music, transferring photos without iTunes or the Finder, backing up your iPhone to a computer, etc.

The Device menu in iMazing 3 for Mac iMazing can create local device snapshots with just the data you need. Nothing is ever sent to the cloud. iMazing supports encryption to prevent anyone from peeking in your local device backups, but don’t forget to enable it and pick a strong encryption password.
The Battery section in iMazing 3 for Mac

Manage your iPhone like a pro

With iMazing, you can drag and drop any file from the Finder to automatically transfer it to the right app. The app supports wired and wireless connections via Lightning, USB and Wi-Fi, and there’s even support for remote pairing.
Also new are Device Overview and Data sections. In Device Overview, you’ll find useful stats about the connected device, including its model number, identifier and serial numbers, diagnostics and configurations, detailed battery health information, etc. In the Data section, you’ll find links to access saved content like messages.

For more info on the app, visit the official iMazing website.

One of the best iPhone managers around

Marketing image highlights the key new features in iMazing 3

iMazing is now eight years old, and it’s one of the best iPhone managers around. Built by DigiDNA, the app lets you not only selectively transfer, back up and restore data on your Apple devices but also extract per-app data, browse files media with more options than Apple provides, manage your texts, easily add music or any media content to the device, download apps (.ipa files) to your computer, and much more.

Pricing and availability

iMazing for Mac and Windows can be downloaded from the official website at imazing.com/download. The app comes with a free trial so you can check out all the features before purchasing a license. Licenses start at $40 and can be reviewed on the iMazing web store at imazing.com/store.

Those who already own iMazing 2 can upgrade to iMazing 3 at half price. Folks who purchased the app after October 20, 2020, will get iMazing 3 for free. “We don’t hold back features to capture upgrade revenue,” the team wrote.

Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2024/04/25/imazing-iphone-manager-version-3-announcement/

6 ways to see deleted Reddit posts and comments

2024 April 25
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Check out these quick ways to view previously deleted posts and comments on Reddit, directly from your iPhone or computer.

Before you begin, you should know that Reddit does not offer an official way to see deleted posts and comments. If it did, deleting would almost be meaningless.

Therefore, you will have to rely on unofficial workarounds, hoping one of them works.

If you do not have the Reddit post URL

This method and the next two will only work if the deleted Reddit post was public and available for a while. If the user posted it and deleted it immediately, the crawlers/bots may not have had time to save a copy of it.

Use PullPush

PullPush indexes Reddit content, and it can help you view posts and comments that are no longer available on the platform. To use it, visit search.pullpush.io or search-new.pullpush.io. Enter the username of the person whose post or comment you want to see. Next, fill in other details like Subreddit name, date, etc., to help narrow down the results.

PullPush in a computer browser to see deleted Reddit post

If you have the Reddit post URL

You can use these two methods if you had saved the URL of the Reddit post for going through it later or if you find the URL somewhere.

Use Wayback Machine

Internet Archive Wayback Machine keeps copies of web pages by date. You can use this to see the previous version of a web page, even if that page has been deleted or edited.

Now, while you may find several previous versions of popular websites and web pages on Wayback Machine, the chances of it archiving an obscure Reddit post or comment are low.

However, if the Reddit post was popular or even mildly viral, it may be archived automatically by Wayback Machine, or someone may have done it manually.

In this case, if you have the deleted post’s URL, visit web.archive.org, paste the URL here to see the original post.

Using wayback machine to see deleted Reddit post

Use Google cache

Similar to Wayback Machine, you can use Google’s cache feature to see a deleted web page or Reddit post, provided you have the URL of that Reddit post. You should also be able to see deleted comments under a Reddit post just by using the post URL (and not necessarily the comment URL).

Add the Reddit post URL at the end of this one and hit the enter key. https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:

For example: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://www.reddit.com/r/airpods/comments/1cb9phj/

You can also enter the shortened version in your browser’s address bar if Google is the default search engine: cache:https://www.reddit.com/r/airpods/comments/1cb9phj/

If Google has a cached version of that post, you will be able to see it.

Seeing deleted Reddit comment using Google cache

Some other things you can try

In case the previously mentioned tips do not work for you, give these ones a try. But note that it will work only if the post or comment was at least mildly popular, newsworthy, or controversial enough to be shared by other people.

Search on Reddit

Even though the original Reddit post or comment was deleted, someone else may have taken a screenshot and posted it on Reddit. Try to find it using the words or phrases of the deleted post you seem to recall.

Find it on Twitter (X)

If the Reddit post was popular, someone may have taken a screenshot and posted it on Twitter or other social platforms. Try searching on Twitter using the Reddit user’s name or post title and words you can recall.

Look at news websites and forums

While most new websites embed Reddit posts directly to their article, much like embedding Twitter links, some may take a screenshot and use that instead so that even if the original social media post is edited or deleted, their article carries the original, unchanged version.

If the deleted Reddit post you are trying to find was popular or newsworthy, some sites may have covered it. Use Google to find it.

More on Reddit:

Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2024/04/25/how-to-see-deleted-reddit-posts/