Family devices
Give Family Devices a Reliable Update Window
A small arrangement for power, time and restarts can keep routine updates from becoming an endless reminder.
Family devices
Set up the devices you share and hand down.
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Family devices
A Smart TV Privacy Check Before Movie Night
Separate the television, the streaming device and the app accounts so that one changed setting is not mistaken for a complete privacy reset.
Family devices
The Checks Before a Family Phone Changes Hands
Verify what you need on the replacement device before following the old phone’s official sign-out and erase process.
Family devices
Give visitors Wi-Fi without opening your whole home network
A second network name is easy to print on a card. The useful part is deciding what someone connected to it should be able to reach.
Family devices
Which phone apps still need your location?
Use one feature you actually use as the test. Android’s permission settings let you narrow access without guessing what every app does.
Family devices
Before a child taps Buy, find out who is billing
Google Play purchase approvals cover a particular payment system. Here is how to explain that boundary to a child before a game offers an upgrade.