RINGTONE GUIDES

Ringtone & Phone Customization Guides

Practical guides for ringtones, notification sounds, wallpapers and WhatsApp profile pictures.

Cover: 3D headline TURN OFF THE VOICE ASSISTANT with a SIRI • GEMINI • BIXBY GUIDE badge and an angled phone showing voice assistant settings with the microphone crossed out

How to Turn Off the Voice Assistant on iPhone and Android

Stop Siri, Gemini and Bixby opening unasked: turn off the wake phrase, the side-button shortcut and lock-screen access on iPhone, Pixel and Samsung, trigger by trigger.

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Cover: 3D headline STOP THE BACKGROUND DRAIN. with an IPHONE + ANDROID GUIDE badge and an angled phone showing battery and Background App Refresh settings

Phone Customization Guides

How to Stop Apps Refreshing in the Background on iPhone and Android

Stop apps draining battery and data in the background: turn off Background App Refresh per app on iPhone, restrict Allow background usage on Pixel, and put rarely used apps into Deep sleeping apps on Samsung.

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Cover: 3D headline STOP APPS TRACKING YOUR LOCATION with a PRIVACY GUIDE badge and an angled phone showing a map with a glowing location pin

Phone Customization Guides

How to Turn Off Location Tracking on iPhone and Android

Stop apps tracking you in the background: set each app to Never or Don't allow on iPhone, Pixel and Samsung, keep Maps and Find My working, and use approximate location where an exact position is not needed.

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Cover: 3D headline STOP AT 80%. SAVE YOUR BATTERY. with a BATTERY GUIDE badge and an angled phone showing a battery at 80%

Phone Customization Guides

How to Limit Charging to 80% on iPhone, Pixel and Samsung

Stop your phone sitting at 100% all night: set an 80% charge limit on iPhone 15 or later, Pixel, or Samsung Galaxy, with overnight options for a full battery each morning.

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Cover: 3D headline STOP WHATSAPP PHOTOS FLOODING YOUR GALLERY with an IPHONE + ANDROID GUIDE badge and an angled phone showing a clean gallery

Phone Customization Guides

How to Stop WhatsApp Photos Saving to Your Gallery on iPhone and Android

Stop WhatsApp photos landing in your gallery: turn off Media visibility on Android or Save to Photos on iPhone, set per-chat exceptions, and clean up photos already saved.

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Cover: 3D headline HIDE APPS. KEEP THEM. with an IPHONE + ANDROID GUIDE badge and an angled phone showing a locked Vault icon and a Hidden folder

Phone Customization Guides

How to Hide Apps on iPhone and Android Without Deleting Them

Hide apps on iPhone (Face ID Hidden folder, iOS 18+), Samsung (Hide apps on Home and Apps screens) and Pixel (Private Space, Android 15+) — without deleting them or losing data.

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Cover: 3D headline ADD WIDGETS TO YOUR HOME SCREEN with an IPHONE + ANDROID badge and an angled phone showing weather, calendar, and photos widgets

Phone Customization Guides

How to Add Widgets to Your Home Screen on iPhone and Android

Add widgets on iPhone (Edit > Add Widget, pick a size) and Android (long-press > Widgets > drag), plus Lock Screen, Smart Stacks, resizing, and fixes for widgets that won't show or update.

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Cover: 3D headline CHANGE YOUR APP ICONS. with a PHONE GUIDE badge and an angled phone showing colorful app icons

Phone Customization Guides

How to Change App Icons on iPhone and Android

Give your home screen your own look: iPhone Shortcuts with a photo per app, Samsung Themes or Theme Park, Pixel themed icons, or a launcher with an icon pack — and how to revert.

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Cover: 3D headline SWITCH YOUR DEFAULT BROWSER with a PHONE GUIDE badge and an angled phone showing a browser-choice list, electric style.

Phone Customization Guides

How to Change the Default Browser on iPhone and Android

Stop links opening in the wrong browser: iPhone Settings > Apps > Default Apps > Browser App, Pixel Settings > Apps > Default apps > Browser app, Samsung Choose default apps — plus the in-app browser and search-engine exceptions.

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Cover: 3D headline SILENCE ONE CONTACT. NOT EVERYONE. with a PHONE GUIDE badge and an angled phone showing a muted incoming call, electric style.

Phone Customization Guides

How to Silence Calls from One Contact on iPhone and Android (Without Blocking)

Quiet one person without blocking them: a silent ringtone and no vibration for their calls, Text Tone None or a muted conversation for their texts, on iPhone and Android.

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Cover: 3D headline SILENCE THE SIREN ALERTS. with a PHONE GUIDE badge and an angled phone showing an emergency alert warning, electric style.

Phone Customization Guides

How to Turn Off Emergency Alerts on iPhone and Android

Stop the 3 a.m. siren without silencing everything: iPhone Government Alerts, Pixel Wireless emergency alerts, and Samsung's two routes — plus the one National alert no phone can turn off.

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Cover: 3D headline HIDE THE BADGES. with a PHONE GUIDE badge and an angled phone showing app icons with a red badge number, electric style.

Phone Customization Guides

How to Turn Off App Badges on iPhone and Android

Hide the red number without silencing the app: iPhone Badges off per app, Pixel notification dot off globally, Samsung App icon badges off for all apps or one app — banners, sounds and lock screen alerts keep working.

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