Maria Diaz/ZDNETFor only $13, this little smart plug lets you control your household devices with your voice through Alexa or the app on your phone. Priced with a 48% discount during Amazon’s October Prime Day, you can now snag this Amazon Smart Plug More
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Kyle Kucharski/ZDNETDo you find yourself frequently missing text notifications? That might not be a problem for messages that aren’t important but imagine your significant other just sent you a message to pick them up and you don’t see the notification? This can happen when your Android phone is constantly inundated with notifications.Also: The best Android phones to buy in 2024I have certain contacts whose messages I need to ensure I never miss. My go-to solution is to use Android’s text “bubble” feature, which creates a small, movable bubble for the conversation on my phone’s home screen. I can simply tap the bubble to open the conversation (without having to first open Google Messages). The nice thing about this feature is that once you “bubble” a conversation, you can x out of it, and then any message sent by that person will always appear on your Android home screen as a bubble, which means you’ll never miss another missive from them.Also: 5 hurricane-tracking apps I’m using to keep an eye on Hurricane MiltonThe bubbles feature has been around for some time, so your Android device should have it included with the Google Messages app. One thing to keep in mind is that bubbles is separate from Rich Communication Services (RCS), so just because you’ve enabled that feature doesn’t automatically add bubbling for conversations.With that said, let’s bubble.How to bubble a Google Messages conversationWhat you’ll need: The only things you’ll need are an Android device and a Messages conversation to bubble. That’s it. Let’s make it happen. More
ZDNETSummer came and went, and we have officially entered the part of the year when companies start competing for holiday shoppers, holding some of the biggest deal events of the year. While Amazon’s October Prime Day deals are happening now, you won’t want to miss Walmart’s holiday shopping event as it has one major advantage: Walmart allows you to shop for deals without a pricey membership. All you have to do is visit the site and start shopping.Also: Best anti-Prime Day deals: Walmart, Best Buy, Target, and moreThese Walmart deals span every tech item you can think of and lots more, making this the perfect opportunity to purchase something you have been eyeing, or get a head start on your holiday shopping. The first 12 hours of this deal event are open to Walmart+ members More
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