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Sick of seeing YouTube Shorts on YouTube? Well, good news: YouTube is rolling out a long-awaited feature that allows users to effectively disable Shorts, giving more control over how they consume content on the platform. The update introduces a new setting that can completely remove Shorts from the app experience, addressing a common complaint from users who find short-form videos distracting or time-consuming.

When downloading or updating apps from Google Play Store, the only way to check the progress without going in the app store is by swiping down the notification panel. In the future, it might be unnecessary to do so while waiting for the download to complete, as Google could use a floating bubble as a progress indicator.

Netflix can't kick out the ones sharing your account, so it's giving you the power to do it (though there's no need for it if you're willingly sharing yours). The video streaming platform has introduced a new feature that allows users to easily kick someone off their accounts, along with showing some details regarding the access.

Some of us might have waited long for the hide online status feature on WhatsApp, and it's finally coming soon. WhatsApp has now rolled out the setting for the app's beta testers, so it could get followed by a wide rollout if nothing goes wrong.

TikTok is probably one of the most addictive apps in this generation. Providing short videos curated by a genius algorithm to match your taste, who doesn't love it? However, there must be times when you tell yourself to get off the platform, but your hands just don't follow your mind. Therefore, TikTok has added some new features to help with that problem.

Are you tired of seeing some categories of ads on YouTube? If you are, Google has rolled out a new option for you to disable ads that belong to certain categories, including alcohol, dating, gambling, pregnancy and parenting, and weight loss.

More features of the upcoming major Android OS update have been revealed before the launch. In the second Android 13 beta for developers, features such as an application power consumption monitoring system and a slightly revised drop-down menu are spotted. However, there's another interesting one, which allows users to customize vibrations for several different scenarios. 

Apple has rolled out the new public betas of iOS and iPad 15.2. You may click here to sign up for Apple's beta testing program to try out the updates or new features.

The next big Microsoft Windows update is coming in late 2021. Alongside a new interface, it will also bring a handful of exciting features, including compatibility with Android apps, better multitasking and more. Despite all the good stuff, it looks like there will be something that might frustrate you when you're experiencing it, which is the Windows 11 update will make setting default web browser difficult.