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Showing posts with label yahoo. Show all posts

Sunday, October 8, 2023

How to Set Search Engines for iPhone iOS17

What is your favorite search Engine?

Google?   Duck, Duck, Go?   YAHOO?

Do you want to use a different search engine on your iPhone, or set a different search engine for private browsing? 

Here's a Cool Tip.  Change your search engine setting in iOS 17.

This is a great way to improve your privacy and have more control over your search experience.

Here's how to do it.
  • Open the Settings app.
  • Scroll down and tap Safari.

iPhone Safari Search Settings
fig. 1 - iPhone Safari Search Settings

  • Under the Search section, tap Search Engine.
  • Choose a search engine from the list.
iPhone Search Engine
fig. 2 - iPhone Search Engine

  • Choose Safari to return.
  • To set a different search engine for private browsing, tap Private Search Engine.
  • Choose a search engine from the list.
iPhone Private Search Engine
Fig.3 - iPhone Private Search Engine

  • Use Default Search Engine (under Private Search Engine): This will use the same search engine for private browsing as you set for regular browsing.
You can choose from five different search engines: Google, Yahoo, Bing, DuckDuckGo, and Ecosia.

If you're concerned about your privacy, you may want to consider using a search engine like DuckDuckGo, which doesn't track your searches.

You can also change your search engine at any time by following the steps above.

Setting a search engine and private search engine for iPhone iOS17 is a great way to improve your privacy and have more control over your search experience. 


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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Protect Your Online Accounts with Two Factor Authentication

Gaining access to our online accounts with just a few clicks brings both benefits and drawbacks.

Two Factor Authentication
Sure, you can log into your Google, Facebook or Yahoo accounts from wherever you are. 

But so can someone else.

That's why always using secure passwords is a must.

But what else can you do to protect your accounts from nefarious hackers and data breaches?

Two Factor Authentication is the answer.

What?

Two Factor authentication provides an additional layer of protection when you log into your online accounts.

When you login with two factor authentication, you'll receive a special code sent by text to your mobile phone that also must be entered to provide access to your account.

That prevents someone who doesn't know both your password AND this special one-time code from gaining access to your account.

Many of your most popular sites such as Google, Facebook, YAHOO, Twitter and LinkedIn all provide this valuable security feature.

Here's how to enable two factor authentication for Google, Facebook and YAHOO:

Google
  • Click HERE to start the Google 2-Step Verification set-up process for your Google account.
Facebook
To start the two factor authentication for your Facebook account:
  • Go to your Security and Login Settings by clicking  in the top-right corner of Facebook and clicking Settings > Security and Login.
  • Scroll down to Use two-factor authentication and click Edit
  • Choose the authentication method you want to add and follow the on-screen instructions
  • Click Enable once you've selected and turned on an authentication method


YAHOO

To enable two factor authentication for your YAHOO account:
  • Sign in to your Yahoo Account info page.
  • Click Account Security.
  • Next to Two-step verification, click the On/Off icon click the on-Off icon in the two-step verification process. .
  • Enter your mobile number.
  • Click Send SMS to receive a text message with a code or Call me to receive a phone call.
  • Enter the verification code | click Verify.
  • The next window refers to the use of apps like iOS Mail or Outlook. Click Create app password to reconnect your apps. See the section below for more info.
  • Want to turn it off? Simply click the On/Off icon Use the on-off button. under Two-step verification.
  • Using two-step verification with apps
  • Some apps (like iOS Mail, Android Mail, Outlook, and Yahoo messenger for PC) require a specific password to connect that app with Yahoo. If you enable two-step verification, you'll need to create a third-party app password to use in apps like these.



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Friday, July 24, 2015

Default E-Mail App Isn't Always Your Friend

The default email apps that are preloaded on the iPhone and Android devices aren't always the best solution.

Especially if you are using a major service like Gmail or Yahoo.

In the case of the iPhone and iPad, the Gmail or Yahoo apps will allow you access more information and e-mail features than are available with Apple's pre-loaded app.

One example is the ability to search archived messages.

Usually, the default time is 3 months of syncing between a hosted a e-mail service and the local device.  But with years of archived messages, the Apple mail app is of little use if you need to search for an email before then.

However, the iOS Gmail or Yahoo e-mail apps offer the ability to do these searches and other service-specific features.

And in the case of Gmail, the new Inbox app offers other great features not available in the default app found on the iPhone or Ipad.  Read the full Cool Tip about Inbox HERE.

For Android devices, the default app is good for Gmail.  Some mobile operators and device makers are slow to allow default app updates so get the latest features from Gmail directly by downloading the Gmail app yourself.

You can also download the Gmail Inbox app from Google Play HERE.  The same thing goes for the Yahoo app for Android.

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Yahoo Upgrades New Mail to All Users

Yahoo has started making its newest version of its e-mail service available to all of  its 284 million users.

The company unveiled a test version of the new service last fall. 
The redesigned service now includes integration with a number of social media including Facebook and Twitter into Yahoo's e-mail service. Users can post messages to Facebook and share notifications and updates from Twitter and Facebook from a new Updates tab.
Users can chat with Facebook, Windows Live and Yahoo Messenger contacts within Yahoo Mail.
Users can upgrade to the new version online. A demo video is also now online.