Scam guides
Plain-English guides to phone and text scams: how they work, the red flags, and exactly what to do.
How to Track Your Child’s Location on iPhone
Set up your child's iPhone so you can see where they are, lock it sensibly, add alerts they agree to, and know when to loosen things as they grow.
How to Recover a Deleted WhatsApp Account
Deleted the app, the account, or got banned? What can really be recovered in each case, how to restore your chats from a backup, and the scams to avoid.
How to Search Your Text Message History
Search years of texts, not just recent ones: Messages on a Mac, exported WhatsApp and Telegram chats, old iPhone backups, and fixes when search misses messages.
How to Find and Delete Large Files on Your Phone
Track down the single biggest files on iPhone and Android, including the ones hidden inside apps, and delete them without losing anything you need.
How to Tell If You’re Still Sharing Your Location
A 10-minute audit of every place your location can still be going: Find My, Google, WhatsApp, Snap Map, Instagram, Life360, old devices, trackers and photos.
How to Screen Record on iPhone
Add the Screen Recording control, record with or without your voice, trim the result, and fix recordings that are silent, black or won't save.
How to Create Screen-Free Zones at Home
Which rooms and moments to make screen-free first, how to set up a charging station, the settings that back it up, and how to handle pushback.
How to See a Telegram User’s Last Seen
Where Telegram shows last seen, what "recently" and "within a week" really mean, why a status is hidden from you, and how to control your own.
How to Secure Your Snapchat Account
Add a passkey and two-factor authentication, check where you're logged in, spot the scams that steal Snapchat accounts, and recover fast if hacked.
How to Record a Phone Call on iPhone (Legally)
Use the iPhone's built-in call recorder, find the recording and transcript in Notes, and stay on the right side of consent laws.