🫧 Don’t burst my bubble: On Android, you can use “Bubbles” to keep a conversation floating on your home screen. Go to Settings > Apps > Messages > Notifications > Additional Settings and look for Bubbles. Now you can customize which convos, if any, pop up.
Tech trick: Pin important messages on your iPhone so you don’t forget about them
Social media platforms let you pin a post to the top of your page so your audience always sees it first. You don’t have to be an influencer to unleash the power of pinning.
Now you can do the same thing on your iPhone and computer. Go ahead and save entire conversations or pin just important links and computer programs.
You can pin things using iPhone Messenger or tack them onto your computer’s taskbar. Keep reading to learn how.
How to pin messages on your iPhone:
If you’re using iOS 15 or newer, you can use the Messages app to pin conversations and links for easy reference later. Save that vital convo so it doesn’t get lost next time someone calls to ask about that work meeting. It’s fast and easy.
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How to pin entire conversations on your iPhone:
- Open Messages.
- Tap and hold the conversation thread with the person you want to keep at the top of the list.
- Tap Pin.
The conversation will appear at the top of your Messages app until you unpin it.
How to unpin conversations on your iPhone
- Open the Messages app.
- Tap Edit.
- Tap Edit Pins.
- Tap the minus sign – on the conversation you want to unpin.
How to pin links on iPhone
This smart assistant built into your phone could be secretly recording you - How to stop it
Google is no stranger to questionable privacy procedures, with numerous concerns raised over its data-collection methods over the past few years.
While Facebook and Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa, have faced similar accusations, new technology for Google Assistant makes it entirely possible for the devices to listen in on conversations without your knowledge.
Big Tech listens to your convos
At least one media group gathers info from conversations and uses it for targeted ads. Plus, a new sextortion scam tactic, Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” tech hits more NFL stadiums, and police are towing Teslas from crime scenes.
Burned by the bot: Redditors are fuming at loved ones turning to ChatGPT mid-argument. One 25-year-old says his girlfriend consults the bot and returns with a perfectly structured argument, dissecting his every word. When he opens up about his feelings, ChatGPT calls him “insecure” and says he lacks the “emotional bandwidth” for the conversation.
AI gone wild: A social media influencer created an AI clone to act as a virtual girlfriend. She charged followers $1 per minute for audio chats and raked in $70,000 a week. Then, the AI went rogue, playing along with dark fantasies and initiating explicit conversations the influencer says horrified her. Yeah, I warned you about this.
💔 He ain’t winning: A man is suing Apple after his wife discovered his messages with prostitutes. He tried to cover his tracks by deleting the conversations on his iPhone, but they were still on the family’s shared iMac. His argument? “If you’re told a message is deleted, you are entitled to believe it’s deleted.” Karma had other plans.
Don’t stop “bereaving”: “Griefbots” resurrect loved ones by using AI for conversations and company, but researchers say they do more psychological harm than good. Remember, Psalm 23:4 says you have to “walk through the valley of the shadow of death.” You can’t walk around it, especially with AI.
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