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How to Fix a PS5 HDMI Port

Your PS5 has an HDMI 2.1 port, so make sure you are using the HDMI cable supplied with the console.
Only the newest TVs support HDMI 2.1.
You can still connect a PS5 to your TV using an HDMI 2.1 cable even if your TV doesn’t support 2.1.

Look for one of these common signs to tell if you’re experiencing issues with your PS5’s HDMI port:

  • Your TV displays a black screen or “No Input” message on the HDMI channel the console is attached to, which indicates no video signal is being received.
  • Blurry, fuzzy picture on the screen or distorted audio quality.
  • The PS5 displays a blue light for an extended period when turned on before shutting off. This is unofficially known as the “Blue Light of Death” and usually indicates an internal hardware issue.
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What to Do When Your iPhone or iPad Won’t Turn On

Plug It In, Let It Charge — And Wait

An iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch may fail to turn on if its battery is completely dead. Generally, you’ll see some sort of “low battery” indicator when you try to turn an iOS device on and it doesn’t have enough battery power. But, when the battery is completely dead, it won’t respond and you’ll just see the black screen.

Connect your iPhone or iPad to a wall charger and let it charge for a little while — give it fifteen minutes, perhaps. If the battery is completely dead, you can’t just plug it in and expect it to respond immediately. Give it a few minutes to charge and it should turn itself on. This will fix your device if its battery was just completely drained.

Make sure your charger is working if this doesn’t work. A broken charger or charging cable may prevent it from charging. Try another charger and cable if you have them available.

Perform a Hard Reset on iPhone 8 or Newer

A “hard reset” will forcibly reboot your iPhone or iPad, which is useful if it’s completely frozen and isn’t responding. The hard reset process has changed a bit on the iPhone 8, iPhone X, iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and new iPad Pro without the Home button.

To perform a hard reset on a newer iPhone, quickly press and release the Volume Up button, quickly press and release the Volume Down button, and then press and hold the Side button (also known as the “Sleep/Wake” button.) Hold the Side button down until your iPhone reboots. You’ll see the Apple logo appear on the screen as it’s booting up, and you can release the button. This will take about ten seconds.

If you’ve waited longer than ten seconds and nothing happened, try again. You need to press the buttons in quick succession, and you can’t pause for too long in between each press.

Hold Power + Home to Perform a Hard Reset

iPhones and iPads can freeze completely, just like other computers. If they do, the Power and Home buttons will do nothing. Perform a “hard reset” to fix this. This was traditionally performed by removing a device’s battery and reinserting it or pulling the power cable on devices without batteries, which is why it’s also known as performing a “power cycle.” However, iPhones and iPads don’t have a removable battery. Instead, there’s a button combination you can use to forcibly restart your phone or tablet.

To do this, press both the Power and Home buttons and hold them down. (In the case of the iPhone 7, press and hold the Power button and the volume down button.) Keep holding both buttons down until you see the Apple logo appear on the screen. The logo should appear between ten and twenty seconds after you start holding the buttons. After the Apple logo appears, your iPhone or iPad will boot back up normally. (The Power button is also known as the Sleep/Wake button — it’s the button that normally turns your device’s screen on and off.)

If this button combination doesn’t work, your iPhone or iPad may need to be charged for a while first. Charge it for a while before attempting the Power+Home button hard reset.

Restore the iOS Operating System With iTunes

iPhones and iPads that don’t turn on immediately usually just have no battery power left or have a frozen operating system. However, sometimes your device’s screen may turn on and you’ll see an error screen instead of the normal boot-up logo. The screen shows a picture of a USB cable and an iTunes logo.

This “Connect to iTunes” screen appears when the iOS software on your iPhone or iPad is damaged or otherwise corrupted. To get your device working and booting up properly again, you’ll need to restore its operating system — and that requires iTunes on a PC or Mac.

Connect the iPhone or iPad to a computer running iTunes. You should see a message saying iTunes has detected a device in recovery mode. iTunes will inform you that “there is a problem” with your device “that requires it to be updated or restored.” You’ll probably need to perform a “restore” which will download the latest iOS software from Apple and install it on your device.

The restore process will wipe the files and data on your iPhone  or iPad, but they’re already inaccessible if your device won’t boot. You can recover your data from an iCloud backup later.

You can put any iPhone or iPad into recovery mode by turning it off and plugging it into a computer running iTunes with a USB cable. Press the Home button and hold it down as you plug in the USB cable. Keep holding the button down until the “Connect to iTunes” screen appears on the device. However, you shouldn’t have to do this if the device is working properly. If its operating system is damaged, it should automatically boot to the recovery mode screen without any additional tricks necessary.

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How to Migrate Your Data from an Old iPhone to Your New One

What You Need

To follow along with today’s tutorial, you need just a few things–but read the list closely, as there’s a big caveat for people migrating to a new–but-previously-used phone.

First and foremost, you need access to a computer where you can run iTunes–available for Windows and macOS. You probably have one already, but if not, borrow one from a friend. Make sure it has enough free disk space for your backup–if you have a 64GB phone full of stuff, you’ll need 64GB of free space on the PC, too. (Don’t worry, you can delete that backup after you’ve restored it to your new phone.)

Second, you’ll need the two phones–your old phone and your new phone–and an appropriate syncing cable for them.

NOTE: If you got the new phone secondhand, you need to ensure that the previous owner is logged out of iCloud. Apple uses iCloud logins as a form of theft protection, and until the previous owner logs out, the phone is considered “iCloud locked”. If the device is iCloud locked, you won’t be able to transfer your data over to it.

Step One: Back Up Your Existing iOS Device

Once you have the two devices in hand and iTunes installed on your PC, it’s time to perform a local backup. You can perform this step even if you normally use iCloud backup so don’t worry about messing up your iCloud setup.

Launch iTunes and plug in your old iPhone with the syncing cable. It’s best to plug it directly into the computer’s USB port. (Don’t plug it into the fast charge port on your USB hub like us and wonder what’s taking so long, is all we’re saying). If you have never used your phone with this PC before, you’ll see the following message pop up:

This message is unnecessarily confusing even by iTunes standards, and might cause you to panic a bit. It really makes it sound like your only options for bringing the phone into iTunes is to wipe it (“Set up as a new iPhone”) or overwrite it (“Restore from this backup”) if there are backups on the PC already.

What the first option should say is “Create a new profile in iTunes for this phone”, because that’s what it means. Don’t panic: this option won’t wipe your phone. Go ahead and do so now if you see the above screen in front of you. Look for the device icon to appear in the navigation bar and click on it, as seen below.

In the detailed device view, look for the “Backups” section. In that section ensure that “Encrypt iPhone Backup” is checked on the left hand side before clicking “Back Up Now”. In order for all your data to be backed up properly (like your saved passwords and Health/HomeKit data), you must encrypt your backup and give it a password.

Once you’ve click “Back Up Now”, sit back and wait a few minutes as iTunes churns through your device and backs up all the data to the local disk. When the process is complete, eject your old phone from the computer and set it aside.

Step Two: Restore the Old Backup to Your New Device

This next step is where the magic happens. Unbeknownst to many people, you can take the backup from an old phone (say, your old iPhone 5s) and just slap it right on top of your new phone (say, an iPhone 7). There’s no special steps required. Simply grab your new device and plug it into the same PC with the sync cable. Wait for it to mount in iTunes. The new phone will register as a new iTunes device and you’ll see that same panic-inducing screen we highlighted earlier in the tutorial–only this time you’ve got a clear and calm path of action.

In the “Welcome to Your New iPhone” screen, select the option “Restore from this backup” and then confirm that the selected backup is the backup you just made of your old phone. Click “Continue” once you’ve confirmed the backup is the correct one.

Sit back and relax as all  your old data is copied over to your new phone. After the process is complete, you’ll see a message pop up indicating that your device will restart:

After the restart iTunes will run a few checks (like, for example, it may prompt you to update iOS if the new device can run a higher version of iOS than the old device) and then you’re back in business. All your photos, contact, apps, health data, and such from your old phone will now be on your new phone.

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How to Create an Audio Group in Google Home

How to Create an Audio Group in Google Home

Your first step is to set up audio groups in the Google Home app. You can create multiple groups with the same speakers, which is nice if you have a bunch of Homes and want multiple groups for different occasions. To get started, fire up the Google Home app, then tap the “Devices” icon in the upper right corner.

From there, find any speaker you’d like in a group and tap the three-dot overflow menu in the upper right. Choose “Create Group” from this menu.

On the next screen, give the group a name (use something that Google Assistant can easily understand) and then choose any other speakers you’d like to add to the group. You’ll need at least two speakers to create a group.

After adding your speakers, click the “Save” button to create the group. This should also generate a new entry at the bottom of the Devices page, though I had to close the Home app and re-open it for this new card to show up.

How to Use Your New Audio Group

Audio Groups in Google Home work pretty much the same way as any standalone speaker: either by issuing a voice command or by casting to the group. To play something with your voice, just say “OK Google, play <song/artist/album> in the <name of your audio group>.” So, for example, I can say “Play In Flames in the back of the house,” and Google Home recognizes this as my audio group.

Similarly, you can cast audio from apps that support this feature, like Pandora, Play Music, and the like. In the app, tap the “Cast” button, then choose your audio group. It’s that easy.

How to Edit or Remove Audio Groups from Google Home

If you get a new Google Home and want to add it to your group, you can do this quickly. Jump back into the Home app, hit the “Devices” button on the top corner, and then scroll down to your group.

Tap the overflow menu button and then tap the “Edit Group” command. From there you can add or remove speakers.

Similarly, you can remove the group from that same menu by tapping the “Delete Group” command.

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How to set up Adaptive Lighting With Apple HomeKit Lights

What Is Adaptive Lighting?

The Adaptive Lighting feature was first introduced alongside the iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 software updates in September of 2020. With this feature, Apple’s HomeKit smart home software can automatically adjust the color temperature of supported smart home lights throughout the day. You can get warm yellow tones in the morning as the sun rises, cool white lighting at mid-day, and softer yellow hues at night as the sun sets—all automatically.

The Hardware You’ll Need

Adaptive Lighting only works with smart lights that support it. As of February 2021, Philips Hue bulbs support it, as does the Eve Light Strip. Other lights will hopefully add support for it in the future. You will also need to set up your lights to work with Apple HomeKit if you haven’t already done so. For Hue lights, for example, you can open the Hue app on your iPhone or iPad and select Settings > HomeKit & Siri to set this up. (If you’ve previously set this up and you can currently control your lights with Siri and the Home app, you’ve already set this up.)

Also, you need a device set up to function as a “home hub.” You can set up an Apple TV, HomePod, HomePod mini, or even an iPad as a home hub. The automation actually runs on this device—it constantly communicates with your lights and changes their color temperatures. Here’s how to set up a home hub, courtesy of Apple.

How to Set up Adaptive Lighting

If you have the required hardware and you’ve set up a home hub, this option should be easy to find. Just launch the “Home” app on your iPhone or iPad. You may see a banner saying “Adaptive Lighting Now Available.” If so, tap it to set up your lights.

The Adaptive Lightning Now Available banner in the Home app.

You can also select a specific light and manually enable Adaptive Brightness. Locate your light in the Home app and long-press it to bring up its controls.

Long-press a light tile in the Home app.

When a light supports Adaptive Lighting, you will see a special “Adaptive Lighting” control in the first place in the color presets. Unlike the other color controls, it has a logo of a sun on it. To turn on Adaptive Lighting for a light, just tap that Adaptive Lighting icon.

Tap the "Adaptive Brightness" circle at the top-left corner of the color grid.

That’s it—the light is now in Adaptive Lighting mode. You can change it to another color whenever you want, but it’ll stay in that color until you put it back in Adaptive Lighting mode by tapping the Adaptive Lighting circle.

How Adaptive Lighting Works With Brightness Controls

Adaptive Lighting will not automatically adjust the brightness of your light—just its color temperature. In fact, when you manually adjust the brightness of your light, Adaptive Brightness will automatically change its color temperature. It’s cooler at higher brightness and warmer at lower brightness.

For example, the coolest temperature will be at 100% brightness at mid-day. If you decrease the brightness, the color temperature will get warmer—even if it’s the middle of the day. If it’s night time and your lights are already a warm hue, dimming them will result in them becoming an even warmer color. Give it a try and see how it works.

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Fix Your PC Ran Into A Problem And Needs To Restart

Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart is a common Windows error that makes the computer go into the blue screen of death (BSoD). It merely informs the user that due to some issues the computer is no longer capable of working correctly. Typical reasons that trigger this message on screen are changes in registry or computer hardware, faulty driver installation or improper PC shutdown.

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