Pranay Parab

Mumbai

Independent Tech Journalist at Lifehacker

Independent tech journalist. Bylines @lifehacker @howtogeek Formerly: @Gadgets360. ❤ science fiction, trekking, swimming, and running. https://t.co/lmGGJTxk67

Articles

The Best Podcast Apps of 2025

6 days ago | au.lifehacker.com | Pranay Parab

Find the best app for all your podcast listening needs.
Sending an Emoji in Google Messages Will Now Play a Fun Animation

1 week ago | au.lifehacker.com | Pranay Parab

Full-screen message effects are among the most fun-to-use features in iMessage, and now they're becoming a lot easier to use in Google Messages for Android, too. In the latest Google Messages beta, these full-screen effects will now automatically play for you (and your texting partner, if they're also on the beta) when you send them certain emoji in Google Messages for Android.
PopClip Is Like a Supercharged Right Click for Text on Mac

1 week ago | au.lifehacker.com | Pranay Parab

Everyone works with text while on their Macs, and PopClip is a simple and effective way to speed up all your text workflows. On the surface, it's really simple. The app, also available on mobile, simply adds a small popover menu to your screen every time you select text on your Mac. By default, it gives you access to four commonly used actions: search, cut, copy, and paste. This alone is good enough for most people, but the app can do a lot more.
Google's Gemini App Is Getting AI Image Editing

1 week ago | lifehacker.com | Pranay Parab

Google is bringing AI image editing to Gemini, which means that you can use text-based prompts in the Gemini app or website to tweak existing images. This feature has been available in Google AI Studio for some time, and Google is now rolling it out to all Gemini users, with support for 45 languages. Google says you will be able to use conversational prompts to edit both AI-generated images and photos uploaded from your phone or computer.
Roku's Latest Updates Are for Sports Fans, Filmgoers, and Trivia Nerds

1 week ago | au.lifehacker.com | Pranay Parab

Roku has a few new features coming to its devices. These includes an alert when new movies hit streaming services, badges for award-winning films, and sports highlights for the teams you support. These updates will be rolling out over the coming months, the company said. Here are all the new features Roku announced in its most recent blog post.
Firefox Finally Supports Multiple Profiles

1 week ago | au.lifehacker.com | Pranay Parab

Firefox 138 is now publicly available worldwide, and this version brings full support for tab groups, profile management, a quick way to check the weather, and much more. These updates bring feature parity with other browsers and could prompt people to ditch Chrome and switch to Firefox.
Try This Mac-Based Notepad Alternative to Give Your Sticky Notes Superpowers

2 weeks ago | au.lifehacker.com | Pranay Parab

When it comes to note-taking apps on the Mac, it's hard to look past Apple Notes, as it has a lot of features and has proven itself to be quite reliable. But in my workflow, I sometimes miss having a scratchpad on my Mac, something akin to Notepad on Windows. I like using tools like this for outlining my articles, jotting down notes that can turn into story ideas, or simply creating quick to-do lists for routine tasks.
Using YouTube on TVs and Gaming Consoles Is About to Get a Lot Better

2 weeks ago | au.lifehacker.com | Pranay Parab

Though it started life on computers and mobile, YouTube is also among the most-used apps on TVs and gaming consoles. People use the service to watch gaming livestreams, video walkthroughs, and even YouTube Shorts on their much bigger screens—and the experience is about to get better. As part of its Q2 2025 update, Google has added a bunch of new features to YouTube for TVs, which should appear once you update the app.
Use This Shortcut to Remove AI From Google Photos Search

2 weeks ago | au.lifehacker.com | Pranay Parab

By default, Google Photos now uses Gemini AI to search through your photo library. This is thanks to a new feature called Ask Photos that rolled out late last year. While this feature is great for locating specific photos, it's not as fast as the older search option, so it's not ideal for every search, especially more general ones. If you're tired of using Gemini's slower search in Google Photos for Android, there's a shortcut that helps you return to the classic search functionality.
There’s an Easy Way to Restore Deleted iCloud Files

2 weeks ago | au.lifehacker.com | Pranay Parab

The next time you accidentally delete something from iCloud, you don't need to head to four different pages to recover it. Instead, you can head to iCloud's Data Recovery page and find almost everything you need in one spot. This page lets you recover deleted files from iCloud Drive, Calendar, and Contacts, and it also retains deleted Safari bookmarks. How to use iCloud's data recovery pageEven if your iCloud account is linked to Apple services, you probably don't log in to its website that often.