Improve online privacy and account safety with practical guides for phishing, scams, suspicious sessions, compromised devices, privacy settings and unauthorized access.
To set up voicemail, open your Phone app and tap Voicemail, or press and hold 1 to call your voicemail service. Follow the carrier prompts to create a PIN and record a greeting. On iPhone, the setup option is usually in Phone > Voicemail; in Google Voice, open Menu > Settings > Voicemail greeting. Call your number afterward to confirm it works.
Instagram does not provide a separate setting to hide only your following list from everyone. The built-in option is to make your account private: open Instagram, go to your profile, open the menu, choose Settings and privacy, select Account privacy, and turn on Private account. Only approved followers can then see your follower and following lists. Block anyone who must not see them.
To change your WiFi password, sign in to your router’s official app or administration page, open WiFi, Wireless, or Security settings, replace the network password, and save. The router may restart or disconnect devices. Reconnect using the new password, then confirm a known device has internet access and unfamiliar devices are no longer listed.
No. Facebook does not let you see who views your personal profile, and its official Help Center says third-party apps cannot provide that feature either. You may see visible interactions such as comments, reactions, messages, or other activity, but those do not create a complete profile-viewer list. Do not give an app your Facebook password or access just because it promises one.
Facebook does not tell you directly when someone blocks you. Search for their profile, open an older profile link or tag, check whether they disappeared from your Friends list, and compare what another person can see. Several signs together suggest a block, but the same symptoms can also mean the account was deactivated, renamed, or restricted by privacy settings.
To unblock someone on Snapchat, open Snapchat, tap your profile icon, tap the Settings gear, scroll to Blocked, then tap the X beside the person’s name and confirm if prompted. Their name should disappear from the blocked list. Unblocking allows them to contact you and view content according to your privacy settings, so verify the account before confirming.
To make a Facebook post shareable, open the post’s audience control and change it to Public, then save the change. For an existing post, select the three-dot menu, choose Edit audience or Edit post, select Public, and confirm. Check the post afterward: people who are not your Facebook friends should be able to see a Share option.
A phishing email example is a fake message that looks like it came from a bank, workplace, delivery service, or online account and tries to make you click a link, open an attachment, pay, or reveal a password or verification code. For example: “Unusual sign-in detected—verify your account now,” sent from a look-alike address.
To get portrait mode on Snapchat, open the Snapchat camera and look for Focus near the capture controls. On an iPhone, you can also open Control Center while Snapchat is using the camera, tap Video Effects, and turn on Portrait if that option is available. Take a test snap and check that the background is visibly blurred.
The clearest way to tell if someone has Snapchat+ is to open their Snapchat profile and look for a visible Snapchat+ badge, usually a star beside their display name. You may also notice Plus-related features such as unusual Story expiration settings or extra Snap replays. These clues are not conclusive because badges can be hidden, features change, and some effects may be available to non-subscribers. Asking the person is the only dependable confirmation.