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It isn’t enough to have great new devices, apps, and games — you also have to know how to use them. Here at The Verge, we offer step-by-step how-tos for experienced and new users who are working with online, macOS, Windows, Chrome OS, iOS, and Android apps, services, phones, laptops, and other tools. From simple instructions on how to install and use new devices, to little-known strategies on how to take advantage of hidden features and the best methods for adding power or storage, we’ve got your technological back.

How to manage a road trip move

Uprooting your life and moving hundreds — or thousands — of miles isn’t easy. Here’s how to make sense of it all.

Emma Roth
Plastic bins: better than boxes

Renting bins is convenient, slightly more sustainable, and not once did I miss cardboard boxes.

Victoria Song
How to get files off your old PC before you move

Leave the computer, take the hard drive.

Joanna Nelius
When you move, what do you do with all those books?

If you have a large collection of hardcover and paperback books, it can be hard to get rid of them — but not impossible.

Barbara Krasnoff
How to create PDFs on iPhonesHow to create PDFs on iPhones
Barbara Krasnoff
The Verge’s guide to movingThe Verge’s guide to moving
Kara Verlaney
The best way to get rid of all the clutter you don’t need

Moving often means downsizing, and fast. Enter: Facebook Marketplace and Buy Nothing.

Gaby Del Valle
Google Gemini, explainedGoogle Gemini, explained
Barbara Krasnoff
How to back up and wipe your MacHow to back up and wipe your Mac
David Nield
ChatGPT, explainedChatGPT, explained
Sheena Vasani
Barbara Krasnoff
Barbara Krasnoff
There’s a way to get your Uber notifications without putting up with marketing as well.

If you use Uber with an iPhone, you can turn off unwanted marketing notifications — but the feature is a leetle hard to find. Okay, it’s a lot hard to find. John Gruber found it, though: go to Account > Settings > Privacy > Offers and Promos from Uber and tap the word here. You can then unsubscribe from some or all Uber marketing emails or notifications.

Page saying Manage Offers and Promos from Uber
List of promotional offers
1/2
Tap on the word “here”...
Screenshot: Uber
How to set up eSIM on a new iPhoneHow to set up eSIM on a new iPhone
Allison Johnson
Barbara Krasnoff
Barbara Krasnoff
It’s all a blur — if you want it to be.

Google Maps is a handy way to view a specific address — but if you’d rather keep your house private, you can request it to be blurred out. CNET explains how: in Street View, click on the tiny “Report a problem” link in the lower right, and follow directions. But make sure this is what you want — apparently, there’s no unblurring.

Google Maps Street view of building with red outline and selection below on what to blur.
Choose the address you don’t want others to see.
Screenshot: Google Maps
How to get more space in your Google storageHow to get more space in your Google storage
JR Raphael and Barbara Krasnoff