10 New Tech Hacks (23rd August, 2026 Edition)

These tricks can save you clicks, time, and unnecessary headaches every single day.

Here are 10 new tech hacks you'll wish you discovered sooner.

1. Notification Cooldown Hack: On supported Android devices, enable Notification Cooldown to automatically reduce repeated sounds and pop-ups when many notifications arrive in a short period.
2. Screenshot Text Extraction Hack: In Windows Snipping Tool, use Text Actions to extract and copy text directly from screenshots without manually retyping anything.
3. Instant Privacy Redaction Hack: Windows Snipping Tool can quickly redact detected email addresses and phone numbers from screenshots before you share them.
4. Auto-Lock Your PC Hack: Pair your phone with Windows and enable Dynamic Lock so your computer automatically locks after you move out of Bluetooth range.
5. Recover Dismissed Notifications Hack: Enable Notification History on supported Android devices to retrieve recently dismissed and snoozed notifications from the day's history.
6. Search Through Open Tabs Hack: Type @tabs into Chrome's address bar, press Tab or Space, and search by keyword to instantly locate a buried open tab.
7. Sync Entire Tab Groups Hack: Chrome can automatically save and sync your tab groups across devices signed into the same Google Account, making multi-device browsing much easier.
8. Built-In Focus Sounds Hack: iPhone can play rain, ocean, noise, and other Background Sounds for focus or rest without requiring a separate ambient-sound app.
9. AI Actions on Anything Onscreen Hack: On compatible Copilot+ PCs, Click to Do lets you select onscreen text or images and quickly summarize, rewrite, erase objects, remove backgrounds, and perform other contextual actions.
10. Bulk Tab Management Hack: Chrome lets you select multiple tabs simultaneously and then group, move, pin, mute, or close them together instead of managing them individually.

I hope you've found this helpful.

Have a great day!