Think for a minute about what Google doesn’t know about you. Its search engine dominates, and it runs apps and services that know what you’re watching, where you’re going and what you’re interested in. If you’re tired of sharing your entire personal life with one company, switching is easier than it sounds.

Recording your phone screen can be far more useful than just taking a screenshot. Never tried it? Here’s how to do it on an Android device:

• Swipe down from the top of your screen to open Quick Settings.
• Select Screen record. If you don’t see it, swipe right or down again to expand the menu.
• Enable recording, if necessary, then select what you’ll be recording and hit Start. Your video will begin recording after a short countdown.
• When you’re ready to stop recording, swipe down from the top of your screen and select the Screen recorder button to end the video or hit the Stop button if your phone displays one.

⏺️ Use an iPhone? Get the steps for screen recording here.

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There are a ton of great sales this week, and you can boost your savings even more with coupon codes. The problem is finding codes that actually work. Luckily, there's a tool that can do all the hard work for you. After just a couple of clicks, you'll see the best available coupon codes added automatically to your purchases. There's only one question: What are you waiting for?

Need help and can't call my show? Head on over to the Komando Community Q&A Forum. My team and I are there, ready to answer your digital life questions.

The more we rely on our devices for work, school and our personal lives, the more we have to lose. Whether it’s bank accounts, personal data, photos, conversations — there’s just so much to preserve and protect. That’s why I recommend TotalAV’s industry-leading security suite. It’s easy to use and offers the best protection in the business. In fact, they’ve received the renowned VB100 award for detecting more than 99% of malware samples for the last three years in a row.

Not only do you get continuous protection from the latest threats, their AI-driven service, WebShield, blocks dangerous websites automatically, stopping threats before they reach you. Plus you can subscribe to data breach alerts and clear out old files with the Junk Cleaner.

We've all come to grips with the fact that our smartphone's battery is going to degrade over time. But you don't want to be responsible for speeding up the process. So, does leaving your device plugged in all night to charge hurt its battery? I'll give you the definitive answer once and for all.

If you are only using Amazon Echo to listen to music and ask for weather reports, you're really missing out. Alexa is capable of so much more. From making phone calls to sharing photos, I'll show you 20 smart Alexa commands you'll use all the time.

Get Apple tips, tricks and updates to your inbox twice a week. Coming up soon: How to hide files and folders on your Mac. Handy!

Kim has the story of a guy who tried (and failed) to take down the internet. Is that even possible? A look at Google's new ad tracking tech that might be active in your browser right now, and a secret way to send hidden messages from iPhone to iPhone. Find out how the crew cleans their tech inside and out, and see if Ben can fool Mike and Allie in Brand New or Not True.

When you're building tech for students, sometimes you buy tools made by young inventors. An online learning community named Fiveable that serves high school students made its first acquisition last week. The seller? A 16-year-old named Calix Huang handed over his own virtual study platform. Read more about how students are designing their own learning tools here.