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then select the p hotos you w ant t o the t op lets you d isable all birthday
include in your collage (they a ppear i n a notifications. B elow t his, you’ll see
panel a t t he bottom). Tap ‘ done’ at the three s liders for b irthday n otifications:
bottom right w hen y ou’ve fi nished. Y ou’ll Push (which a ppear o n y our d evice’s
now s ee a d efault grid with your selected screen), Email a nd SMS (enable t his t o
photos (see screenshot below). make Facebook M essenger your default
At the b ottom, you’ll see s everal grid messaging a pp). At the b ottom, you’ll see
styles that you c an tap to select. T o s wap a sliders that let y ou receive n otifications
photo’s p osition in the g rid, t ap and h old for u pcoming and b elated b irthdays.
it, t hen m ove i t t o a nother p osition. Th e The second section in Notification
icons at the b ottom l et you c hange t he Settings (‘Where y ou receive
thickness o f t he grid’s borders, and notifications’) - h as three o ptions: P ush,
change its style a nd colour. When you’ve Email a nd SMS. T ap Push to customise
finished m aking c hanges, c lick ‘next’ at how y ou receive m obile n otifications.
the t op right, OK, ‘ done’, t hen S ave I mage. Y o u’ll see s liders to switch on/off s ound,
vibration, a nd your phone’s LED, a nd to
change your default n otification sound.
Tapping E mail and S MS displays a ll their
respective notifications. S witch o ff t he
sliders next to any y ou don’t want to
receive.

GamesWithKids

Whattoplaytogetheronyourphoneand t ablet

AGES 0 5
Hey D uggee: The Counting B adge
£2.99 www.snipca.com/26421 (Android)
£2.99 www.snipca.com/26422 (iOS)
This n ew app f rom t he BBC h as 36
activities that will help y our t oddlers
learn t o m atch up, a rrange and c ount.
They’ll start off by counting t adpoles,
before moving on to arranging l adybirds,
caterpillars a nd snakes.
ANDROID & i OS AGES 6 10
Reduce Facebook’s c onstant Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp*
notifications Free www.snipca.com/26423 (Android)
If you fi nd Facebook’s Free www.snipca.com/26424 (iOS)
constant barrage o f In this g ame, your child p lays the r ole o f
notifications irritating, it’s the m anager of a f orest campsite w ho has
easy to reduce these to manageable levels. to complete simple activities like fishing,
On Android, o pen F acebook, tap the catching b ugs and c ollecting f ruits. This
three l ines at the t op right, then tap wins them materials with which they
Notification Settings in the ‘ Help and can f urnish their c ampsite t o a ttract a nd
Settings’ s ection at the b ottom. On iOS, befriend animal visitors.
tap the t hree lines a t t he bottom right,
Settings, A ccount Settings, t hen t ap AGES 11 16
Notifications. Y ou’ll s ee two s ections - Puzzledom*
‘What n otifications you r eceive’ a nd Free www.snipca.com/26425 (Android)
‘Where you r eceive notifications’. Free www.snipca.com/26426 (iOS)
The first section includes categories Puzzledom contains a w ide range of
such as Birthdays, ‘Friend requests’, puzzles, all o f w hich are a vailable offline.
Apps, ‘ Updates f rom f riends’ and s o o n. Our f avourites include joining t he coloured
All o ptions have items t hat y ou can dots in the g rid and m oving t he tiles to let a
switch on and o ff u sing the s liders. T ap ball pass through. There’s no time l imit a nd
Birthdays, for e xample, t o s ee six s liders you c an ask for h ints if you g et stuck.
(see screenshot above r ight). The slider a t
*Contains i n-app p urchases
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