Favorite apps of 2025, spam calls explanined & removing duplicate photos (153, December 20, 2025) - Rich On Tech

Rich went through his list of favorite apps for 2025.

Mark wants to know how to get audio from his TV speakers and Bluetooth headphones simultaneously.

Patricia in Massachusetts is getting too many political texts. How does she stop that?

Larry in San Clemente says Avantree has great TV audio solutions.

Rich says the Ray Ban Metas are the gadget of the year.

Joe in Los Angeles wants to separate audio on his Samsung phone. Rich says to take a look at a feature called Separate app sound under Settings > Sounds and vibration.

Tristen in Sylmar says his PC is struggling to edit on CapCut for Windows.

Yvonne in Santa Monica wants to scan photos with her all-in-one printer. Rich says to download the app that the manufacturer makes to her PC or try VueScan.

Kate Ross, Meta spokesperson, will explain Facebook and Instagram’s new centralized support hub and how users can recover hacked accounts and keep their profiles secure.

Instagram has a new app for Fire TV so you can sit back and watch Reels on the big screen.

RIP Lamarr Wilson.

ChatGPT just got a whole lot better at making images

Alexa+ can now answer your Ring doorbell, but it has to be a wired model right now.

CloudFlare says Internet traffic surged by 19% this year. Starlink traffic more than doubled. And Google and Facebook are still number one and number two most popular sites. Traffic from AI bots are rivaling human traffic.

William in Michigan wants to know how to send and receive faxes without a fax machine. Rich recommended Ooma, or an online service like eFax or Fax.Plus.

Karen in Stockton wants to know how to print out text messages from her Samsung. Rich recommends screenshots for one or two of the Android app SMS Backup & Restore. On iPhone, you can try to download the desktop apps iMazing or Alt Tunes.

Mike in California wants to know how to find and remove duplicate photos on Windows 10. Rich mentioned Duplicate Photos Fixer Pro and software called. Remo Duplicate Photos Remover.

Matt Mizenko, General Manager at Nomorobo, will explain the surge in holiday package scams and how listeners can spot and avoid fake delivery alerts.

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