Last updated: November 1, 2026
TechGuide HQ publishes step-by-step guides for everyday problems with iPhones, Android phones, Windows PCs, home Wi-Fi and popular apps such as WhatsApp and Gmail. This page explains how those guides are researched, checked and kept up to date, and what to do if you find a mistake. Guides are written and edited by Abubakar Iqbal, the site’s founder.
We start from official sources
Every guide is researched against the official documentation for the product it covers. That means Apple Support, Google Help, Microsoft Support, Samsung Support, the WhatsApp Help Center and router makers’ own support pages. We link to the pages we relied on inside the guide, usually next to the step they support, so you can check them yourself. When an official source and widespread user reports disagree, or when there is no official guidance at all, we say so in the guide rather than presenting a guess as fact.
Menu paths are checked against the versions we name
Settings move between updates, so each guide names the software it applies to, such as iOS 27, Windows 11, Android or a particular One UI version. Menu names and paths are checked against the current official documentation for those versions at the time of writing. Phone makers, carriers and internet providers often change menus, so where steps differ between brands (for example, Pixel and Samsung phones, or different router brands) we show each version or point out that yours may look different.
To be clear about what this means: unless a guide says otherwise, its steps come from official documentation and careful checking, not from hands-on testing on every device, model and software version. We won’t describe a guide as tested unless it was.
Dates and re-checks
- Every guide shows a “Last updated” date near the top.
- When a major update ships, such as a new iOS version, a Windows 11 feature update or a new One UI release, we re-check the guides it affects and update them where needed.
- We also re-check a guide whenever a reader tells us a step no longer matches what they see.
- When we change a guide’s steps, we update its “Last updated” date.
Regional differences
We write for readers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada, and things aren’t always the same in all three. Some menus use different names (an iPhone’s Cellular settings are called Mobile Data in the UK, for example). Some features are only offered in certain countries, and carriers or internet providers may ship their own versions of phones and routers. Where we know about a regional difference, we mention it. If a feature isn’t available where you live, the official page we link to is the best place to confirm it.
Safety first
- Our guides are defensive and educational: they help you fix and protect your own devices, accounts and networks. We don’t publish instructions for getting into anyone else’s.
- Steps that can lose data, such as deleting a backup, resetting a phone or removing an account, come last and carry a clear warning.
- We never publish default router or device passwords, and we don’t recommend paid “account recovery” services or cleaner apps.
Corrections
If you spot an outdated step, a broken link or a mistake, please tell us through our contact page or by email at contact@techguidehq.com. It helps to include the link to the guide, your device and its software version, and what you saw instead. We re-check the point against the official source, correct the guide if it’s wrong and update its “Last updated” date. Replies usually take 2–3 business days.
Independence and advertising
TechGuide HQ is independent and isn’t affiliated with Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, Meta or any other company we write about. The site may show ads, which keep the guides free to read. Advertising doesn’t change the steps we recommend. If we ever publish sponsored content or use affiliate links, we’ll label them clearly. Our disclaimer has the full details.