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What is Samsung CSC? CSC stands for Country/Carrier Specific Product Code or Consumer Software Customization and is a part of the Samsung stock firmware file. When you extract the firmware, you get the AP, BL, CP, CSC, and Home CSC files. Out of these, the last two are the topic of discussion in this guide. Majorly the CSC file beholds information related to your network carrier, location, device language settings, network settings, and Firmware Update Servers....

You wouldn’t be able to change themes, apply different wallpapers, use Spotlight images or carry out any other such related activities. When you try to do so, you will instead be greeted with the following warning “You need to activate Windows before you can personalize your PC”. However, even then there do exist a few handy methods through which you could easily change the wallpaper on your non-activated Windows 11 PC....

The explanation that one could carry out via a screengrab is much more than what is possible via the written words. Apart from that, sometimes I also come across a few sarcastic posts or memes which need a permanent abode in my device’s storage. But rather than long-pressing that image and select the Save option, taking a screenshot of the same is a much easier route. However, there exists a glaring difficulty in all these....

They are now mini web apps that could directly fetch data from the online servers and represent the live results. And with the latest 22H2 update [build 25201 to be precise], it has been blessed with a major UI tweak- you could now view these widgets in the full-screen mode. As of now, this feature is slowly rolling out and even the Insider Preview users haven’t received it. But using a nifty workaround, you could easily enable the Full-Screen Widgets on your Windows 11 PC right away....

So what exactly is this feature? Well, as is evident by its name, Suggested Actions will bring up a pop-up menu with the suggested actions that you could perform corresponding to the text that you have highlighted. For example, if you double-click on an email address number, then the Suggested Actions will menu will appear with links to the Outlook and Email app. Likewise, selecting a date will bring up the calendar app, and so on....

Well, these are some of the well-documented issues that you might already be aware of. However, there are a plethora of underlying problems that the OnePlus users are facing but since they don’t get much limelight, those issues remain out in the open for quite a decent time frame. In this regard, many users are currently complaining that their OnePlus device has started performing pretty slowly, with occasional lags and frame drops....

Beholding a plethora of offerings from various developers, the games are spread across varied genres, with new ones being added at regular intervals. However, managing such a truckload of games is no easy task, and as a result of which, you might witness reports of one of the games not functioning along the expected lines. But this time around, things are a tad bit more complicated as the entire gaming platform is going through an issue....

However, many users have voiced their concern that they are hitting a roadblock during the flashing process. Whenever they try to flash the firmware on their Samsung device via Odin, they are straightaway greeted with the FAIL Blocked carrier error message and flashing fails at that point in time. If you are also in the same boat, then this guide will make you aware of a nifty workaround that should help you effectively address this error....

However, the steps to install Windows 11 without using a USB also come with their own set of perks and benefits. The biggest and most obvious is the fact that you don’t need a USB device to carry out this process. Moreover, this approach is a relatively shorter one as it doesn’t require you to create any bootable USB via Media Creation Tool, Rufus, or any other third app. So if you also echo this thought then this guide is shall help you out....

Once you bypass the sole prerequisite of unlocking the device’s bootloader, there stands a plentitude of tweaks to try out. From flashing a custom recovery to installing a custom ROM, the possibilities stand endless. Talking about custom ROMs, the one from Xiaomi’s EU community seems to be on every tech enthusiast list. The reason for the same is hardly a secret. With a much better optimized and lite-weight ROM, and without the incorporation of unnecessary tweaks, and a faster update cycle, it has quickly become the go-to choice for many users [Read: All Features of Xiaomi EU ROM]....

On the flip side though, it might introduce a few issues as well, the primary among which is the SafetyNet being tripped. As a result of this, you will no longer be able to use banking and payment apps, games like Pokemon Go, and even DRM streaming services. With that said, there does exist a nifty method through which you could easily pass SafetyNet on your rooted Pixel Experience ROM and put all these issues to rest once and for all....

Well, not only for the general users, but they had a plethora of goodies for the tech enthusiasts as well. These include the likes of flashing custom binaries such as Magisk Modules, Substratum Themes, Xposed Framework, Viper4Android, and the likes. But before you could try out any of these modes, you would have to gain administrative rights by rooting your device via Magisk. And in this guide, we will show you the steps to do just that....

Once you unlock the device’s bootloader, you will be in a position to try out customized firmware or a custom recovery like TWRP. Likewise, you could also gain access to the system partition by rooting your device via Magisk patched boot.img. This in turn will allow you to welcome a plethora of mods and tweaks onto your device. So without any further ado, let’s get started with the steps to root your Realme GT 5G device via Magisk....

While sending reminders once or twice is along the expected lines, however, it has crossed this limit by a big margin and has reached the state wherein users are infuriated with its spamming behavior. There exists a thin line between sending tips and tricks about your service and overdoing it, and Snapchat has long ago crossed that line. So as of now, your best bet is to stop messages from Team Snapchat or simply block them....

Along the same lines, the devices from this OEM have always been the top performers when it comes to custom development. And the ninth iteration has carried forward this lineage in the right direction. Right from flashing custom ROMs and recovery like TWRP, to gaining administrative rights via Magisk, there’s a lot to try out. However, each of these tweaks comes with a risk factor as well. If you don’t carry out these customizations correctly, then there’s a high chance of the device getting bricked....

However, during the past few years, we are again seeing the rise of Motorola. After rebooting its series with the budget Android One series, it has again managed to capture the eyes of the masses. Furthermore, we are also seeing quite a lot of custom developments in these Moto devices. From flashing the custom recovery to rooting the device with TWRP or without TWRP, the opportunities stand aplenty. Apart from that, there are tons of custom ROMs and GSI ROMs for you to try out....

What is Bootloader? According to Google “A bootloader is a vendor-proprietary image responsible for bringing up the kernel on a device. It guards the device state and is responsible for initializing the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) and binding its root of trust”. Confused? So am I! let us leave all this aside. In simpler terms, a Bootloader is a software that runs every time your phone boots (start). It contains a set of instructions that tells the device which program to load at what instance....

Then once you are done with your work, you may reboot your device to switch slots and be on the new updated OS. However, with the latest iteration of the OS and the Pixel devices, things are getting complicated. For the unaware, Google has implemented an Anti-Rollback Protection with Android 13 on the Pixel 6 series. As a result of which, you’ll no longer be able to perform a downgrade to Android 12 [though you could still do so by being on the Android 13 bootloader and flashing the Android 12 firmware]....

There could be no better way of justifying this statement than by having a look at the fact that it has just been blessed with the latest iteration of the OS. So if you are looking to break free from the shackles of the MIUI ecosystem and at the same time, want to welcome abode a clean stock UI experience, then let’s get started with the steps to install LineageOS 20 based on Android 13 on Mi 8/Pro/SE/EE....

There couldn’t be a better way of cementing this statement than by announcing the news that the most trusted customer recovery has now finally made its way over to this device- TWRP is now live for the OnePlus 10 Pro. And in this guide, we will show you the steps to install it onto your device. But before that, there are a few extremely important points that you should go through once [given below] before flashing this recovery....