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These include a new conversation section, Chat bubbles, the ability to schedule dark mode, One-Time permissions among others. However, for some reason, the OEM has even changed to way you boot your device to the Recovery Mode. If you have a Samsung device that is running the latest OneUI 3.0 based on Android 11, then the option to boot to the recovery mode has undergone a massive change. So what is the new change and more importantly, what was the need for such a change?...

Apart from that, it also has its own contents lined up as well. However, not many users are able to enjoy these contents due to a weird issue that has suddenly popped up. Various users have voiced their concern that they are now getting an error message which states that this service is not available in their regions, when in fact it is supported. The issue seems to be more prominent in the US and Australia....

Yes, we are talking about a slew of bugs and issues that has already Pixel device users are already familiar with, and now, the smartwatch users should do the same, sooner than later. This is because, as of now, numerous users have voiced their concern that they are unable to download the December update on their Pixel Watch. Their watch still shows that it is on the ‘latest’ July update with no pending update....

The inability to change the size or position of the taskbar or drag items to it as well as the removal of the Never Combine functionality are just some of the noteworthy omissions. Adding to the user’s misery is the fact that it frequently gets bugged with quite a few issues as well. In this regard, numerous users have voiced their concern that they are unable to open apps from the taskbar on their Windows 11 PC....

With that said, one major saving grace for these devices is the fact that they are quite a popular name in custom development. And the ninth iteration is no different either. Be it for flashing custom ROMs, installing custom recovery, gaining administrative privileges by rooting via Magisk, or flashing the OFP firmware via MSM Tool to unbrick your device, the possibilities stand endless. On that note, this tutorial will show you the steps to convert the OnePlus 9 Pro T-Mobile to the EU via MSM Download Tool without using the unlock....

Fortunately, that isn’t the case as it has indeed managed to stay in the limelight, thanks in large part to its LED design and Glyph interface. There are quite a few intriguing features in this new OS Skin, one among them is the fingering icon being displayed upon slightly moving your Nothing Phone 1. While its main objective is to make your task easy when unlocking the device, however every interaction with the device doesn’t necessarily mean that we are about to unlock....

One major reason for the same is its handy Mimo app from where you could easily record live HD video feeds, and edit and share them with the rest of the world. However, after a recent update v1.7.24, many users have voiced their concern that the DJI Mimo app is not working on their Android 12 devices. if you are also in the same boat, then this guide shall help you out....

With that said, some users have an issue or two with this call-recording feature, mostly due to the fact that it tends to alert the caller on the other end that his/her call is being recorded. While we aren’t going to discuss the ethics and moral part but if you also echo the same thought, then installing Oppo’s ColorOS dialer on your OnePlus device might be your best bet. So without any further ado, let’s show you how this could be carried out....

Numerous Pixel 4XL users have voiced their concern that their camera tends to crash when they perform a zoom, such as 2X, after installing the latest December security update. The affected camera version is 8.7.250.493702888.42 which results in force closing/crashing/freezing of the camera as soon as the user increases the zoom level beyond 1. If you are also getting bugged by this issue, then this guide will help you out....

Anyways, keeping all these things aside, the device is still following the legacy of OnePlus devices and has proven to be quite an active player in the custom development. Be it for flashing custom ROMs, installing a custom recovery or gaining administrative access by rooting the device, there’s a lot to look forward. If we talk about custom ROMs, each of them requires you to be on the newest vendor firmware....

In this regard, the Note 10 series has already been blessed with this latest OS build. However, things aren’t seem to be working well and are good for both these devices. Right after it got the OneUI 4.0 update, users were having a tough time with the S Pen, as it was getting randomly disconnected. To add to their misery, they are now even having a tough time navigating their device....

So there are two things that you could do, either go back and make the modifications at the desired places or delete and rewrite the entire sentence. Though both are feasible options, yet it is quite a time consuming and not the best way to deal with such cases. What if I tell you that there is a shortcut by which you could capitalize each word, the first letter of each word or all the words in a sentence– just by using a single key!...

Well, glad that you asked. There could be quite a few reasons why you might get inclined towards using this tool. first off, there could be an instance wherein your network isn’t working along the expected lines or you have exhausted the bandwidth quota. In such cases, you could ask your friend to manually download the updates using this tool and send them to you via USB. Likewise, if you are unable to boot your PC to the OS (due to BSOD, bootloop, etc), then you could use that USB (after making it Live via that tool itself) to install the OS or a specific update onto your PC....

But for most of these modifications (apart from unlocking the bootloader), you need a working custom recovery like TWRP in the first place. It doesn’t really matter whether it is the official build, an unofficial one, or modified ones that make use of TWRP’s source code. If you have TRWP, you have the keys to the customizations. Although every Android device does come up with its own stock recovery, its functionality is highly limited....

While that is still digestible to some extent (considering the truckload of bandwidth they have to exhaust), a new issue popped up quite recently. Due to the Scoped Storage feature in the Android 11 update, you will now have to manually give permission to delete any photo or video, every time you perform such an action [FIX: How to Fix Google Photos Permissions Prompt on Android 11]. On top of that, the Review Sync changes popups are making its usage all the more challenging....

For example, you could overclock or underclock the device’s CPU/GPU, select from a plethora of CPU governor profiles depending on whether you give higher preference to battery life or to usage performance, force fast charging (if supported by the chipset), tweak the memory, enable certain schedulers or create your own custom tunables. Along the same lines, some devices (such as Pixel 4A) require you to flash a custom kernel that supports (LZMA/LZ4 Ramdisk) before you could install a custom recovery like TWRP....

Then if we shift our focus towards the ColorOS, it is the customized Android OS skin from the Oppo. In recent years, it has matured decently enough to be used as a daily driver. But why are these two devices being mentioned here? Well, to begin with, both these smartphone manufacturers have their common roots in the BBK Electronics parent company (of which Vivo and Realme are also a part)....

Why use Fastboot to Flash Firmware on Pixel 7/Pro When your device is in a bootloop or bricked state, then you wouldn’t be able to use either the ADB sideload or the Android Flash Tool. The only way of bringing your Pixel 7/Pro back to life is by flashing the firmware via Fastboot- either via the script or by manually flashing each file to its respective partition. Moreover, when it comes to performing an OS downgrade, then the Fastboot method is your best bet....

But anyway, the only effort that the user has to exert in all of these is simply hitting the Install button in the initial phase and the Reboot button in the latter half. However, with the open-source nature of Android, things aren’t so plain and simple. Most of the users go ahead and try out tons of customizations and tweaks. These include the ability to flash custom ROMs, a custom recovery like TWRP, unlock their device bootloader, try out Build....

There is an active and mostly unchartered territory (aka custom development scenario) that definitely deserves a visit. There you could try out tons of mods, tweaks, unlock the bootloader, install a custom kernel, flash Custom ROMs, and even gain administrative rights by rooting your device via Magisk. Among all the aforementioned tweaks, it is the Customized Android firmware that interests most of the users. The reason for the same is no hidden secret....