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As a result, they boot their device to the TRWP recovery via the IMG file and in the next boot, it gets replaced with stock recovery. Today we will address all these issues. We will show you how to permanently install the TWRP Recovery via just the TWRP.img file. Follow along. It was all so good until Google decided to bring in the A/B partition thing. This dual-slot resulted in a slew of changes, most noticeably in the recovery partition being removed....

Why Should we Root without TWRP? Rooting any Android device without TWRP has quite a few benefits. The biggest one is the fact that some of the devices don’t even have a working TWRP Recovery. For other devices that have an official/unofficial TWRP, even they now prefer this method. The reason is plain and simple: they wish to keep the stock recovery rather than a custom one. There’s always some associated risks with TWRP, for example, data getting encrypted, or your device getting into a bootloop or bricked state (if you end up flashing any other TWRP build by mistake)....

Also known as A2DP, it comes built-in in near about every Android smartphone and Windows PC [Windows 7, 10, and 11, just not on Windows 8]. What is even more intriguing is the fact that you could control the volume of the audio directly from your smartphone itself, there is no need to interact with the PC. So without further ado, let’s check out how this could be carried out....

However, it lacked all the goodies that Chrome had to offer. Well, sooner than later, the tech giants realized this fact and adopted the Chromium source code. And everything is going great until now. Upon upgrading my PC to Windows 11, I realized that Microsoft had made Edge the default browser on its OS. While that was acceptable up to an extent, what isn’t is the fact that you cannot bid adieu to this browser from your PC (the normal way)....

So what exactly happened? Well, Nvidia has removed the Image Sharpening feature from its Control Panel version 496.76 and above and has shifted this feature to the GeForce Experience app. Instead, you will now get the Image Scaling option in the control panel. So what’s the fuss all about, couldn’t we still easily access Image Sharpening from the Experience app? Well, you could but it would come at a cost....

This is because, in the past few months, various users have voiced their concern that they seeing old posts on their Instagram feeds. Since these old posts are getting a higher preference in the pecking order, users tend to miss the latest posts from their favorite content creators or pages that they follow. With that said, there does exist a nifty workaround that might help you address this concern, So without any further ado, let’s check it out....

According to the users, they aren’t carrying out any resource-hungry tasks, however, the device still gets warm even on normal day-to-day usage. Quite a few users have also voiced their concern that this issue is all the more visible when their device is charging. In some cases, the device gets so much hot that the OS tends to stop charging altogether. Moreover, the culprit doesn’t look like the iOS 16 because the other iPhone versions [13 and below] are running iOS 16 without any heating issues....

While this may sound easy on paper, but it is proving to be quite a challenging task for many users. And it’s not just because of its hardcore gameplay or challenging mission sets. A large part of it could be attributed to its irregular FPS performance as well. Inspite of having an impressive PC setup, various users have voiced their concern that they are getting very low frames per second in the game....

One speculation as to why this could be happening is due to the fact that this new Outlook uses a different search system [that is built into Outlook] as opposed to the older one that relied on the Mac’s Spotlight search. Moreover, this issue first came to light with macOS 12 Ventura and has even carried over to macOS 13 Ventura as well. If only Microsoft stuck to the popular saying that “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it”, then we wouldn’t have to be dealing with this fiasco....

Its kernel sources and the device tree are already live, just days after its launch. Likewise, the company has also rolled out its first set f firmware upgrade. So if the OEM is already releasing updates via OTA, why is there a need to manually download this firmware? Well, it’s due to the fact that these firmware files come in handy in quite a few instances. To begin with, if your Nothing Phone 1 ends up in a bootloop or soft brick state, then you could easily bring it back to life by manually flashing the firmware files via Fastboot Commands....

However, in spite of all the goodies attached, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues either. As of now, numerous users have voiced their concern that their Oculus Quest 2 is either not charging, slowly charging, or getting stuck at a certain percentage. In some instances, it does show the charging to be 100% complete, but the red indicator light never turns green, and even when users remove the headset from charge, it shows it to be only 52-53% charged....

Firstly, OnePlus brought the phone to the Indian market 2 months late and then hardly people were able to buy because of flash sales which made the phone go out of stock in a blink of an eye. This could be because of COVID-19 and few of the staffs of OPPO factories were found positive. They even had to shut down the factory also. Just today few people went to the OPPO factory in greater Noida and locked it down because of tensions between India and China and the boycott Chinese product movement....

The case that we are currently dealing with is all the more frightening. Not only does it comes with all the aforementioned drawbacks, but both these files/software are literally unknown as well and their original quite is hard to find. Therefore it is all the more important that you remove the “PMA and ECRP Background Items Added” from your Mac. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that....

Right after you have unlocked the device’s bootloader, you have a plethora of tweaks to try out. These include the likes of installing a custom recovery such as TWRP or flashing custom ROMs. Likewise, you could also gain administrative-level privileges and access to the system partition. This could be achieved via rooting your device via Magisk. Once you do so, you would be in a position to try out Substratum Themes, Magisk Modules, Xposed Framework, etc....

Then there are some device exclusive issues that were only affecting a particular Pixel device but have since expanded its territory after the latest OS update. In this regard, one of them is the Recents Apps button not working along the expected lines. This issue started right after the first beta update for Android 12 and was only bugging the Pixel 4A device. At that point in time, it wasn’t talked about much as these issues are generally expected in the beta builds (and more so in the first beta)....

As soon as you have executed all the commands, your device will boot up to stock OxygenOS without any modifications. That is, it will be in its clean stock state without any TWRP, root, or other custom mods. Likewise, you could also use the instructions given here to fix the bootloop or soft brick on your OnePlus device[For hard Bricked devices, refer to our separate guide: How to Unbrick OnePlus 7 and bring it back from a Dead State | 7 Pro | 7T | 7T Pro]....

Once you have unlocked the device’s bootloader, you will be in a position to welcome abode a plethora of mods and tweaks onto your device. From flashing a custom ROM to installing a custom recovery, from digging deep into the Magisk Modules to flashing Xposed Framework, the possibilities stand endless. However, before you could try out any of these mods, you will have to root your Infinix Note 11 via Magisk....

Belonging to the BBK Electronics subsidiary that also holds the likes of Oppo, Vivo, and OnePlus, Realme has managed to carve out a rich name for itself. Two of its latest offerings, the Realme X3 and the X3 Super Zoom has already made the hype mill up and running. Talking about the latter, the 6.6 inches device has a 1080 x 2400 pixel resolution with a 120Hz refresh rate as well....

But it’s not only for the general users, the device has plenty in store for the tech enthusiasts as well. Once you unlock the device’s bootloader via In-Depth Test APK, there are a plethora of tweaks to try out. From flashing custom ROMs to custom recoveries, there’s a lot to try out. Likewise, you could also root the device via Magisk ZIP (which is now part of the Magisk App, beginning with v22)....

All these practices come with associated risks as well. The thing is since you are into the custom development scene, you already have an idea or two about how to get back your device into normal working conditions. Most of you might be aware of the fact that the best escape route involves booting your device to fastboot and then simply flashing the stock firmware. However, this trick only works when your device is in a bootloop or a soft-bricked state....