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This will then allow you to flash firmware via MSM Download Tool and hence unbrick your device. That’s not it. There are a couple of developer modes baked into these devices that the tech enthusiasts could make full use of. These include the likes of Log Kit, Engineer Mode, and Factory Mode. These modes allow you to access Function Switch, Debugging Tools, and Fingerprint Calibration among others. if we keep our focus on the Factory Mode, then here are some of the noteworthy tests that you could try out-...

First off, it was criticized for its decision to change the circular chat heads to rectangular. To rectify it, you have to disable the Chat Bubbles feature on your Android 11+ device. While this issue was addressed, another concerning one seems to have come up. Many users have complained that the Messenger app color display is now inverted- replacing the black color of the app’s background with the white one....

Among them is the issue related to the partition scheme that has always been the cause of concern. And since the introduction of the A/B partition and the removal of recovery partitions, there has been an increment in their occurrence. In this regard, the inability of a command to identify a particular partition of your device seems to be bugging quite a lot of users. If you are also on the same page, then fret not....

The third and most technical method is via the Fastboot Commands. You have to execute the Fastboot Commands corresponding to each partition file (in IMG format) and then flash it to their respective partition. Google has streamlined this third method by incorporating all these commands into a single Batch file. You just need to execute this batch file and the rest will be taken care of by that file itself....

Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data that you could transfer over the internet at a given point in time. On the other hand, the download speed is the rate at which this data transfer takes place. In this regard, the actual download speed usually ranges from 1:8 to 1:10. So if you have opted for a 100 Mbps plan, then you should be getting the download speed anywhere between 8-10 Mbps....

Be it for flashing custom ROMs or installing a custom recovery like TWRP, there’s a lot to try out. Along the same lines, you could also gain administrative privileges by rooting your device via Magisk. To round it all off, the device has now been blessed with the latest build of the Android OS. And in this guide, we will show you how to welcome it onto your device. Given here are the detailed instructions steps to install the Android 12 ROM onto your OnePlus 7 Pro device....

But even then, there are still a few apps that haven’t yet made their way over to this watch. Be it for Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, or YouTube, none of them are officially available for this fourth iteration of the watch from Samsung. But the fact that it beholds the open-source OS makes it quite easy for us to bypass the restrictions. And in this guide, we will be making use of this tweak to install YouTube on your Galaxy Watch 4....

One among them is the fact that your device might show a persistent red colored No Verify message at the top right of your screen. It goes without saying that this prompt causes a great deal of inconvenience in the day-to-day usage of your device. As far as the plausible reason for the same is concerned, it is usually attributed to flashing firmware using format all + download mode in SP Flash Tool....

In this regard, the latter approach has now been adopted by many due to the complications involved in developing a custom recovery with Android 12 and above devices. However, if your device still has custom recovery, then using it to root your device is a no-brainer. This is because rooting without a custom recovery requires you to download the complete firmware [which could be anywhere between 2GB to 5GB in size], patch it via Magisk, and then flash it via Fastboot Commands....

The latest offering from OnePlus has added three impressive additions to its eight generations. While there are a few eyebrows raised due to the look and feel of the latest OxygenOS skin (proximity to OneUI 3.0???), yet when it comes to custom development, it’s still the same big player in this domain. Right from unlocking the bootloader to flashing custom ROMs, there’s a lot to try out. Along the same lines, you could replace the device stock recovery with a custom one like TWRP....

The open-source nature of Android beholds a plethora of customizations. To begin with, you could unlock the device’s bootloader, install custom ROMs like Pixel Experience, AOSP, etc and install a custom recovery like TWRP, LinegeageOS among others. Along the same lines, you could even gain administrative rights or access to the system partition. The latter is also known as rooting a device. Earlier SuperSU was the preferred tool to root your device....

Be it for flashing custom ROMs or installing custom recoveries, there’s a lot to try out. Along the same lines, you could also gain access to the system partition by rooting your device via Magisk. This in turn could be done via two different methods- by flashing the Magisk App via TWRP or flashing the Magisk patched boot.img via Fastboot Commands. And in this guide, we will be taking the latter approach....

The Android ecosystem, thanks to its open-source nature, allows you to carry out a plethora of tweaks. For the starters, users are likely to try out tons of themes, icon packs, font styles, custom launchers, and other related things. And for the tech enthusiast, they take it a step further. By unlocking the bootloader of their device, they are able to flash an altogether new OS based on Android on their devices....

Consider this- the Moto X4 was launched with Android 7 out of the box and got its fair share of two OS upgrades with Pie being the last one. However, thanks to one of the most popular custom ROMs out there, you could now enjoy the latest stable iteration of the Android build. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that. Given here are the detailed steps to install LineageOS 19 based on Android 12 onto your Moto X4....

The tool requires the official OnePlus firmware and for my OnePlus 7T, Android 11 was the latest available firmare on the official website. So I flashed it and my device was then booted to Android 11. However, the Pixel Experience ROM requires you to have the OxygenOS 12.1 Android 12 firmware. So in this regard, I could take two approaches- either relock the bootloader, install the Android 12 OTA update from the Settings menu and then unlock the bootloader....

Before Magisk bought a major landscape change in the rooting community, we had the Xposed Framework. It provided tons of modules that completely overhauled the device’s software. Along with SuperSu, it ruled the open-source environment, until Magisk arrived. What Magisk did was, apart from providing various modules it also added the rooting capabilities. Slowly but surely, it took away the limelight from Xposed. But it seems that this entire notion was wrong, and in fact, Xposed is well alive and kicking....

However, in spite of all the goodies attached, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues. As of now, various users have voiced their concern that Netflix is not working on their Nvidia Shield TV after installing the version 9.1 update. Whenever they are trying to launch the app, they are instead been greeted with the “not certified for use on this device” error message. Moreover, the likes of Hulu, Prime Video, and HBO have a similar fate as well....

So here’s what happened. Recently a few users voiced their concern that they are seeing their PDF files as a Chrome HTML document. As a result of which, all their PDF files were being opened in the browser, as opposed to their default PDF viewer app. So the issue was right in front of us- the default PDF viewer app has been changed to Google Chrome. As far as the reason for the same goes, it was attributed to the fact that the users might themselves have made their change, either intentionally or unintentionally....

In this regard, users are voicing their concern even to this date that the Pinch to Zoom feature is not working on their Pixel 4A. As a result of this, users are unable to zoom across any content or app- whether it’s photos, text, email, web browsers, Google Maps, or camera. The issue first came to light when the device received the January 2021 security patch update and was running Android 11....

The only prerequisite that you need to checkmark is to boot your device to EDL Mode and then install the resulting drivers. Once you do so, your device will be identified as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 and then you could easily unbrick your device via the MSM Download Tool. But what about the CrashDump Mode wherein the device is identified as Qualcomm 908e? Well, in those circumstances, you wouldn’t be able to use the MSM Tool because your device isn’t [and couldn’t be] booted to EDL Mode....