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Every other day, there has been news or two only to be outright rejected or tweaked in by the company at the last moment. We are also witnessing many tweets where Asus confirms some of the features that won’t be part of the Android 10 update. But the thing is there is no clear-cut notion as to when the update will arrive. As of now, users aren’t dejected with the late update, but not having any clue about the update in the first place is infuriating quite a few buyers....

Having an open-source OS like Android straightaways opens the floodgates to the plethora of customizations. The everyday users are mostly contained with custom launchers and icon packs. However, the tech geeks take it a step further. After unlocking the bootloader on their devices, they install a custom recovery like TWRP, flash custom ROMs. Likewise, you could even gain administrative rights to their devices by rooting it via Magisk. Once you have gained the access to the system partition, then the possibilities stand endless....

If we keep our attention on PCs, then it has for long had the ability to easily stream or play videos belonging to the 4K bracket. But even to this date, there are many users with high-end setups who are unable to get their hands on this resolution. Videos playing with lags and stutters is one thing, in their case, they aren’t even able to start the video in the first place....

In this regard, recently, we reported about Xioami, Redmi, and Poco users were unable to pair their watches with MIUI. And now, OnePlus and Oppo are echoing the same thought. Many ColorOS users have voiced their concern that they are unable to pair Galaxy Watch 4/5 with their OnePlus phones. If you are also in the same boat, then this guide will make you aware of numerous nifty workarounds to rectify this issue....

Be it for defeating the Dragon Lord, finding its Shift codes, looking for some of the best Deadshot Builds, or just finding Brick, there are a lot of reasons why it is currently among the most trending topic of discussion. However, as of now, it seems to be within the limelight for a reason that it would most likely want to avoid. Various users have currently voiced their concern that their Chaos level is not increasing or rising in Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands after completing chaos trials....

This is because various Mac users have reported that they are getting constantly bugged with the Chrome Helper ‘Libnotify: registration failed with code 9 on line 2835’ error message. What is even more concerning is the fact that it tends to appear after every 30 seconds to a minute, as is evident by the log data which could be found at /var/log/system.log. As a result of this, a lot of crucial system resources are being exhausted by these prompts....

However, in spite of all these goodies, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues either. A couple of years back, various users had voiced their concern that their Chromecast with Google TV remote was not working and was stuck in a white LED. Fast forward to this date, and the issue seems to have resurfaced. For the unaware, when the device is working well and good, then the remote doesn’t show the white LED....

On the flip side, these apps not only consume necessary storage space but also tends to exhaust the battery life by constantly running in the background. So can’t we just uninstall this app? Well, not really, as these apps are treated as system apps and hence you wouldn’t be able to remove them the normal way (from the Settings menu). With that said, there does exist a nifty method through which you debloat and remove these bloatware from your Motorola device....

However, that wouldn’t do any good as those notifications would still be having a permanent abode in the notifications section. One perfect example of these types of notifications is related to system updates, Whenever your device gets blessed with an update by the OEM, whether the monthly security patch or a major OS upgrade, you will straight away get a prompt. However, this prompt would refuse to go away until you interact with that notification, or in other words, install the update....

So if OnePlus is rolling out the official updates, why is there a need to grab hold of these manual packages? Well, there could be quite a few reasons. First off, the OTA is generally rolled out in batches, so there might be a delay until it reaches. In that case, you could manually grab hold of the update ZIP file and flash it via ADB Sideload. Likewise, these firmware packages are among the most useful arsenal for tech enthusiasts....

it is the last one that led to infuriation from many users, and that is totally justified. Removing one of the most important features that were perfectly working in its predecessor just didn’t really make any sense. Fortunately, it seems Microsoft is about to make amends and has already put the first step in this direction by bringing back the ability to drag-and-drop the system tray icons in Windows 11....

Since the system partition was already wiped, and now you have wiped the Internal Storage, you are left with no OS! The issue only intensifies further when your device doesn’t have a Memory Card or OTG support. But fret not, there is still a pretty nifty workaround that will allow you to transfer and flash the desired ROM onto your device, without making use of OTG or Memory Card. In this guide, we will help you achieve just that....

But on the flip side though, it does face a few roadblocks every now and then. Recently it was reportedly stuck at 0% when users tried updating the firmware. While the dust surrounding that was yet to settle, there has now been another unwanted entry to this list. Various users have voiced their concern that the Google Home & Chromecast isn’t working in the 5GHz Wi-Fi spectrum. The issue first came to light after users installed the November update version 275994....

Two among them are Parental Control– which gives complete control to the parents as to what type of content their children should watch and for how long and Restricted Mode- which will screen out potentially objectionable content. if you have both these features disabled and you come across NSFW content, then the Nest Hub would display either of the two warnings: But since you don’t have any restrictive measures imposed on your account, YouTube will give you the option to confirm this warning and proceed ahead to watch that content....

With Roku OS 10, many users had voiced their concern that they are getting the HDCP Error Code 020 on the player, even though their TV does support HDCP. At that point in time, the only hope that users had was the rollout of the Roku OS 11 version would rectify this issue. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case as the issue is still persistent even in the latest OS build....

And as soon as you unlock the device’s bootloader, one thing that you might be doing (or should do) is to replace your stock recovery with custom recovery. This is because, once the bootloader is unlocked, you get the passage to tweak the device’s system files. And this has unforeseen risks attached. If you end up in a bricked state or in a bootloop, then you can’t just access your device or even the stock recovery for that matter....

From unlocking the bootloader to gaining administrative privileges in the form of the root, there exists a plethora of such tips and tricks. Along the same lines, there is no dearth of custom ROMs as well. As of now, rooting Realme devices seems to have generated maximum hype. In this regard, there exist two different ways of achieving root- via TWRP and without TWRP. The first one is pretty simple- just flash the Magisk Installer ZIP via TWRP Recovery and you will have achieved root....

One of the biggest perks of this embedded SIM over the physical one is the fact that you could easily select any carrier of your choice or switch over to any operator as and when required. Then with the latest iteration of Apple devices, you could use this eSIM along with the nano-SIM cards. However, ever since this technology came into existence, there have been a few issues every now and then....

However, for tech enthusiasts, devices from this OEM might cause a few issues. If you are among those set of users who likes to tweak with the device’s OS and other partition, then it might be a rough road ahead for some. The reason? Well, as you might be aware, to carry out any such custom development on your device, the first and major prerequisite is an unlocked bootloader. Once you have done that, you could then easily flash custom binaries, install a custom recovery like TWRP or gain administrative access by rooting the device via Magisk....

These devices get bugged with a plethora of issues every now and then. The worst part is that Xiaomi either refuses to acknowledge these bugs or even if they do, it takes them ages to release a fix. As of now, the Poco X3 Pro users were already getting bugged with the Ghost Touch issues, but there wasn’t any major issue as such with its counterpart, the F3, until the OEM rolled out the MIUI 12....