As far as the reason for the same is concerned, well even the tech behemoth wouldn’t be able to justify this move, and even if they could, they aren’t going to make any efforts in clarifying this move. Well, that’s the power you have when you are the sole player in this huge market, after all, what else would you do with this monopolistic power anyways? Default Wallpapers in iOS 16 have been removed!...

Likewise, if you are installing or updating a driver but the internet got interrupted in between, there is every chance of drivers spelling out trouble for you. Then in some cases, if a user tends to make any changes to the driver’s registry files (DWord 32-Bit Value files), then it could conflict with the proper functioning of the device and your only way out is to remove the existing drivers and install the fresh ones....

While this is most noticeable in Custom ROMs but in recent times, even the official OTAs tend to break this feature. Well, if that ever happens again, then you no longer have to be dependent on the ROM developer or your OEM as you could easily add face unlock to your stock/custom ROM on your Android device right away. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that....

You might occasionally come across bugs and issues that might cause a great hindrance to the device’s usability. In this regard, one of the most concerning issues is when the device’s camera isn’t functioning along the expected lines. While the camera has always been an integral component of the device, its importance has risen significantly during the recent work-from-home situation. Well, there couldn’t be anything worse than the camera malfunctioning in the middle of your Zoom or Teams video call meetings....

Pixel 7 Pro Error: “You can’t install the app on your device” Initially, my first instinct was that there was something wrong with the APK, so I downloaded it from another source but was again greeted with the same error message. To double-check the APK, I tried installing it on your OnePlus 7T running Android 12, and it was straightaway installed. So my initial speculation was there’s a new restrictive measure has been put in place in the latest Android 13 update....

However, before the global release of any major upgrade, the OEM first starts with the beta testing program. Users voluntarily take part in this, download the beta builds and give feedback to the developers. Using these feedbacks, the devs then further polish their offering before going for a stable rollout. And as of now, the Poco X3 is going through an Android 11 beta phase. As expected, there are quite a few bugs and underlying issues....

As of now, various users have voiced their concern that as soon as they load the game, they find Eivor to be drunk. And it remains in this state even after a considerable time period has elapsed. Scrolling down the memory plan, this is the second time we are facing this issue, with the Yuletide Festival being the culprit at that point in time. This time around, some have pointed fingers at the Yule drinking game....

In this guide, we will show you the steps to extract the stock recovery file from the OnePlus OxygenOS stock ROM. [Looking for OnePlus Stock boot.img file? Checkout this guide: Extract Stock Boot.img from OnePlus OxygenOS Stock ROM]. Well, it is no hidden secret that Android is an open-source operating system. The beneficiaries of the same are the end-users. From installing custom launchers to icon packs and themes, the possibility stands endless....

However, as of now, not everyone is able to make full use of this app. No, it’s not related to server-side issues (for a change). Rather the issue this time around is the app’s strange usage behavior that is leading to extreme battery consumption. In this regard, a plethora of complaints are all lined up across Google Support Forum and even the app’s Play Store listing. Across these forums, users have reported a 50% battery drain in 2 hours, to the battery going on a downward spiral from 100% to 5% in 3 hours....

Likewise, these watches boast an impressive specs sheet and are already regarded among the absolute best in this domain. However, in recent times, its reputation seems to be taking a toll, owing to the plethora of issues that it is getting bugged with. As of now, various users have voiced their concern that the Google Voice Input isn’t working along the expected lines. Whenever they are trying to use this feature, the app gets stuck at the Initializing screen....

From then onwards up to the sixth iteration, this feature has been removed [though Pixel 7 series have once again bought it back]. Many users prefer to unlock their device via Face unlock as it is the easiest and in some cases the fastest way to get this job done, so its exclusion was sure to infuriate many. With that said, there does exist a nifty workaround through which you could add Face Unlock to your Google Pixel 6/Pro/6A....

While these tweaks do add up a slew of functionalities to your device, on the flip side they might prove to be risky as well. This is where the ADB Commands come in handy. While they don’t provide the same number of goodies that an unlocked bootloader / root has to offer but they still have some nifty workarounds nevertheless. Be it for uninstalling bloatware, tweaking RAM configuration, setting a custom animation scale, disabling adaptive battery, or changing the maximum and minimum refresh rate, the possibilities stand endless....

Named Call Screening, your call will be in the hands of Google Assistant who would start the conversation on your behalf, asking important questions like who is calling and, why. You don’t even have to touch your device during the entire process. What is even more interesting is the fact that you would be getting live transcripts of the entire conversation between the Assitant and the caller at the other end....

Compared with the earlier VoLTE, the 5G VoNR offers a more streamlined, uninterrupted, and immersive calling and internet usage experience. However, when we come into the Android ecosystem, there’s still some work to be done as there doesn’t seem to be any native method of making use of this functionality. But if you have access to the system partition, you could easily enable the Vo5G/VoNR on your Android device. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that....

Then if you step into the custom development, its usages multiples quite considerably. To begin with, you could use these commands to unlock the device’s bootloader, boot your device to a custom recovery like TWRP, or boot to Fastboot/Bootloader Mode. Likewise, you could even unbrick your device by flashing the stock firmware via Fastboot Commands. All in all, this powerful utility comes with a plethora of useful functionalities. However, they aren’t prone to error as well....

We get it. Not everyone is a fan of this, considering the risks associated with it. But now there has been a tectonic shift in the landscape. More users are changing ships than ever before. This change of guard has happened even more so in the past few years. Thanks to the ease with which one could easily repair even some hard-bricked devices, many users are now ready to take this giant leap forward and join hands with the developer community....

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....

Hence this is where a custom recovery like TWRP comes into the picture. Using it, you could create and restore Nandroid backups, flash IMG, and ZIP files and carry out other advanced functionalities. However, from time to time, it might throw up a few errors as well. And the issue of TWRP showing Internal Memory as 0MB seems to be the most common one. Furthermore, this error isn’t anything new....

And in between all this, users are getting bugged with the WhatsApp FFMPEG.DLL not found error while using the app’s desktop client. So what’s the reason behind this issue? Well, WhatsApp rolled out a new update version 2.2138.13 for the Windows PC. But in that update, they forgot to pack in the FFMPEG.DLL file! Well, at this point in time, all these hardly sound surprising. On a serious note, there do exist a couple of workarounds that did manage to fix the WhatsApp FFMPEG....

This automatically encapsulates all the Custom ROMs, mods such as Xposed Framework, Magisk Modules, and Substratum Themes. Along the same lines, it also allows us to directly flash the Magisk Installer ZIP (which is now a part of the Magisk App, beginning with version 22). All in all, a custom recovery brings in a truckload of features. But which recovery should one opt for? Well, there’s not too much to choose between....