These include the likes of system vendor, bootloader among others. There are quite a few benefits to come out of this. For example, in earlier times, as and when at OTA update arrived, you had to leave your device in an idle state. As result, right from the time, the update is being downloaded, to its installation you could not perform any activity on your phone. However, with the introduction of dual partitions, the update would get downloaded and installed in the background onto the inactive partition while you could still continue to use the device in the active partition....

Instead, I usually prefer to get my hands on the games that inculcated a sense of calm and soothing after a hectic day of work. To bring it right to the point, casual offline and the ones that didn’t involve any time limitation were the ones that checkmark all of my prerequisites. So the likes of Nanogram, WordScape, and 2048 have always been my go-to choices. And you could now add Wordle to this list as well....

Along the same lines, there is another major caveat: you cannot easily install OTA on a rooted Android device. Why I mentioned easily is the fact that there is still a nifty workaround that will allow you to achieve the same. While the steps might seem daunting, but they are pretty easy to execute. So with that said, here is everything you need to know regarding how to apply OTA on a rooted Android device....

In this regard, the removal of the alert slider and the Hasselblad camera is something that might not be welcomed by all. Talking about not being welcomed, how can we leave behind the incorporation of ColorOS on top of the in-house OxygenOS? Fortunately, in this domain, we could take matters into our own hands and bid adieu to this bloated OS in exchange for a clean and stock ecosystem. And that’s not it....

Not only for the general users, but these devices have something in store for the tech enthusiasts as well. Once you bypass the sole prerequisite of unlocking the device’s bootloader, there’s literally a plentitude of tweaks that you could try out onto your device. And for Poco device owners, it is the ability to flash the Xiaomi EU ROM that is on top of their priority queue. When you are getting a debloated ROM without any unnecessary customizations and at the same, a much better-optimized firmware that scores high in the performance domain, well, we couldn’t have asked for more....

Likewise, these devices have stayed true to the USP of Chinese OEM of being an active participant in custom development. Be it for flashing custom binaries or gaining access to the system partition, there’s a lot to look forward to. Talking about the latter, there exist two different approaches- either flash the Magisk ZIP via TWRP or flash the patched boot.img via Fastboot. In this guide, we will be opting for the latter method....

Vivo had placed a slew of challenges in effectively unlocking the device’s bootloader. But thanks to the developers, they managed to find out some nifty ways of bypassing this restriction. As a result, the road is now cleared for the tech enthusiast to go on a long journey. The first and most important of which is to gain administrative rights over your device. And in this guide, we will help you with just that....

What is Bootloader? According to Google “A bootloader is a vendor-proprietary image responsible for bringing up the kernel on a device. It guards the device state and is responsible for initializing the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) and binding its root of trust”. Confused? So am I! let us leave all this aside. In simpler terms, a Bootloader is a software that runs every time your phone boots (start). It contains a set of instructions that tells the device which program to load at what instance....

Along the same lines, the offerings from Sony, though not eye-catchy, comes with the excellent build quality. But when it comes to custom development, it still hasn’t picked up the pace. Rather it has made the matter much difficult for the tech enthusiasts. This is because while a general Android device could easily be rooted by flashing the Magisk ZIP installer via TWRP or by patching and flashing the stock boot....

Apart from that, this device is also quite a popular name in custom development. Be it for flashing customized firmware, trying out a custom recovery, or gaining access to the system partition by rooting your device via Magisk, there’s a lot to look forward to. But before you could try out any of these tweaks, you will have to checkmark an important prerequisite of the list- the bootloader on your OnePlus Nord CE 2 needs to be unlocked....

What is Bootloader? According to Google “A bootloader is a vendor-proprietary image responsible for bringing up the kernel on a device. It guards the device state and is responsible for initializing the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) and binding its root of trust”. Confused? So am I! let us leave all this aside. In simpler terms, a Bootloader is a software that runs every time your phone boots (start). It contains a set of instructions that tells the device which program to load at what instance....

In the recent past, we talked about the bugs related to WiFi, Carplay, Spotlight, iMessage, Haptic Feedback, and AOD, and now, there has been another unfortunate entry to this list. Numerous users have voiced their concern that the custom wallper on their iPhone running iOS 16 tends to revert to the default one on its own. As a result of which, users end up losing the custom-made wallpaper that they had configured using the widgets of their choice....

However, there are a few users who haven’t yet installed this update version KB5022303 (OS Build 22621.1105) but are still getting bugged by this issue. So all fingers are currently being pointed a the latest update to the file-hosting service. Moreover, the issue tends to get triggered upon every restart of the PC. Digging the Even Viewer log of the affected users, the source of the issue was an Application Error whose Event Data clearly stated the App Name as Microsoft....

A slew of issues have already bugged the game with the likes of Influential Tutorial not working, Starter Mission issue, and constant lags and latency bugging the user experience. And as of now, there has been another unwanted entry to this list. Many users have voiced their concern that they are getting the UE4 Fatal Error in MultiVersus. While some are getting this error right after launching the game, others have reported it after the anti-cheat losing screen....

Likewise, its presence across all the major platforms further adds to its rich arsenal. If we talk about the Windows OS, then there exist three different methods through which you could access Netflix. These include its downloadable app from the Microsoft Store, its Progressive Web App, and the generic method of viewing it in a browser window. However, in spite of all the goodies attached, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues....

So with such a long list of games, it boasts of an equally impressive userbase as well. Owing to which, it has its own dedicated forum wherein users could discuss about the game’s tips & tricks, bugs, issues, and fixes. However, as fate would have it, the forum is itself getting bugged with quite a few issues. As of now, various users have voiced their concern that the Facebook login is not working in the Niantic Wayfarer Forum....

But judging by the recent reports, it seems it still has a few pending tasks that need to be addressed at the earliest. While the dust surrounding its audio and video issues across Smart TV and Android 12 devices was yet to settle, it seems a new one has already made its way. According to many users, Plex has become extremely slow and is continuously lagging, so much so that is now beyond useable....

Furthermore, some users have also said that the Preview is not able to print PDFs to their printer [even though third-party software Acrobat Reader is working well and good]. Likewise, some users have also reported that they are unable to print via Microsoft Remote Desktop and getting the same error as above. So if you are also getting the Printer Error: Stopped – ‘Filter’ failed on your Mac in any of these scenarios, then this guide shall help you rectify it....

You could flash tons of custom ROMs, install a custom recovery like TWRP, or even gain administrative privileges. The last one is also known as rooting the device. You could do so via two different methods: with TWRP (using Magisk Installer ZIP) or without TWRP (Magisk patched boot.img). This then allows you to flash a custom kernel, install Magisk Modules, Xposed Framework, install Substratum Theme Engine, among others. However, carrying out these tweaks might sometimes bring in uninvited risks....

There is a slew of customizations that you could try out onto your device. All that is needed is just an unlocked bootloader. Once you do so, you would be in a position to tweak the device as per your requirement. These include the likes of flashing custom recovery like TWRP or trying out a custom ROM like LineageOS. Likewise, you may also gain administrative rights to your device. This is possible by rooting your device....