While the OxygenOS and ColorOS unified codebase plan has been put on hold, however, the long-term OnePlus users would easily be able to distinguish that the latest Android13 builds still has more of Oppo’s touch than OnePlus’ originality. However, that is the only way forward and we don’t have much say on that. On an optimistic note, it is still good news that the OEM was relatively quick to roll out the update package in a timely manner....

Furthermore, if you take it a step ahead, then the need for a PC becomes an absolute necessity in custom development. These include the likes of booting the device to Fastboot or Recovery Mode, installing TWRP Recovery, unlocking the bootloader, and executing tons of other ADB and Fastboot Commands all require you to have a PC nearby. But if you simply connect your device to your PC via USB cable, the latter wouldn’t be able to identify the connected device....

The reason why we are focusing so much on these three devices is because of the recent brick issues associated with them. Quite a lot of users, when they are trying to unbrick their devices, are being greeted with any of the following error messages: We have already covered how to fix all these issues in our guide: Fix Mi Account Authorization | Unbrick Xiaomi | EDL Mode. But to make full use of that guide, you will have to get the patched Firehose File (prog_emmc_firehose....

This is because the recording functionality hasn’t been enabled by the OEM across every region, owing to the complications involved. But the fact that it is present in the app is enough for us to carry out a software-side exploit and enable it. So in this guide, we will show you the steps to enable Call Recording on your Android 12/13 device using the Google Dialer/Phone app [for the sake of uniformity]....

Numerous users have voiced their concern that whenever they paste an Excel table into the Outlook Web App, it tends to lose all its formatting styles and is simply pasted in a plain text format. The issue has been prominent list the last two-three weeks but is yet to be addressed. Fortunately, we stumbled upon a couple of nifty workarounds that might help you rectify this bug. So without further ado, let’s check them out....

However, during this course, it has its fair share of ups and downs. Among them, the most concerning issue is when the Store isn’t able to function along the expected lines. There have been countless many instances when the Download/Install button just refuses to respond to the user’s actions. In other words, you wouldn’t be able to carry out the Store’s sole functionality- downloading and installing apps. This issue mostly seems to occur in waves, with the latest ones just hitting the users at the time of writing....

You just hover your mouse cursor over the desired image and hit Spacebar, and let it do the rest. However, it seems to be easier said than done. Quite a lot of users have voiced their concerns across Reddit that they are unable to make full use of this feature. When they are trying to view an image via the Quick Look Preview, then it only displays a small thumbnail that seems to be have been compressed beyond its limit....

Fortunately, there does exist the option to flash the OxygenOS on top of ColorOS and many users have already done this cross flashing. However, this process isn’t without its fair share of issues either, with a plethora of bugs completely ruining the user experience. With that said, we did manage to find an intriguing tweak that should help you fix one of the most infuriating bugs in all of this- the inability of auto brightness to work along the expected lines on the OnePlus 11....

However, in some cases, you might want to revert to the stock environment. For example, if a custom ROM is no longer being actively developed, is filled with bugs and performance issues, or a few apps aren’t functioning along the expected, then in all those scenarios, going back to stock MUI from the custom ROM on your Xiaomi device might be just the right thing to do. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that....

Many Windows 11 users have voiced their concern that they are getting the ‘Invalid Access to Memory Location’ error while trying to use the Google Drive app. As a result of which they aren’t able to move or save files from their PC over to the cloud storage service. in this regard, users have already tried the basic workarounds of reinstalling the app or using an app like AirDrive to map Drive to Windows, but to no avail....

As of now, numerous users have voiced their concern that they are getting blurry images and small text sizes in the Google Earth application on Windows. It is affecting both the Street and Satellite Views. As far as the culprit behind this issue is concerned, all fingers are being pointed at the latest v7.3.6 update rolled out by Google. With that said, there does exist a couple of nifty workarounds that should help you address this issue....

Rather, they are now moving towards a hybrid model, which could benefit both the parties involved. However, it might prove to be a challenging task for the end users if these video-conferencing apps keep on throwing an error or two at regular intervals. As of now, various users have voiced their concern that the Present Now screen share button is not working or is greyed out in Google Meet. Infact, the button has become non-responsive as it wouldn’t respond to any of your clicks....

All that you need to do is perform a rightward swipe from the app drawer to bring up this Hidden Space and then add the desired apps to it. That app will now be hidden from the app drawer and could only be accessed from this section. Beginning with OxyegnOS 12 based on Android 12, this feature is still there and works as expected, however, the method to invoke it has been changed....

On the other hand, some users reported that the sender was tagged as an “Unknown Organizer” with the email ID [email protected] All in all, not only is it spamming our event section, but could also prove to be a major risk to privacy concern if the even comes with a phishing or scam link. So to avoid this, your best course of action should be to instruct Google Calendar that it should only add events from known users....

These include flashing custom ROMs, custom recoveries, and even gaining access to the system partition via root. However, most of these tweaks (if not all) require your device to be booted to the Fastboot or Recovery Mode. But in the case of Samsung devices, there is no Fastboot or Bootloader Mode as such. Instead of that, you get the Download Mode (similar to the ones that Nokia and LG have to offer)....

However, there were a plethora of PCs out there that either didn’t have this chip at all or had the older version of the same. So upon getting criticized for this decision, Microsoft introduced some flexibility into this rule and even allowed the users with TPM 1.2 to try out the Windows 11, though it required a few workarounds. While Microsoft did its job, there was one query still left in the user’s mind- how to check which version of TPM does my PC has or does it even has it in the first place?...

If this is your personal computer or you are the sole one using this PC, then this might be a cumbersome task in verifying your credibility every time when you wake your PC from sleep. So could we do something to prevent this behavior of the OS, apart from simply disabling the Sleep Mode (which will end up doing more harm than good)? Well, turns out there are a few nifty ways of preventing the computer from asking for the log-in password every time when it wakes up from sleep....

However, this method has a few caveats of its own. To begin with, sideloading from a third-party source is always a risky bet. Then on top of it, searching the exact same version that is currently installed on your device is no easy task in itself. All in all, directly extracting the APK of the app installed on our Android device seems to be the best route forward. And this guide shall make you aware of just that....

Moreover, if you already have a Prime membership for its shopping app, then you could carry forward all those benefits over to its streaming app as well. With such a plethora of benefits attached, its rise to fame seems to be a well-documented path. However, in spite of these goodies, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues. Do note that there’s no universal fix as such. You will have to try out each of the below-mentioned workarounds until one of them spells out success for you....

While we were busy counting the number of custom ROMs, a new one had already made its way. A relatively newer player in the market, Project 404 ROM has just made its way over to Poco F4. Based on AOSP, it offers a clean stock OS experience with just the right amount of features, including a few Pixel goodies as well. So without any further delay, let’s make you acquainted with the steps to install the Project 404 ROM on your Poco F4....