Along the same lines, there were also a few volume-related issues, such as the inability to control the volume when you are casting media from your device. This turned out to be a legal issue and would be settled in the next update (12.1). However, there’s now another volume issue that is causing a great deal of inconvenience to the end-users. According to various users across Google Support Forum, the vibrate icon is not appearing on their Pixel device’s status bar on Android 12....

While it was praised for its redesigned new look, the introduction of the Recommendation section (and more importantly the inability to remove it) infuriated quite a few users. However, that isn’t the only issue bugging the users. Few users have raised their concerns that they are unable to access the Start Menu. Others have said that it only appears for a second or two before going back to the shell....

But what if this service is itself bugged? Well, that is what many users have reported as of late. According to them, the Windows Update Service is either missing or not working. As a result of which, the update is stuck at 0% or at a pedign update. And it isn’t just related with the OS upgrades, it’s repercussions are being faced by system apps as well, such as the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 UWP Desktop Runtime....

Whereas the 7 Pro gives up to 23W reverse charging via any Qi-certified charger, the Pixel 7 could clock up to 20W. If we talk about reverse wireless charging, then they support up to 5W. However, it has already been documented in the past the struggle these Pixel devices had faced with wireless chargers ever since they got updated to Android 13. Moreover, since Pixel 7/Pro comes with Android 13 out of the box, don’t get surprised if you face a few roadblocks while trying to use the wireless charging....

Likewise, you could also sync your progress with your smartwatch and kee. track on various stats. However, as of now, it is proving to be easier said than done. Numerous users have voiced their concern that they are unable to sync Zwift with their Garmin Connect app. As a result of this, they are unable to get hold of their training, cycling, and health-related stats. As far as the culprit for this bug is concerned, it could be attributed to the server maintenance work that Zwift recently carried out as the bug came to light during this phase itself....

Issues such as its firmware update being stuck at 0% or its inability to work with 5GHz WiFi were yet to be settled, but we are already seeing a new entry to this list. Various users have voiced their concern across the Reddit Forum that their Chromecast gets disconnected as soon as they cast a YouTube video. If you are also getting bugged with this issue, then this guide shall help you out....

Using apps like Titanium or Swift backup, you could take a backup of all the partitions [Nandroid backup], app data, and even minute details like the calls logs and the recent apps screen. However, restoring data from such apps is causing an issue or two for some. In this regard, many users have voiced their concern that they are facing delayed notification issues on their Android devices after restoring a data backup from such sources....

All this would then translate to a smooth user experience. However, this functionality has also been known to conflict with the proper running of a few backend system services, such as dxgmms2.sys. You might also get an error message in such cases, which is usually along the lines of SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED or DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. So in all these scenarios, the best bet is to disable Hardware Acceleration on your Windows 11 PC....

With the second last update that it rolled out on August 5th, it bought in a few bugs along with itself, with the log-in issues being the most noticeable one. However, it then went on to release another update on August 10th, with raised hopes that the underlying sign-in issues would now be rectified. So users went to the Play Store and installed the update right away. Unfortunately, that update was miles as compared with its counterpart, when it came to the introduction of new bugs....

Be it for flashing ROMs, installing custom recoveries, or gaining administrative access by rooting the device via Magisk, there’s a lot to try out. However, each of these tweaks might bring in a few risks as well. Just a slight mistake in dealing with mods, and you might end up with a bricked or boot-looped device. Fortunately, there’s an easy way out. You could easily flash the stock firmware on your Infinix device via Infinix Flash Tool and bring your device back to life....

Some of its devices now support the display refresh rate all the way up to 90Hz. So recently I applied this setting to my Xiaomi device but the result wasn’t along the expected lines. The fluidity and UI smoothness that one associates with such a high refresh rate wasn’t consistent in nature. While sometimes it did look like the device using 90Hz, other times the performance was degraded back to 60Hz....

Set in the open-world environment, you could either roam freely and see what all Mexico has in store for you or get on with your competitive gear and show your prowess in the multiplayer races. However, it is proving to be easier said than done. Many users have voiced their concern that the Online Mode in Forza Horizon 5 is not working on their Windows 11 PC. If you are also in the same boat, then this guide will make you aware of a few nifty workarounds to rectify it....

So the journey with these flagship devices seems to be on a rough patch. But thanks to the open-source community, they always bring some impressive tweaks that are enough to leave the tech enthusiasts impressed. The latest addition to this domain is the ability to convert your T-Mobile OnePlus 9 to Global Firmware. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that. But before that, let’s make you aware of the benefits involved in carrying out this conversion....

The benefits of this recovery stand aplenty. For example, you could easily flash ZIP and IMG files, create and restore Nandroid backups, mount external devices, and carry out other advanced functionalities. While some of these functionalities could be carried out without TWRP Recovery as well, but that requires way too much effort. Hence getting hold of the TWRP Recovery for your device is the top-most requirement, However, this recovery isn’t yet available for every Android device....

In this regard, it recently began testing a rather debatable feature wherein users will be able to get hold of the segment of the video which has been watched the maximum number of times. This will be possible just by looking at the spike in the playback seek graph. The ideology behind this feature’s introduction was simple- the users wouldn’t have to watch the entire video but could instead jump over to the most viewed segment and grasp hold of the gist of the entire video from that segment....

Not to mention the fact that these devices will be among the first in line to get blessed with the latest OS upgrades. Apart from that, all three Pixel 6A/6/Pro support 5G out of the box, however, some users have voiced their concern that they are unable to enable it. If you are also in the same boat, then this guide will make you aware of two different methods to rectify this “issue”....

Even though the OEM has baked in this feature but some of you might not be able to access it. Well, not using the generic approach. But there exists a slew of nifty workarounds using which you could enable Call Recorder on your OnePlus 11. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that. So without further ado, let’s get started. How to Enable Call Recorder on OnePlus 11 There are eight different methods of carrying out the aforementioned task, some require root whereas others are non-root [method 2 comes with the highest success rate]....

Nevertheless, the fact that these devices come with an underlying Qualcomm chipset is enough to a high degree of optimism that most of the brick or bootloop issues could easily be rectified from our end. Then taking into account the MSM Download Tool as well as the OPS firmware, and you could easily fix most of the device-related issues. However, there have been a few instances when a general user, who hasn’t tried out any such tweak, complains that their device has ended up in the Crash Dump Mode....

Right from the basic tasks of booting the device to Fastboot or Recovery, to the technical ones involving the flashing of custom binaries, there’s a lot that these commands are capable of doing. However, at the same time, they aren’t free from their fair share of issues either. There are quite a few errors that bug this ecosystem from time to time. In this regard, the inability to find the required directory seems to be among the most common issues....

One of the biggest perks is its cross-device functionality that allows you to access any media file across all the devices signed in with the same ID. Likewise, it also managed to attract many users due to its ‘free’ 15GB Original Quality and Unlimited High-Quality media upload feature (which unfortunately is now going away). However, in spite of all the goodies attached, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues....