These include the likes of a new widget selection menu, Privayx Dashboard, improvements to the camera app design and to top it all off, you get the new Material You UI coupled with Wallpaper based theming engine. For the unaware, this feature automatically picks up the major color from the currently applied wallpaper and then applies the same throughout various OS components such as the Settings Menu, Notification, and Quick Setting toggles among others....

If we turn our attention towards custom development, then there are a plethora of tweaks to welcome abode. Among them, it’s the ability to gain administrative access by rooting the device via Magisk that has always been at the top of the priority queue for many. However, it comes with its fair share of downsides as well, the primary among which is the failing of SafetyNet. As a result of which, you wouldn’t be able to use banking and payment apps or try put games like Pokemon Go....

However, in spite of the tons of availability, it is the one from Google that has managed to create a rich fanbase for itself. The default launcher for the Pixel devices created quite a buzz with the Pixel 1 and the hype is yet to settle down. Many users have already switched from their default OEM launcher to this offering from the Silicon Valley giants. However, this adoption hasn’t been without its fair share of issues....

At the time of writing, various users have voiced their concern that their Plex server is stuck at scanning libraries. While sometimes users are able to press the Cancel button to stop the scan, in other instances, it’s much worse and they have to instead restart the server. Upon a restart, the issue does go away but only to come back later after a few hours or even minutes in some instances....

Be it for flashing custom ROMs, installing a custom recovery like TWRP, or gaining administrative privileges by rooting the device via Magisk, there’s a lot to try out. However, before you could carry out any of these tweaks, you will have to unlock the device’s bootloader. And doing so brings in quite a few caveats as well. One among them is the warning message that pops up every time your device boots up....

However, keeping all that stuff aside, the service is once again in the news, and again not for the reason that it would have liked. As of now, various iPhone users have voiced their concern that they are getting false persistent notification alerts on the iOS Twitter app. In reality, there are no new notifications, but the app is constantly bugging them with a prompt that they have received a notification....

However, there exists another niche segment of users who like to explore the full potential of their devices. This latter group, though small in numbers, are the tech enthusiasts. They unlock the device’s bootloader, try out tons of custom ROMs, install a custom recovery such as TWRP, and gain access to the system partition by rooting it via Magisk [using TWRP or without TWRP, by patching stock boot.img]. However, there is still one string common in both these groups....

However, in spite of all the goodies attached, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues either. Various users have voiced their concerns that the PowerShell window is popping up randomly on their PC. This is resulting in a great deal of inconvenience to the end-users as the window tends to disrupt their normal workflow. If you are also in the same boat, then this guide will make you aware of a few nifty workarounds that will help you resolve this issue....

You may then reply accordingly by clicking on the YES or NO button. However, that is proving to be easier said than done for some users. They have voiced their concern that the Yes button is missing in the User Account Control pop-up on their Windows PC. If you are also getting bugged with this issue, then this guide shall help you out. In this tutorial, we will show you two different methods to rectify this issue once and for all....

Of the many important features that it includes, three will be discussed here- the “ADB Sideload”, “ADB Push” and the “Mount” option. Whereas ADB Push and the Mount Option perform similar functions, ADB Sideload does a more useful functionality. Let’s have a look at each one of them in detail. But first, make sure to carry out all the steps mentioned in the “Prerequisites” as well as the “TWRP Prerequisites” sections below....

To keep all these changes up and running in the most efficient manner, Windows rolls out software updates at regular intervals. All these updates might not bring in new goodies, some of them will be aimed at improving the security to enhance the overall performance of the OS. But one thing stands firm- you should definitely install these updates onto your system as and when they get available. However, it is proving to be easier said than done for some users on the latest OS....

However, in spite of all the goodies attaches, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues either. At the time of writing, various users have voiced their concerns that they are unable to enable the High Dynamic Range in the game after it got blessed with update version 4.0. The option to enable the HDR in Battlefield 2042 on their PS5 console is greyed out. Likewise, some PS4 users have also reported the same complaint....

In this guide, we will show you the steps to bypass the 168 hours waiting time for the Xiaomi Bootloader Unlocking process. Every OEM ships its device with a locked bootloader. The idea on their part is quite simple- they only want the users to try out the stock firmware that they have provided. But, even then, they leave a small window of opportunity open for the tech enthusiasts who could bypass this limitation and try out their preferred tweaks....

While the Zoom in shortcut issue is yet to be addressed, a new one has already made its way. As of now, various users have voiced their concern that they are unable to load any file type across any websites via Chrome on their Mac, in particular Mac M1. Literally, nothing happens when users click on the camera/paperclip/add file button. There’s no error message or browser crashing either, it’s just that the upload button has become unresponsive on Chrome....

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....

Right from the UI changes to the taskbar now occupying the central position, the changes are there for everyone to see. However, even though the OS is now official, it is yet to be made available for download from the Microsoft Site. But if you are among the tech enthusiasts, then you could install Windows 11 on a Virtual Machine such as VMWare right away. Along the same lines, you may also mount the Windows 11 ISO in the USB Flash Drive using the Rufus tool....

For example, if you are chatting with someone, then the rate would drop down to 48hz and while playing a graphics-intensive game, it might shoot all the way up to 120hz. This adaptive mode is quite handy as it negates the need for manually switching to low/high rates and this in turn also ends up saving some battery juice. Talking about which, you might have to bid adieu to most of these functionalities if the Battery Saving Mode is enabled on your device....

Numerous Ventura users have voiced their concern that whenever they save changes to an Excel file located in an SMB network location, they are greeted with the following error message: “The document was saved successfully, but Excel cannot re-open it because of a sharing violation. Please Close the document and try to open it again”. When they try to reopen that Excel file, it gives out another error, namely: “This file is locked for editing”....

To begin with, if you prefer to root your device without using TWRP, then you would need to patch and flash the stock boot.img file. And for that, you need to extract the stock boot.img from the firmware file. Likewise, if your device gets soft-bricked or stuck in bootloop, then you could bring it back to life by flashing individual partition files of the stock firmware via Fastboot Commands. All in all, there could be quite a few reasons why one would need to carry out the extraction....

As far as the latter is concerned, Google Wallet was one such service that has been buried for ages and its counterpart Google Pay is enjoying all the freedoms in the world. However, it seems there’s now a role reversal and Pay might the one to take a rest. For the unaware, Google Pay has now been replaced with Google Wallet in most countries, whereas in some countries like USA and Singapore, both these services would co-exist [who doesn’t love confusion after all!...