However, if we keep our attention on these icons, then there exist a plethora of modifications that you could carry out in this latest OS build. The biggest of which is the Themed Icons feature that tweaks the icon styles and at the same time assigns it the color of the wallpaper (more on that later). However, even though the Silicon Valley giants have added such a long list of UI tweaks for the icons, there’s seems to be one major aspect missing- the ability to change the icon shapes in Android 12....

You do not have the option to choose any other value of your choice. But why would anyone want to do so? Well, there could be a plethora of reasons for the same. For example, rather than adopting 60Hz as the minimum value, you could further take it down to 10-20Hz, which will in turn result in a considerable amount of battery being saved. Then there are some users who wish to manually cap the limit to a value of their choice....

So if you don’t want to step into this cluttered ecosystem, then you have the option of creating shortcuts of various Settings menu items on your Windows 11. You could then use these shortcut commands, also known as Uniform Resource Identifier, in the Command prompt, Run dialog box, or File Explorer address bar and directly gain access to that setting. So without any further ado, let’s show you how this could be carried out....

While some of them might be useful, a plethora of them are not. To make matter worse, only a handful of these pre-installed apps come with an Uninstall option. So what about the rest of the apps, how could they be removed? Well, with the help of ADB Commands, you could easily debloat and remove bloatware from your Galaxy Watch 5/Pro. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that....

However, some users are currently getting bugged with the “Your Windows license will expire soon error” message on their Windows 11 PC. The point is they are already aware of their PC’s Windows expiry date and doesn’t want to get constantly notified of the same. If you are also on the same page and wish to disable the Windows 11 license check, then this guide is here to help you out....

However, for some strange reason, it had been removed from the latest OS build. But after a long wait, the Redmond giant has re-introduced this functionality, however, it might still take some time before it ultimately lands on your PC. With that said, there does exist a nifty workaround that shall help you enable the Taskbar overflow on your Windows 11 PC right away. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that....

On the other hand, the Solid State Drives or SSDs store data on flash memory. Likewise, Non-Volatile Memory Express is also an SSD but instead of a cable, it uses M.2 form factor to connect to the motherboard. Moreover, they also use the PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) interface, and hence they are technically known as NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD. However, do keep in mind that if you only hear the term SSD, then it would be pointing to the SATA SSD and not the NVMe one....

Everything is all well and good up to the point of patching the stock boot.img via Magisk. However, once you proceed to flash this file on your device via Fastboot Commands, you will instead get this error message. As a result, your device stands unrooted. Furthermore, this issue isn’t just related to flashing the magisk_patched.img file. Some users are also facing this issue just by flashing the stock boot.img file as well....

The users are already aware of both these facts and hence these factors don’t have a major role to play in their purchasing decision. However the OEM, as of late, is becoming slightly sluggish in addressing various device-issue. The newer versions of the Redmi and Poco series getting bugged with a plethora of issues and bugs, and it takes nearly ages before they are fixed. However, not all issues are given the same weightage....

And to effectively carry out these customizations, one of the major prerequisites requires you to have a custom recovery like TWRP. Granted there exist a few tips that don’t require TWRP (like rooting your device without TWRP), but for countless others, TWRP is a must. Well, even the things that could be carried out without TWRP are now being done via this custom recovery as well. For example, you could easily flash the GSI build via fastboot commands, but we all know how messy it is if we choose this route....

On the other hand, most of the beta features are expected to make it to the end of the day. In the initial phase, Dev was the only build available, so whatever features it was being blessed with were the only ones tied to a specific release. But now that the Beta builds are live, Microsoft will soon start delivering prerelease (standalone developer) builds again. And once your PC starts receiving these pre-release builds, then it would be quite a challenging task in moving over to the Beta version....

Well, since Hyper-V is baked into the system, it gives you a much more optimized and efficient platform to test out the guest OS. Regarding which, you could run Windows, Ubuntu, and a bunch of other Linux distros in its ecosystem. However, by default, Hyper-V is only available for the Pro, Education, and Enterprise edition of Windows and isn’t included in the Home edition of Windows. But fret not. In this guide, we will show you a nifty method to install and enable Hyper-V on the Windows 11 Home edition as well....

Since the device is Project Treble compatible, you could easily welcome abode some of the most popular ROMs onto your device. If there has been ever a ROM that needs no introduction of any sort, it has to be the offering from Lineage. It has time and again proved itself to be the absolute best in the modding community. So on that note, let’s make you aware of the steps to install the LineageOS ROM on your Xiaomi 13 Pro....

Whereas on one hand, other devices aren’t even able to get hold of TWRP, on the other hand, the likes of Poco and Redmi series are split for choice. Not only do we have official support for TWRP, but we also have the luxuries to choose one of their forked versions as well, such as OrangeFox and PBRB. And in this guide, we will be focusing on the latter. So without further ado, let’s get started with the steps to install the Pitch Black Recovery Project on Poco F4....

Once you unlock the device’s bootloader, you will be in a position to flash a custom ROM or gain administrative privileges by rooting your device via Magisk. However, whenever it comes to flashing, you wouldn’t be able to do so via stock recovery and would have to instead rely on a custom recovery. In this regard, there’s no better name in this domain than TWRP. And in this guide, we will show how to welcome that recovery onto your device....

While most Samsung devices come with an Exynos chipset, it yet still manages to have decent support for custom development. No doubt it has a few extra complications in the form of Prenormal RMM State, DEFEX, and VaultKeeper. But still, developers have managed to build quite a few custom binaries for this OEM. Once you unlock the device’s bootloader, you have literally opened the floodgates to a plethora of customizations....

But as soon as you enable VPN on your Android device, there will be a constant reminder of the same via an icon in the notification panel as well as the “this device is connected to the internet through VPN” message in the Quick Settings region. This message will remain for the entirety of the time you are using a VPN. While it does give you an indication, for some, this persistent alert tends to disrupt their normal workflow....

These include the likes of LSposed, Xpsoed, and a slew of Magisk Modules. But before you could carry out any of these tweaks, there’s an important prerequisite that you need to checkmark off the list- you’ll have to root your device Android 13 device via Magisk Patched init_boot/boot.img file. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that. So without further ado, let’s get started....

In this regard, the latter approach has now been adopted by many due to the complications involved in developing a custom recovery with Android 12 and above devices. However, if your device still has custom recovery, then using it to root your device is a no-brainer. This is because rooting without a custom recovery requires you to download the complete firmware [which could be anywhere between 2GB to 5GB in size], patch it via Magisk, and then flash it via Fastboot Commands....

One major reason for the same is the slew of intriguing features that it beholds, most of which you might no longer find any other custom ROMs available today [just have a look at its crDroid Settings menu and OPlus Extra sections]. With that said, you could further expand its capability and welcome abode a plentitude of additional tweaks by rooting the crDroid ROM via Magisk. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that....