Turns out, that wasn’t necessarily the case. While there was a somewhat increase in storage consumption by A/B devices than compared with A-only, it wasn’t anything worth documenting. However, with all that changes, many tech enthusiasts were keen to know how they could get hold of their Android device’s partition name, size, and location. If you are also in the same boat, then this guide shall help you out. Follow along for the complete instructions....

Apart from that, you could also use the ADB command to boot your device to Fastboot- which would then open the floodgates to plethora of customizations. In this regard, to establish a successful ADB connection between your device and PC, enabling USB Debugging and using the Android SDK Platform Tools are the two of the most important prerequisites. And in most cases, they are sufficient for executing the ADB commands....

Well, unless you take the route of custom development. Thanks to the MIUI Customizer Mode or more popularly known as CustoMIUIzer, you could welcome abode a plethora of new and intriguing features on your device. From system, to launcher, control, notification, gesture, and fingerprint, the possibilities stand endless [you could refer to its endless list of features here]. So without any further ado let’s show you the steps to install this module onto your device right away....

However, before you could welcome abode most of these tweaks onto your device, you will first have to gain administrative access, in other words, root your Xiaomi/Redmi/Poco device via Magisk Patched boot.img file. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that. So without further ado, let’s get started. Benefits and Risks of Rooting Xiaomi/Poco/Redmi Once you root your device by flashing the Magisk patched boot....

These include the likes of flashing a custom ROM, installing a custom recovery like TWRP or OrangeFox, or gaining administrative rights over your device. And it is the last one that seems to arouse curiosity in the minds of tech enthusiasts. Once you root your device, you not only gain access to the system partition but also opens the floodgates to the plethora of customizations. For example, you could now flash Substratum Themes, Xposed Framework, Magisk Modules, and the likes....

To unlock the device’s full potentiality, you will have to unlock its bootloader. Once you do so, you will be in a position to try out custom firmware such as LineageOS, install a custom recovery like TWRP, or flash tons of mods such as Magisk Modules, Xposed Framework, Substratum Themes, Viper4Android, and the likes. Likewise, you could also gain administrative access by rooting the device via Magisk. However, this is just one side of the coin....

However, to date, there didn’t exist any platform through which you could transfer files between the Google and Apple ecosystem. Up until now. Using a nifty open-source tool, you could easily transfer files from your Mac to your Android device via [unofficial] Nearby Share. So without further ado, let’s show you how to make full use of this functionality. How to transfer files between Android and Mac using Nearby Share Since this is an unofficial tool, you might have a few concerns, especially when it involves transferring all your important stuff....

8 GB RAM | 128 GB ROM |16.36 cm (6.44 inch) Full HD+ Display48MP + 13MP + 8MP + 2MP | 32MP + 8MP Dual Front Camera4100 mAh Li-ion BatteryQualcomm Snapdragon 675 AIE Processor Now that you are fully acquainted with the device’s specs, here are the steps to unlock the bootloader of Vivo V17 Pro. What is Bootloader? According to Google “A bootloader is a vendor-proprietary image responsible for bringing up the kernel on a device....

Now that they have been released, the hype seems to be all the more justified. With the latest octa-core Snapdragon 888/870 chipset coupled with up to 12GB of RAM, it has managed to tickmark most of the prerequisites when it comes to the performance domain. Likewise, it is no hidden secret that the devices from OnePlus are among the most active players in custom development. Be it for flashing custom binaries or tons of mods, there’s a lot to look forward to....

Or the extreme approach involves removing the currently installed version and installing the latest build. Well, there is a fourth method as well that some of you might not be aware of- you could easily update any app on your Windows 11 PC right from the Command Prompt itself. All that you need to do is execute a couple of commands and your task stands complete. Moreover, this method isn’t just limited to apps installed from Microsoft Store but is applicable across all third-party apps (granted that you have installed it via the Windows Package Manager)....

Moreover, the device is slated to get blessed with the latest OS build, but when will that happen is there for everyone to guess. However, you could now skip this waiting queue and welcome the thirteenth iteration of the OS onto your device right away. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that. Given here are the detailed steps to install LineageOS 20 based on Android 13 onto your Motorola Edge 30....

Fortunately, both these devices are still quite active players in custom development, thereby giving you a perfect platform to get away from the bloated ColorOS experience and welcome a clean stock OS. And there couldn’t have been a better opportunity at hand than by welcoming abode perhaps the most popular custom ROM to date. So on that note, let’s make you aware of the steps to install the LineageOS 20 ROM based on Android 13 on OnePlus 9/9 Pro....

Some of the noteworthy ones include the ability to edit, unsend, and unread Messages, customizations to the lock screen, revamped Live text and Focus Mode, and tons of under-the-hood changes. However, inspite of all the goodies attached, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues either. Numerous users have voiced their concern that the WiFi is not working on their iPhones right after updating it to iOS 16. For some, the network gets frequently connected and disconnect, others have reported extremely slow and intermittent speed and for some, the device isn’t even able to establish the wireless network connection in the first place....

However, the one that we are about to discuss is perhaps the most concerning of them all. As of now, numerous users have voiced their concern that they are facing screen flickering display issues on their iPhone 13 series after installing the iOS 16 update. Initially, they only noticed the occasional flickering of the screen with a slight green tint. However, this then turned into the dreaded rainbow screen of death....

And now there is more bad news coming up. One of the most popular scanning apps, CamScanner has been found with a Malware file integrated within it. Read on to know more. What is the Issue and How Were They Caught? Cam Scanner is among the most popular file scanning app which has been downloaded well over 100 million times. But cyber-security researchers at Kaspersky recently did a complete scan of this app and found it to be injected with malware....

Unfortunately, Motorola was quite late to this party. The extent of this late could be considered by the fact that the OEM has released the list of eligible devices after nearly 3-4 months of the Android 11 update. But even then, they have done half the job. The timeline doesn’t even have an expected release date for any of its devices. Considering the fact that most of its devices run the Android One OS, things don’t turn out to be good either....

However, in spite of all the goodies that it has to offer, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues either. As of now, numerous users have voiced their concern that they are facing a ‘corrupted save file’ issue in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. All their auto-save files have been corrupted and hence they are no longer able to load the game from the saved point. If you are also getting bugged by this issue, then this guide will help you rectify it....

Likewise, if you want to disable the NetBIOS [since it is notoriously infamous for hogging excessive system resources], then also you need to make changes to this file. In this regard, there are two different locations from where you could get hold of this file, namely ~/Library/Preferences/nsmb.conf [for a single user] and /etc/nsmb.conf [for all users]. Unfortunately, in my case [and many others], this file was missing from both the directories....

But on the flip side, it also gets bugged with quite a few issues at regular intervals. Recently, Nvidia rolled out the Experience update version 9.1 which broke many streaming apps like Netflix and Prime Video. While the dust regarding that bug was yet to settle down, a new one has already made its way, again thanks to the same buggy update. As of now, various users have voiced their concern that their Nvidia Shield TV CEC remote is not working after the version 9....

On the flip side though, a few bugs have also managed to creep in alongside this update. Among them, the most concerning one is the OBS broadcast crashing in v29.1 without any prompt or signs whatsoever. While some get an “Oops! OBS crashed” message, that doesn’t do any good whatsoever as the log file fails to get generated every time the software crash. So it becomes quite a challenging task to get to the root cause of this issue....