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The latest offering from OnePlus has added three impressive additions to its eight generations. While there are a few eyebrows raised due to the look and feel of the latest OxygenOS skin (proximity to OneUI 3.0???), yet when it comes to custom development, it’s still the same big player in this domain. Right from unlocking the bootloader to flashing custom ROMs, there’s a lot to try out. Along the same lines, you could replace the device stock recovery with a custom one like TWRP....

The open-source nature of Android beholds a plethora of customizations. To begin with, you could unlock the device’s bootloader, install custom ROMs like Pixel Experience, AOSP, etc and install a custom recovery like TWRP, LinegeageOS among others. Along the same lines, you could even gain administrative rights or access to the system partition. The latter is also known as rooting a device. Earlier SuperSU was the preferred tool to root your device....

Be it for flashing custom ROMs or installing custom recoveries, there’s a lot to try out. Along the same lines, you could also gain access to the system partition by rooting your device via Magisk. This in turn could be done via two different methods- by flashing the Magisk App via TWRP or flashing the Magisk patched boot.img via Fastboot Commands. And in this guide, we will be taking the latter approach....

The Android ecosystem, thanks to its open-source nature, allows you to carry out a plethora of tweaks. For the starters, users are likely to try out tons of themes, icon packs, font styles, custom launchers, and other related things. And for the tech enthusiast, they take it a step further. By unlocking the bootloader of their device, they are able to flash an altogether new OS based on Android on their devices....

Consider this- the Moto X4 was launched with Android 7 out of the box and got its fair share of two OS upgrades with Pie being the last one. However, thanks to one of the most popular custom ROMs out there, you could now enjoy the latest stable iteration of the Android build. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that. Given here are the detailed steps to install LineageOS 19 based on Android 12 onto your Moto X4....

So here’s what happened. Recently a few users voiced their concern that they are seeing their PDF files as a Chrome HTML document. As a result of which, all their PDF files were being opened in the browser, as opposed to their default PDF viewer app. So the issue was right in front of us- the default PDF viewer app has been changed to Google Chrome. As far as the reason for the same goes, it was attributed to the fact that the users might themselves have made their change, either intentionally or unintentionally....

In this regard, users are voicing their concern even to this date that the Pinch to Zoom feature is not working on their Pixel 4A. As a result of this, users are unable to zoom across any content or app- whether it’s photos, text, email, web browsers, Google Maps, or camera. The issue first came to light when the device received the January 2021 security patch update and was running Android 11....

What isn’t is the fact that the game gets bugged with an issue or two at regular intervals. Recently numerous complaints were lined up regarding the mute functionality not working along the expected lines. While the dust surrounding that issue was yet to settle, a new one has already made its way. Various users have now voiced their concern that Rainbow Six Siege has been plagued with numerous audio bugs....

If it qualifies for your region, you could directly use that file and head over to the patching instructions. Otherwise, we will also list out the step by step instructions to extract and patch the boot.img file. You may refer to those steps too. Just to be on the safer side, we would recommend you to go with the latter one, i.e manual extraction. This will make sure that there isn’t any firmware version conflict....

Many users have voiced their concern that they are getting a “sqlplus is not recognized as Internal or External command” error when trying to execute a command in the CMD window. So why is this happening? Well, it’s just because the Oracle installation directory has not been added to the Windows environmental variable path. As a result of which, the system is unable to acknowledge either SQL or its associated commands....

Be it for flashing custom ROMs, installing a custom recovery, trying out a custom kernel, or gaining administrative privileges by rooting your device via Magisk, there’s a slew of intriguing things to welcome abode. However, this is just one side of the coin. Trying out these tweaks might also bring in uninvited guests. Just a slight deviation and your device might end up in a bootloop or softbrick state. Well, even then you could easily unbrick your Motorola Edge X30 via Fastboot commands....

Whether it is for unlocking the bootloader on the Redmi Note 10 series or rooting the Redmi Note 10/Pro/Max via magisk without TWRP, there’s a lot that you could try out. All this straightaway translates to your ability to install a plethora of mods. These include the likes of Xposed Framework, Magisk Modules, and Substratum Themes. However, this is just one side of the coin. If you end up flashing an incorrect binary or flash the correct file to the incorrect partition, then you’re inviting trouble....

The likes of revamped Start Menu and Settings page, tweaks to the Taskbar, and the new Context Menu have managed to grab most of the limelight (while not exactly for all the right reason, but let’s keep that discussion for another day). However, for some users, these UI/UX tweaks are giving them unwanted tension. A slew of complaints has lined up regarding the constant screen flickering and lagging issues. Just to reiterate, users have said that there are no hardware issues with the display....

Among all this, it’s their smart camera that has managed to push this company to the pinnacle of success. However, in spite of all the goodies, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues either. Over the past few months, many users have voiced their concern that they are getting Error Code 90 in their Wyze Camera. As a result of which, the camera goes into the offline mode or is bricked, with a red blinking LED light being the indication for the same....

Along with that, you could also change System Configuration, enable Virtualization Technology, change the boot order and tweak various hardware settings (such as those related to USB ports, webcam, or the hard drives) via the BIOS. Likewise, you could also overclock or underclock the CPU or change the iGPU and dGPU settings. However, all these tweaks are quite risky and might lead to a few issues. If not done correctly, then it could even prevent the OS from booting up....

And that is something that all our readers would agree with. However, the OS giants don’t seem to strictly follow this notion. While they still don’t show third-party ads, but they occasionally bug us with their own service recommendations and promotions. Be it the notifications, Taskbar, or even the Start Menu, you would find the recommendation to their products in all these places. While they aren’t aggressively sent to us nor are they intrusive in nature, but they still shouldn’t be there in the first place....

Apart from that, many users have also reported that they are no longer able to unlock their car via their phone’s Bluetooth. While this is not as concerning as the issue that we just discussed above, but it is definitely quite infuriating and troublesome, to say the least. This bug was first reported way back when Android 13 was still in the beta stage and has since made its way over to the stable build as well....

However, as of now, this feature isn’t working along the expected lines in the landscape mode. Numerous users have voiced their concern that YouTube videos are no longer auto-rotating when played in full screen. So when you play a video and click on the full-screen button, the video will auto-rotate once in the clockwise direction and that’s just about it. When you rotate your device 180 degrees, the video will no longer rotate now....

As of now, various Bloodhunt users have voiced their concern that they are getting stuck in an infinite loading screen. This mostly tends to happen when they lose a game and tries to go back to the main lobby. Moreover, this issue is imminent across both the PC and PS5 versions of this game. If you are also getting bugged with this issue, then this guide will make you aware of a nifty workaround to resolve this bug....

However, inspite of all the goodies attached, you might occasionally come across a few bugs and issues as well. Among them, it’s the inability to pair your device via Bluetooth that could prove to be quite an infuriating experience. Be it for your earbuds, headphones, smartwatch, or your PC, this issue could encompass any of these devices. This in turn will result in your smartphone’s incapability to establish a successful connection with said devices....