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What is Bootloader? According to Google “A bootloader is a vendor-proprietary image responsible for bringing up the kernel on a device. It guards the device state and is responsible for initializing the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) and binding its root of trust”. Confused? So am I! let us leave all this aside. In simpler terms, a Bootloader is a software that runs every time your phone boots (start). It contains a set of instructions that tells the device which program to load at what instance....

First off, the data is being transferred in an encrypted and secure manner. Moreover, these data exchanges are taking place in an anonymous environment, i.e. your actual IP Address remains hidden, and instead, it will be disguised with a random one. Another pretty nifty perk of a VPN is the ability to access geo-restricted contents and for many users, this is the major reason why they opt for a virtual network in the first place....

In this regard, a bunch of users have voiced their concern that they are hearing a weird sound effect when opening any menu item in Ventura System Settings. Since the frequency and magnitude of this issue isn’t of astronomical proportion, plus the fact that only a selected few were affected by this bug, all this pointed towards an issue with a third-party app rather than the OS itself. And that is indeed the case....

As of now, a slew of complaints are lined up wherein users have voiced their concern that the app crashes as soon as they try to open it. This started happening after the users had updated the app to the latest build version 11.3. In this regard, they have already tried the basic workarounds of reinstalling the app and updating the graphics drivers, but to no avail. With that said, there does exist a nifty method that will help you fix the Adobe Lightroom crashing on the startup screen....

Similarly, the Spotlight search also takes ages to find a file or in some instances returns empty-handed. This is because that data isn’t in Spotlight’s index to work with. With that said, there does exist a few nifty methods through which you could easily search files on a mounted NAS drive. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that. Follow along. Fix Cannot search files on mounted NAS Drive It is recommended that you try out each of the below-mentioned workarounds and then see which one spells out success for you....

Once you turn it on, it will automatically scan, filter, and prevent search results, sites, and images that might be inappropriate, potentially offensive, NSFW, violent, or along the same lines. And let’s give credit where it’s due- this feature from the Silicon Valley giants does its job quite efficiently. However, there’s just one caveat- sometimes it tends to get over-protective and ends up blocking results that might not be offensive for an adult viewer....

While the dust surrounding the graphics settings being reset was yet to settle down, a new and similar bug has already made its way. As of now, numerous users have voiced their concern that their keybind is getting reset in COD Modern Warfare 2 without any manual intervention from their end. This is happening randomly and in every game mode, especially during co-op missions. If you are also getting bugged by this issue, then this guide will help you out....

Xiaomi devices come with a Storage Space feature that lets you know how much of the storage space is being consumed by photos, videos, APKs, documents, etc. Likewise, it also shows the Other section, which encompasses all the other file types. However, it is this section that is being a cause of concern for a lot of users. Users aren’t able to identify the files that are occupying so much storage under this Others category....

Along the same lines, you are guaranteed three years of software upgrades. Not to mention the fact that you are getting among the best camera quality in the smartphone industry. To extend it even further, these devices are among the most active players in custom development. From flashing a plethora of mods to trying out custom binaries such as Custom ROMs and recoveries, there’s a lot to try out. However, these tweaks might prove to be a little bit risky as well....

However, for the past couple of months, these devices seem to be testing the loyalty of the users by refusing to fix the underlying bugs. As of now, these devices are getting bugged with a pretty infuriating issue wherein they tend to stop their response midway. This has resulted in some weird scenarios such as when a user asked the temperature and the device ended up midway in six degrees when in reality it had to say sixteen degrees celsius....

The latter one requires you to get the stock boot.img file, patch it via Magisk, and flash it via Fastboot Commands. While the second method is a slightly longer one but is mostly the preferred one for many users. This is because not every Sony device has a working TWRP Recovery. Moreover, there are quite a few complexities involved in using a custom recovery. However, nowadays OEMs don’t provide the stock firmware files in a ZIP format....

However, for the past year or so, it’s been functioning rather abruptly. It gets automatically enabled for many users all of a sudden, without any manual intervention from their end. What is even more concerning is the fact that they cannot even disable it. And if someone manages to do so after 10-15 tries, it gets automatically enabled the next time. No doubt it is quite an infuriating issue, to say the least....

Destiny 2 FPS/Frame Drops Keep Getting Worse And the PC users are not able to extract the game’s full potentiality, with the frequent frame drops having literally made the game unplayable. Having top of the end graphics card, or even the game being installed on the NVMe or SATA SSD does no good either. What’s even worse is the fact that the FPS drops are getting worse with every update. During the initial phase, the FPS Drop was only limited to the Tangled Shore....

Unfortunately, both came and went by but there was still no hint of 5G support anywhere. After waiting for the entirety of December, Google announced that the 5G rollout has been delayed and is now slated for the first quarter of 2023, which could mean anywhere till the month of March. That could prove to be quite a long wait time for some of the users. If you are also in the same boat, then this guide will show you the steps to force enable Jio and Airtel 5G on your Pixel 6A/7/Pro right away....

This is only about to grow with each new addition to this family. In this regard, the X3 has already caught the attention of the masses. Not only for its impressive features but it is also proving to be quite a popular name in the custom development domain as well. The perfect example of it is the fact that it has already been blessed with the latest OS build. You could now install the Android 12 AOSP ROM onto your Poco X3 device....

But why are we talking about all this in the past tense? Well, this is because OnePlus would no longer be supporting the stock OxygenOS. Rather it has now adopted Oppo’s ColorOS as the underlying OS scheme. The hints for the same were already there considering how the former was bringing in devices that were nearly a carbon copy of Oppo. But even then, it doesn’t change the fact that hardly anyone would welcome this change (we aren’t exaggerating any facts)....

In the current state, Chrome OS Flex is still in the developer preview. So a few bugs and issues are along the expected lines. And that was indeed the case in my testing. WiFi not working, apps crashing, and there were some issues with the mouse and keyboard occasionally as well. However, the biggest catch was the fact that I had to format all my drives and not only the one where I was installing the OS!...

But if you paused the Windows update or haven’t installed it for quite some time, then the certificate might reach the end of its shell life pretty soon. And once it expires, the associated apps and programs wouldn’t be able to function along the expected lines. Even the web browser might constantly throw in the expired certificate prompts and prevent you from accessing the required website. To rectify these issues, you should update the existing (and about to expire) certificates or install the new ones on your Windows 11 PC....

Samsung M series boasts of quite a few noteworthy ones, and most of them belong to the budget segment. While this segment is already saturated with tons of offerings from various OEMs, yet Samsung seems to have created a niche segment for itself. The reason for the same is there for everyone to see. Power-packed devices without burning a hole in your pockets, well what else could a buyer ask....

Each of the images has been curated from different sources and belongs to a varied set of domains. If you like any of these images, then you will further be blessed with images from that category as well. And more often than not, the images come out to be quite impressive, to say the least. So if you wish to save it, your first course of action might be to copy it over to the clipboard via the Print Screen key and then save it using a photo editor app (even Paint will do)....