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Using a custom recovery, you could take a backup of all the partitions on your device and then restore it as and when required, via the Nandroid Backup feature. Along the same lines, you could easily flash all the ZIP and IMG files. This would then enable you to flash custom ROMs and mods. However, there’s always a cloud of uncertainty surrounding the flashing of the recoveries. Just a slight mistake while executing the Fastboot Command, and you could end up with a bootloop or even worse, a bricked device....

Likewise, some have now even incorporated their own custom recovery along with the ROM. So with such a long list of options at hand, users are generally spoilt for choices as to which one they should ultimately settle for. However, for the users who are looking for a clean, fresh, and stock OS experience, their priorities are all but set. They straightaway hop onto the Pixel Experience custom ROM. As is evident from its name, it gives your device a complete overhaul and makes it akin to a Pixel device....

So once you have unlocked the device’s bootloader, you have literally opened the floodgates to a plethora of customizations. These include the likes of flashing custom ROMs or installing a custom recovery like TWRP. However, gaining administrative privileges has always been the top-most priority for the end-users. And for that, they proceed to root their device via Magisk. This in turn could be carried out by two different approaches. The first one is by directly flashing the Magisk ZIP (which is now part of the Magisk App) via TWRP....

Be it for flashing custom ROMs such as Xiaomi EU ROM or a custom recovery like TWRP, you could get your hands on a plentitude of tweaks. Likewise, you also hgave the option to gain administrative privilges by rooting your device via Magisk. However, all these are just one side of the coin. On the flip side, these tweaks do bring in a few risks as well. If you flash an incorrect binary or the correct one to the incorrect partition, then you are inviting trouble....

Be it for flashing ROMs, trying out a custom recovery like TWRP, or gaining administrative access by rooting the device via Magisk, there’s a lot to try out. Moreover, these devices come with either Qualcomm or MediaTek as the underlying chipset. Those who have the latter might find it a little bit tough in fixing boot loop and brick in MTK devices are slightly complicated in comparison with its counterpart (Qualcomm)....

Not only are we talking about the icon packs, launchers, and themes, but the open-source ecosystem has a booming industry in custom development. There’s just one prerequisite that needs to be check marked- an unlocked bootloader. Once you do so, you have literally opened the floodgates to the plethora of modifications. These include the likes of flashing custom binaries, mods, and a plethora of tweaks as flashable ZIPs. However, sometimes they might s lead to unforeseen consequences for your device....

But thanks to the open-source nature of the OS, you could now welcome the twelfth OS build onto your device. The developers have ported the LineageOS 19, one of the most popular names in the custom ROM domain, onto the S7 Edge. So you are now guaranteed a decent level of customizations and feature set and at the same time, a stable ecosystem to work in. On that note, let’s now start off with the steps to install TWRP Recovery and then the Android 12 ROM onto your Galaxy S7 Edge device....

As of now, one of the most popular custom ROM has just made its way over to these devices, and that too based on the latest OS build. As a result of which, a clean stock OS experience with just the right amount of feature set is on the cards. So on that note, let’s make you aware of the steps to install LineageOS based on Android 13 on Mi 9 SE/Lite/CC 9....

And that’s not it. The tablet is also performing exceptionally well in custom development too. Be it for flashing custom ROMs, gaining administrative privileges by rooting it via Magisk patched boot.img.lz4, or trying out a plethora of mods, there’s a lot to look forward to. However, you wouldn’t be able to flash any of these tweaks unless you have a working custom recovery. So in this guide, we will show you the steps to install the TWRP Recovery on your Galaxy Tab S7/S7 Plus....

However, as of now, it seems to be giving a tough time to the end-users. Various users have voiced their concern that Microsoft Flight Simulator is having frequent FPS drops and lags during the entirety of the gameplay. Even the GPU usage tends to significantly reduce during that time frame, thereby resulting in even further performance issues. This problem first came to light after the release of the Sim Update 9....

As of now, numerous users have voiced their concern that the notifications are not working on their iPhones running iOS 16. While some are not receiving alert tones, others aren’t getting the prompts on their screen. In some instances, the notifications seem to go straight to the Notification Center and are completely hidden. Moreover, both the system and third-party apps are bugged with this issue. If we talk about the former one, then the likes of Alarm and Siri announcement notifications are not working....

Fortunately, there does exist a slew of nifty workarounds that shall help you fix the notifications not working issue on your Mac. Moreover, these fixes are applicable across all the versions of macOS and across both the MacBook as well as iMac. So on that note, let’s get started. How to Fix Notifications not working on Mac It is recommended that you try out each of the below-mentioned workarounds and then see which one spells out success for you....

As of now, various users have voiced their concern their Oculus Quest account or profile is not loading. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. All the games and apps are crashing, users are unable to access the shops and in most instances, their VR is stuck on the loading screen. Moreover, these issues are present across both versions of Oculus. So this begs an all-important question- how to rectify this issue?...

In this regard, a few users have recently voiced their opinion that their Pixel 7/Pro is charging extremely slowly. The device comes with a 5000mAH battery and as advertised, it should be charged 50% in 30 minutes. However, as of now, it seems to be a far-fetched reality, with some users reporting close to 4 hours for a full charge. If your device is also being charged at a snail’s pace, then this guide will make you aware of a few nifty workarounds to resolve this issue....

Not content with that, Google decided to roll out the December OTA update, which was enough to ruin the operating system and its UI/UX in every way possible. Device crashing to recovery mode, Bluetooth not working, inconsistent network, screen timeout not working, system UI not responding, and missing Vibrate Mode icon are just some of its after-effects. Unfortunately, this is proving to be a never-ending list with news bugs being added to it on a daily basis....

This is because a slew of complaints have already lined up regarding the plethora of bugs that this update has bought in with itself. One of them is the Volume related issues that various Pixel users are facing right after installing the June update. According to them, the volume gets automatically lowered and drops by around drops 20%-25%. In some instances, then it goes back to its original level, but in the majority of cases, users have to manually increase the volume....

Finally, all these IMG files will be flashed to their respective partitions. Your device will then boot to stock OxygenOS in its original state. It wouldn’t have custom recovery, mod installed nor will it be rooted. Along the same lines, you could use this guide to fix a boot-looped or soft-bricked OnePlus device. If there is one OEM that has made full use of Android’s ecosystem, it’s got to be OnePlus....

However, in spite of all the goodies attached, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues either. As of now, various users have voiced their concern that they are facing quite a few lags, stutters, and FPS issues in Sonic Origins on their PC. As far as the plausible reaodn behind this performance drop is concerned, it could be due to the Deunvo Anti-cheat. For the unaware, this anti-cheat system is notoriously infamous for hogging much of the background system resources, which in turn results in performance degradation for the app running in the foreground....

Add to it, the support for the EPUB and SWF formats, and there’s not much left to ask. However, in spite of all the goodies attached, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues. A slew of complaints are lined up across the Adobe Forum regarding the issue with the software’s text box field. Whenever users are interacting with the text box, be it for typing, editing, or copy/pasting, the text suddenly disappears....

There could be quite a few reasons for the same, one among them being the fact that your ISP might have blocked the URL corresponding to Google’s update servers. While chances of that are rare, but we are witnessing some reports of the same in recent years, so this reason cannot be neglected altogether. So this calls for two questions- how to verify if your Internet Service Provider has indeed blocked the Pixel Update URL and if that is the case, then how could you unlock/whitelist it on your own [without asking the ISP to get this job done]?...