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Google Docs & Drive Synchronization Error on Android [Fix] In this guide, we will show you the steps to fix the Google Docs & Drive Synchronization error on your Android device. When it comes to online word processor tools, then it is the offering from the Search Engine giant that has occupied the top-most position in the pecking order. Moreover, all the new files that you create or changes you make to those files are saved over to your Google Drive account....

Google Earth Blurry Image and Small Text Size [Fixed] In this guide, we will show you a couple of methods to fix the Google Earth blurry image and small text size issue on Windows. Providing 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery, there couldn’t be a better and more accurate player than the offering from the Silicon Valley giant. However, in spite of all the goodies that it has to offer, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues either....

How to Change DNS Server Address in Windows 11 In this guide, we will show you the steps to change the DNS Server Address in Windows 11. When you want to open a particular website, you just need to type in the associated domain name, such as google.com. However, the web browser doesn’t deal with these plain text formats, rather it requires the unique IP address that is linked to that site, such as 192....

How to Change the Mouse Scrolling Direction in Windows 11 This guide will show you the steps to change the mouse scrolling direction on your Windows 11 PC. There exist quite a few mouse and cursor-related tweaks that you modify as per your liking. These include the likes of gestures and interactions, taps, cursor speed, and changes related to vertical and horizontal scrolling, among others. Likewise, you could also change the scrolling direction of the touchpad by heading over to Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad > Gestures & interaction > Scroll & zoom > Scrolling direction....

How to Change the Search Engine for Search Bar on Android In this guide, we will show you the steps to change the search engine for the search bar on your Android device. Many Android phones have a search bar at the bottom of the home screen and at the top of the app drawer. And there’s no brownie points in guessing which search engine it uses [yes, it’s the one from the Silicon Valley giant]....

How to Deactivate your Threads Account In this guide, we will show you the steps to deactivate your Threads account. There has been a new entry to the Metaverse and it’s Instagram’s micro-blogging app which acts as a direct competitor to Twitter. Ever since Elon Musk took over the charge, it’s no hidden secret that Twitter has taken a turn for the worse. So the writing was on the walls that users were eagerly awaiting to jump ships over to a new competitor as soon as possible....

How to Disable a Keyboard Key in Windows 11 In this guide, we will show you the steps to disable a key on your keyboard in Windows 11. There could be quite a few reasons why you might need to carry out the said task. One of the most common use case scenarios of this tweak is when the key refuses to function along the expected lines. Well, I cannot really put into words the infuriation I recently went through when the Enter key was stuck in the keyboard and it was continuously performing its action....

How to Disable Automatic Updates on OnePlus [5 Methods] There can be quite a few reasons why you would want to disable automatic updates on your OnePlus device. For instance, some users first go through the feedback of other users who have installed the update, and if it turns out to be free from performance, stability, and battery-related issues, they proceed to manually install it. Likewise, if you have rooted your device by patching and flashing patched boot/init_boot, then the update will replace the patched file with the stock one, thereby removing root from your device and nullifying all the modules as well....

How to Disable Recommended Websites on Start Menu In this guide, we will show you the steps to disable Recommended Websites on Start Menu on your Windows 11 PC. The OS from the Redmond giant has slowly but surely started bloating the system with tons of unnecessary stuff. One among them is its tendency to cramp up the Start menu with crappy websites that literally no one had asked for in the first place....

How to Disable Samsung Pass In this guide, we will show you the steps to disable Samsung Pass. This offering from the South Korean giant provides secure access to various services through biometric authentication. Apart from saving all your passwords and passkeys, it allows you to easily have access to those services via biometrics such as fingerprint and face recognition, thereby negating the need to manually type in your passwords....

How to Downgrade a System/User App on Android [Video] In this guide, we will show you the steps to downgrade the system and user apps on your Android device. The developers roll out updates to their apps at regular intervals. These are mostly aimed at enhancing the app’s security, improving its performance, adding a few new features, and ironing out the underlying bugs. However, sometimes things might not go according to the plan....

How to Enable Developer Options on Xiaomi HyperOS In this guide, we will show you the steps to enable Developer Options on your Xiaomi device running HyperOS. If you own a Xiaomi device and haven’t been living under a rock for the past few months, then you might very well be aware of the fact that Xiaomi has made a transition from the MIUI over to its new underlying OS skin titled HyperOS....

How to Enable Gemini in Google Messages In this guide, we will list the steps to enable Gemini in Google Messages. The messaging app from the Silicon Valley giant has been blessed with a plethora of noteworthy and nifty tweaks in the last couple of months. Whether it’s the Smart Reply, Nudges, or the Animated Emojis, it has a lot to brag about in its arsenal. And now, it has just received one of the most hyped-about features to date- the integration of Google’s AI....

How to Extend 10 Day Windows 11 RollBack/Downgrade Period In this guide, we will show you the steps to extend the 10 day Windows 11 rollback/downgrade period. Microsoft recently unveiled its latest iteration of the OS. It is an Insider Preview and you might have to go through a few rough edges, but that hasn’t dented the curiosity of the tech enthusiasts from trying it out. There are a plethora of new and noteworthy features this time around that has caught the attention of the masses....

How to Fix Auto Dimming issues in LG OLED Smart TV In this guide, we will show you the steps to fix the auto-dimming issues in LG OLED Smart TVs. The offerings from LG have always occupied one of the top positions in the OLED TVs domain. However, as of late, users having numerous models of these TVs are concerned about one particular issue – auto-dimming. Their display keeps dimming and brightening, even when HDR is disabled....

How to Fix FAILED (Status read failed (No such device)) In this guide, we will show you various methods to fix the FAILED (Status read failed (No such device)) error message. ADB and Fastboot Commands are the most powerful tools that a tech enthusiast can have in their arsenal. From booting to various modes like Fastboot, FastbootD, and recovery (custom/stock) to flashing numerous partition IMG and BIN files, the possibilities stand endless....

How to Fix No WiFi, Calls, Network after Root or Custom ROM In this guide, we will show you the steps to fix the no WiFi signal issues, inability to make calls, or no network issues after rooting your device or flashing a custom ROM. Android ecosystem beholds a plethora of tweaks and customizations, all thanks to its open-source ecosystem. There is just one gate that you need to unlock before stepping into the custom domain- unlocking the bootloader....

How to Flash a Custom Recovery Without Recovery Partition Generally, if a device has a recovery partition, then it’s quite an easy way out, simply use the fastboot flash recovery twrp.img to install the recovery and then use the fastboot reboot recovery to boot to the newly flashed recovery. But what if your device isn’t blessed with this partition? Well, it’s no issue at all, infact I usually call these users more blessed than the ones who have a recovery partition....

How to Flash Black Iron Project OnePlus 9 Pro [Video] In this guide, we will show you the steps to flash the Black Iron Project ROM onto your OnePlus 9 Pro. Up until the eleventh iteration of the OS, OnePlus had one of the best OS skins out there. But ever since its merger with Oppo, it bought about a new UI which is more along the lines of ColorOS than OxygenOS and the end results turn out to be quite disastrous, to say the least....

How to Flash LineageOS 21 Android 14 on Pixel 6A/6/Pro This guide will show you the steps to flash the latest LineageOS 21 based on Android 14 onto your Pixel 6A/6/Pro. When Google first announced the decision to make a switch from Qualcomm to its in-house Tensor [with a little help from Exynos], many tech enthusiasts were skeptical of how things would turn out in the custom development. Fast forward a couple of years later and we could easily infer that the devices have put all the concerns to bed....