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How to Enable Apple Intelligence in Unsupported Region/Country In this guide, we will show you the steps to enable Apple Intelligence on your iPhone/Mac in an unsupported region/country. In the recently concluded WWDC event, the Cupertino giant launched a slew of new OS for its devices. These included iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 for iPhone and iPad, macOS Sequoia for its Mac, watchOS 11, tvOS 18, and visionOS 2 for its Vision Pro headsets....

How to Enable Camera Flash for Notifications on Android 14 In this guide, we will show you the steps to enable camera flash for notifications on your Android 14 device. The OS experience in the Pixel ecosystem spells out as clear and stock with just the basic feature sets. While it is definitely the need of the hour for many, however, one can not deny the fact that this also means that you might end up missing some underrated yet useful features....

How to Enable Two Button Navigation Gestures on Pixel 4/4A In this guide, we will show you the steps to enable the two-button navigation gestures on Pixel 4 and 4A devices. With each new bump in the OS version, Google brings in a plethora of new goodies for the end-users. While some are appreciated, others get kind of a mixed reaction. And this is exactly what happened when the Silicon Valley giants introduced the full-screen navigation gesture in Android 10....

How to Extract KDZ, TOT, or DZ LG Firmware In this guide, we will show you the steps to extract the LG KDZ, TOT, or DZ firmware file. When it comes to the stock firmware domain, different OEMs take different approaches towards the same. Whereas OnePlus provides the same in payload.bin format , Realme and Oppo have adopted the OZIP package . Then the likes of Xiaomi have their Fastboot and Recovery ROMs mostly as ZIP or TGZ....

How to Fix Dark App Icons in Light Mode on iOS 18 [& Vice Versa] In this guide, we will show you a couple of handy workarounds that should help you fix the dark app icons issue in light mode on iOS 18. The eighteenth iteration of the OS has finally brought in one of the most requested features- the ability to theme the app icons. Apart from the usual dark and light, you can now even choose from any color of your choice by swiping across the color slider under Tinted [something Android introduced way before in the form of Material You theming]....

How to Fix Internet or WiFi Not Working in Windows 11 This guide will make you aware of various methods to fix the internet or WiFi not working issue on Windows 11. Along the same lines, this tutorial shall also help you fix the slow WiFi speed issue, Limited access, Unidentified Network, or No Internet Access errors. The latest iteration of Windows has bought in a plethora of new and noteworthy features....

How to Force 165Hz Refresh Rate on OnePlus 15 In this guide, we will show you the steps to force a 165Hz refresh rate on your OnePlus 15. While the device does support this high refresh rate, most of the time it only goes up to 120Hz. For only a handful of games, the device goes up to 165Hz, but for the majority of the apps and UI elements, it attains a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz only....

How to Hide Navigation Bar Pill in Google Pixel Fold In this guide, we will show you the steps to hide the navigation bar pill on your Google Pixel Fold. The Fold domain is slowly but surely expanding with the addition of new players at regular intervals. However, it goes without saying that the offering from the Silicon Valley giant was the most highly anticipated one. And now that it has finally made its way, the initial impression is more on the positive side....

How to Increase ‘Maximum’ Brightness on Nothing Phone 1 In this guide, we will show you the steps to increase the maximum brightness on your Nothing Phone 1. There were always going to be a few skeptics whenever a new OEM makes its way to a highly competitive domain. Fortunately for Nothing, it seems to have passed that litmus test with flying colors, with the Glyph interface managing to attract the attention of the masses....

How to Install Android 12 AOSP ROM on Poco X2 In this guide, we will show you the steps to install the Android 12 AOPS ROM onto your Poco X2 device. Out of three series of Xiaomi devices, it is the Poco lineup that has managed to grab most of the limelight. Offering a truckload of features without burning a hole in your pockets, well its USP is in sync with every buyer’s dream....

How to Install Android 14 Custom ROMs on Poco F4 In this guide, we will show you the steps to install numerous Android 14 custom ROMs on Poco F4. When it comes to custom development, then the offerings from Xioami have always occupied the topmost position in the pecking order. Among them, it goes without saying that Poco has forever been the go-to choice for the tech enthusiast. There’s no better way of cementing this fact than by having a look at its rich collection of custom ROMs....

How to Install Android 15 OxygenOS 15 on OnePlus 8T In this guide, we will show you the steps to install the latest OxygenOS 15 build based on Android 15 onto your OnePlus 8T. The eighth iteration of the device from OnePlus was launched with OxygenOS 11 out of the box and has since received its fair share of 3 OS upgrades. At the time of writing, it is running its last OS build aka OxygenOS 14 which is on Android 14....

How to Install CalyxOS ROM on Pixel Devices In this guide, we will show you the steps to install the CalyxOS ROM on your Pixel device. Pixel devices have been known to offer a clean stock OS experience bereft of many bloatwares apps. While you’ll get a few preinstalled apps, however, most of them are required for the proper functioning of the OS. With that said, some users do have the notion that the so-called clean UI/UX tends to get saturated over time....

How to Install HyperOS on Xiaomi Pad 5 In this guide, we will show you the steps to install the HyperOS onto your Xiaomi Pad 5. The Chinese OEM recently took everyone by surprise when it announced that it’s ditching its evergreen MIUI in favor of its new underlying OS skin dubbed HyperOS. It offers some key improvements in performance, AI features, connectivity, and security. Apart from that, it beholds a slew of new and noteworthy features across numerous domains....

How to Install Incompatible/Old App on Android [Without Root] Installing an app via the Play Store is a straightforward process, and it is guaranteed to work on your device because the Store scans the undelying specificiation for your device and brings the exact same build of that app. Unfortunately, you cannot always be dependent on the Play Store, as there are a few instances wherein you might have to sideload the app from a third-party site....

How to Install OTA Updates on Rooted Pixel [5 Methods] In this guide, we will show you five different methods to install OTA updates on your rooted Pixel. The seventh iteration of the devices from the Silicon Valley giant has just made its way, with the likes of second generation Tensor chipset, Face Unlock, and a few camera goodies [such as Unblur] taking way all the limelight. For the tech enthusiast though, gaining administrative privileges by rooting the device via Magisk is usually at the top of their priority queue....

How to Open System Apps when they are not shown in app drawer In this guide, we will show you a nifty method using which you can open a system app on your Android device when it’s not shown in the app drawer. The likes of Dialer. Message, and Gallery are all system installed apps that you can easily launch from the app drawer. However, there are a few system apps that, even though being installed on your device, cannot be accessed from the front-end....

How to Remove Android Setup Notification from your Device In this guide, we will show you a couple of methods to remove the Android Setup Notification from your device. In hindsight, removing a notification is quite an easy task- just perform a left or right swipe and your task stands complete. However, that might prove to be easier said than done for some system notifications, including the one that will keep you bugged 24×7 to complete the setup on your device....

How to Remove YouTube Play Something button In this guide, we will show you the steps to remove the Play Something button from the YouTube app. The Silicon Valley giant is notoriously infamous for testing random new features across its products. More often than not, these features aren’t in sync with the user’s requirements because they didn’t ask for the user’s feedback in the first place. In this regard, the latest one to qualify for this unwanted requirement is the Play Something feature in the YouTube app....

How to Root any Android Device [First written: 26th July 2019. Updated on 17th December 2024] This guide contains detailed instructions on how to root any Android device . No matter which device you use, this is a universal guide covering all the latest (and not so latest) Android devices. Go ahead and have a look at the below guide. Earlier rooting used too be something that many users were scared of doing....