With this easy guide, you will know how to install Google Pixel launcher on your Xiaomi phone (MIUI 8 and above) and make it default launcher. Google Pixel launcher will bring stock Android UI, Pixel features like pull up Google search button, weather and calendar widget, swipe up to access app drawer and wallpapers to Xiaomi devices. Note that this guide does not cover Google Pixel features such as Google Assistant, boot animation, etc....

Google Playground brings a new augmented reality mode on the camera app. It lets you use Playmoji and stickers to make your photos and videos more attractive and live. Obviously to use AR camera features you need to install Google camera port on your Mi A3. Playground and Google camera app supports Pixel phones only. Thanks to the developers, ported version of both apps are available for download that you can install on your Xiaomi Mi A3 without any modification....

The Lineage OS team recently updated LineageOS 15.1 build with several optimizations, bug fixes and add-ons. In addition, the development team is working hard to prepare the next iteration of LineageOS, based on Android 9 Pie. Redmi 4 users can also expect the Android 9 Pie based LineageOS 16.0 sooner or later. If you are interested, you can download and flash LineageOS 15.1 custom on your phone via TWRP custom recovery....

Oxygen OS 10 over Android 10 brings several usability features and revamped UI. Smart display, Game Space and Full-Screen Gestures are some of the notable features of the update. If no update received on your phone, use any VPN app, set the location to Germany or Canada and then check your update by going to Settings > System update > check for OTA updates. OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro owners, who installed Android 10 Beta (Oxygen OS Open Beta 2) on their phone, follow below steps to update their phone to latest Oxygen OS 10....

For various reasons, you might want to reset your Xiaomi Redmi and Mi phone’s wireless settings to default. WiFi doesn’t connect on your phone, mobile data keeps disconnecting, or cannot connect to the internet, and unable to turn on or off Bluetooth connection on your device are some of the common issues. Many a time, you can fix all these issues by resetting the wireless connection on the phone. Here is how to do it is in Xiaomi Redmi and Mi phones....

Here is how to send and receive text messages from your computer using your phone number. It requires an Android phone and a PC that you need to pair to send and receive SMS messages. We use the Mightytext Android app to send and receive text messages on a computer. Steps to Send/Receive SMS on Computer Download Mightytext app on your Android phone from the Play Store (link)After installing the app, open it, and grant required permissions....

Google added electronic video stabilization feature to its latest Photos app (Google Photos v2.13) to fix your shaky videos. Though it will do some cropping of the original video, this will certainly makes your old, shaky videos worth watching. Read on to know how to get and use Google Photos App’s Video Stabilizing Feature right now. Applying stability to your shaky videos with Google Photos app is simple. All you need to open a video from your library and tap on the new ‘Stabilize’ option....

If you want to install Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow (CyanogenMod 13) on your Sony Xperia Z, checkout the following installation guides. Please note that this is an unofficial build of CyanogenMod 13 ROM developed by an XDA contributor Olivier. The ROM status is beta, however most things are working fine, except camera app. CyanogenMod is one of the best custom ROMs available today and the new build for Xperia Z is based on the latest Android 6....

If you would like to try Nextbit Robin’s Launcher, Camera and Gallery app on any of your phone, an XDA contributor Ninnix96 has ported these apps, which will work on any Android phone running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and above. Installing and setting up these apps are very simple, and we will show you how to do it in the below steps. Installing Nextbit Robin’s Launcher, Camera and Gallery app on other phones is very simple....

In this tutorial, we show you how to get and install Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P ADB and fastboot drivers in your computer very easily. However, this guide will work with any Android phone and tablets with slight changes. Also, this is a very simple method and takes just a few minutes to complete the installation process. Note that fastboot drivers and USB drivers are different, so just by installing USB drivers you will not be able to use ADB commands....

You can install the Android 7.0 Nougat update on your LG V10 H960 either via LG Bridge app (OTA update) or manually by using LGUP tool. If you are interested, check out the guide below for instruction. The guide covers both methods (LG Bridge and LGUP tool) and easy to follow. LG Bridge is official method for flashing latest firmware update on LG phones. Android 7.0 Nougat update will bring various new features to LG V10....

In this guide we show you how to download and install Mi A1 ported on ROM (N2G47H 7.8.23) on Mi 5X. The ROM brings stock Android UI and Android 7.1.2 Nougat features to Xiaomi Mi 5X. The developer claims that the ROM is fully working, which means you can use it as daily driver. Experienced users check out the guide for installation instruction. Note that Xiaomi Mi A1 stock firmware is now available for download, but it should be installed on Xiaomi Mi 5X, though both devices have same specs....

Google Assistant is considered an extension of Google Now, but the AI (artificial intelligence) powered Google Assistant can engage in two-way conversations. It helps you to do everything you want by long pressing the home button or by just saying the famous hot word ‘Ok Google’. Now, read on to know how to instantly activate Google Assistant on your phone. Google Assistant is activated based on regions and language. In addition, your device should meet certain requirements to be activated the AI Assistant....

It may be useful if you have a notebooks, netbooks or cordless keyboards without such indicators (nowadays some new models have no such indicators). This software allows you to see the current state of keyboard locks on small icon in the system tray or on the floating small window over your screen. Keyboard indicator and Tray status indicator are two similar applications. Keyboard Leds works on all Windows platforms and can be downloaded free at source....

Magisk 18.1 is compatible with Android 4.2 Jellybean, but not all features are available on these devices. Magisk modules are currently not available on Jellybean, but you can use it to root your device. However, all features are active for Android 4.4 Kitkat and above versions. A welcome feature of Magisk 18.1 is the support for Huawei’s latest EMUI 9 firmware and Kirin 960 processor. Unfortunately, Huawei stopped/blocked bootloder unlock on their devices, so enabling root on EMUI 9 is complicated....

To get LG G3 like weather and clock widget on your phone, you need to install a free app XWidget from Play Store. “XWidget is really a must have custom widget app for any Android users who loves a beautiful screen to give his or her device a unique look”. Download and install Xwidget app from Play Store and run it. From the sidebar menu, select Weather. Look for “LG G3 weather widget” and tap it to download....

Follow the installation instruction to know how to install MIUI 8 Global Beta 7.1.19 ROM on Xiaomi Mi5 using the recovery image. If you are already running on the previous MIUI 8 Global Beta ROM, it is recommended to update to the new version by downloading the full firmware (1.5GB). MIUI 8 Global Beta 7.1.19 ROM supported device include Redmi 1S, Redmi 2/Prime, Mi 3, Mi 4, Redmi Note 3 (Qualcomm), Redmi Note 4 MTK, Mi 4i, Redmi Note 2, Redmi Note 4G, Redmi Note Prime, Mi Max 32GB, Mi 2/2S, Mi 5, Mi 5s, Mi 5s Plus, Mi Note, Redmi 3/Prime, Redmi 3S/Prime and Redmi Note 4 (Qualcomm)....

As you may know, MIUI 9 is Xiaomi’s next major OS update, which brings Android Nougat and various usability features to Redmi and Mi devices. If you are an early adopter and want to test out new features of MIUI 9, here is how to apply for the MIUI 9 Beta program. The fourth beta testing is now available for Redmi 4A, Redmi Note 2, Redmi Note 3, Redmi 2 Prime, Redmi 3S, Mi 2S, alongside Mi 6, Mi Max, Mi Max Prime, Mi Max 2, Mi MIX, Redmi 4X, Mi Note 2....

MIUI 9 Global Beta recovery and fastboot ROMs are now available for Redmi 4 (code named santoni). Besides Android 7.1.2 Nougat features, MIUI 9 also bring features like Smart Assistant, Global image search, Smart app Launcher, Split Screen, Notification filter, Home screen customization, new themes and much more to Redmi 4. Below are the full changelog of MIUI 9 Global Beta 7.8.24 ROM. Also Read: How to Install MIUI 9 Themes on Any MIUI 8 Device Also Read: Download MIUI 9 Global Beta for Mi 5, Mi 5s, Redmi 4X, Mi Max, Mi Note...

The Android 5.1 Lollipop update brings many new features and enhancements to 1st gen Moto X (`2013). Material Design UI, revamped notification system, better battery saving feature, better security, quick settings menu, guest account, smart lock, adaptive display, ambient display, smarter Internet connections, etc. are the some of the new features of Android 5.1. Besides the Lollipop feature, you will also get Motorola’s own features, such as new Moto Voice (touchless control) with custom phrase option, Moto Display, Moto Assist with Downtime and Moto Actions (quick capture)....