Android 16 QPR1 has been released to AOSP, I suppose better late than never. Now to wait for the custom ROM developers to merge this. https://android.googlesource.com/platform/build/+/refs/tags/android-16.0.0_r3
Nothing Phone 3a
Nothing Phone 3a is the next phone after the Poco X3 NFC.
crDroid 12.1 for Android 16
I have been running crDroid 30 Sep version, Android 16 for nearly a month. These are my observations
Enabling eSIM for POCO X3 Part 2
In a previous post, I have wrote about how to add eSIM functions to POCO X3. This was using the 5ber SIM card and its app. I have tested this to be working on PixelOS Android 14 When I upgraded…
Upgrading from Android 15 to 16
Upgrading from Android 15 to 16 with a side trip to 14. I wanted to do a quick verification test, using PixelOS 14 to verify the operations of 5ber app and the SIM. It didn’t go well.
Downgrading my Android phone
Downgrading my Android phone custom rom. I installed it with PixelOS 18 Feb 25 build. All was good. In June, I upgraded to the last build for Android 15, 10 Apr 25. After some days, I noticed that I keep…
Android 16 is launched
Android 16 or “Baklava” was launched today. (10 Jun 2025)
Upgrading to Android 15 QPR1
Over the weekend, I upgraded my phone’s #Android14 to #Android15. This was the most difficult upgrade I have ever done. I have upgraded to the latest version of TWRP so it was a matter of doing backups and taking it…
Enabling eSIM for POCO X3
eSIM or embedded SIM card on the phone enables you to add access to telco data network without a physical SIM card. This is a great feature for international travellers. You can add data plans to your phone for a…
Android 15 was launched
Android 15 was released on 15 Oct 24, code-named Vanilla Ice Cream is currently rolling out to Pixel devices. For the first time, the devices are lagging the software release.