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” is 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.
How to make your old Android, new
I was reading an article on how to make an old Android phone, new. What strikes me how far off they are. The article covered mainly wallpaper, fonts and launcher. So here is my take.
Android 14
Android 14, codenamed “Upside Down Cake”, has new features that are mainly security tweaks. In continuation of a previous post, see link below, on upgrading from Android 13 to 14, my review of unofficial PixelOS with nearly a month of…
Upgrading from Android 13 to Android 14
Upgrading from Android 13 to Android 14 was nearly glass-smooth for my Poco X3 NFC
File always uploading on Google Drive Android
Files on Google Drive on Android keep uploading. I noticed this problem when I was exporting old WhatsApp groups.
Google Play Integrity
Google Play Integrity killed my phone’s Google Wallet on late November 23. Google flipped the switch on Play Integrity and disabled custom roms hiding unlocked bootloaders and root.