I have been running crDroid 30 Sep version, Android 16 for nearly a month. These are my observations
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)
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.
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.
Schedule sending messages
Schedule sending messages when it is not a good time for the recipient. It is the middle of the night and you wanted your colleague to follow up on something tomorrow. It would be rude to send messages right this…
Upgrading the POCO X3 NFC
Time to upgrade the POCO X3 NFC. Xiaomi is not rolling out any major version updates for this model. If using MIUI, update to the latest verserion 12.1 and backup your stuff Unlock the bootloader. This can take a few…
Upgrading to Android 11
Upgrading to Android 11 for my OnePlus 3T. Android 12 is coming out in the later part of this year. To avoid the pain of doing a big jump from 10 to 12, I thought I do baby steps.