I have used OxygenOS 4.1.3 for about 2 weeks and it has won me over. It is a battery sipper. I left it uncharged and overnight it just consumed 2 % (100 to 98%). There is some niggling Mobile Radio…
Android 7
Android 7 or Nougat update for the OnePlus 3t arrived about 2 weeks ago. I was apprehensive about installing it after reading reports of bad battery performance and weird delete problems. Keeping a sharp eye on the online forums, while…
Android and Bluetooth keyboard
Enough of death/closing from 2016. Let us start the new year with something new! A Bluetooth keyboard from BOW. The BOW Hangshi HB022 is a bifold keyboard that supports Android, IOS, and Windows. It comes with a hard carry case that…
Playing Pokemon Go and root
Pokemon Go the new location based game is now the in thing. To defeat GPS spoofers, it uses Google SafetyNet check to catch phones with root. That means if it fail the checks, no Pikachu for you. The first…
Android Nougat is here
Google announced the new version of Android 7 is called Nougat on 22 August 2016. Code named, New York Cheesecake, it features per file encryption, multi windows, better Doze and better VR performance. Nougat has a new API for graphics called…
ADB backup and restore
I saw an article on Reddit about how ADB backup can be used in migration. So I thought I checked it out. The command is adb backup -f <filename> -full I ran and kept a copy just for fun. A…
Google Play Services
The general rule of thumb with Google Play Services is to remove as many permissions as possible.
Keeping an old Android phone alive
I am trying to bring back my old Android phone, Samsung Galaxy S2 9100. The replacement of replacement of the original battery died. After a bit of scouting around, found one in a neighbourhood shop.
2016 Android flagship phone
OnePlus claims that their OnePlus 2 is the flagship phone killer for 2016. Motorola has released their line up of Play and Pure (aka Style) phones.
Android M is
It is now official. Android 6, M is Marshmellow, codenamed Macadamia Nut Cookie. There are minor differences compared to Android 5.0 Lollipop. In my opinion, the most visible difference is better battery life. link