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The Hydrogen OS (H2OS) is an alternate ROM for the OnePlus devices. Similar to the Oxygen OS, the H2OS is basically for the Chinese variants of the OnePlus phones. The H2OS currently runs on the Android 7.0 Nougat version; just like the Oxygen OS 4.0.1 that was released earlier this month. If you want to try this alternate ROM and try all of its features, then here is the Nougat based H2OS for you. There is quite a difference between the Oxygen OS and the Hydrogen OS. First off, the H2OS doesn’t come with any of the Google products and…

One of the most popular China-based smartphone manufacturer, OnePlus, has already rolled out the latest Android 7.0 Nougat based Oxygen OS 4.0.1 firmware upgrade to its flagship phones including OnePlus 3 and the 3T. Moreover, the Oxygen OS 4.0.2 has also been confirmed. Alternatively, the company has also released the beta testing version under its Open beta program. However, switching between the two firmware is not possible using adb sideload method. Upgrading to latest Open Beta 10 from Oxygen OS 4.0 is possible via adb sideload. However, restoring the official stock OOS 4.0.1 via sideloading is not possible. This tutorial…

Updated October 12, 2018: Download latest XperiFirm 5.3.7 for all Sony Xperia devices with better stability. XperiFirm lets you download and install full stock firmware FTF Sony files based on Android 9.0 Pie and Android 8.0 Oreo. The major Japanese smartphone manufacturer Sony has been rolling out the latest Android 9.0 Pie and 8.0 Oreo firmware update for many of the Xperia XZ and XA series devices. Normally, your device would receive the software update over-the-air (OTA). However, for the users who have rooted their Android or setup a TWRP recovery, the OTA won’t be of much use. Hence, you…

Android has turned out to be the most popular open source operating system for mobile phones. The OS can be customized, modified or even personalized in numerous different ways. Gaining root access has become quite common with Android due to the various privileges that come with it. However, in order to get into Android development, you need to get familiar with ADB and Fastboot commands. So here are the most useful ADB and fastboot commands for you. ADB, which stands for Android debugging, can be used to issue a set of array commands to your Android device through a terminal…

Update: Latest working Huawei Finder Rewrite tool is now available for download for Windows and Android phones. There are numerous Huawei devices just like the Samsung ones. Keeping track of all the firmware updates for tons of Android phones becomes overwhelming. However, just like the Samsung Firmware Downloader or that for the Sony devices, there is a similar application called Huawei Firmware Finder (HFF) that will let you find and download full stock firmware as well as incremental OTA updates; whichever is available. Moreover, with the latest 2.2.2 update, the application can also install the firmware using a proxy server.…

System apps, sometimes misinterpreted as stock apps, come with the Android system which cannot be manipulated or uninstalled. These are deeply integrated into the Android operating system. The system apps include the Settings, Contacts, Download manager, Package installer, etc. Stock apps, on the other hand come as a part of the stock firmware developed by the manufacturer. For instance, the stock Oxygen OS apps from OnePlus like the OnePlus Gallery, OnePlus Camera or File manager. Similarly, the TouchWiz Samsung stock apps include SPanel, Samsung Gallery, etc. Stock apps are developed by the manufacturers and integrated into their respective ROMS. The…

A new Google App version 6.13 Alpha is now available for download as an APK file that can enable the Google Assistant service on most of the Android devices running Android 5.0 Lollipop, 6.0.1 Marshmallow to Android 7.1.1 Nougat firmware. The Google Assistant app is only available for the Google Pixel and Pixel XL phones. Other Android phones like Nexus 6P and 5X could use the service using certain tweaks and mods. Now with the launch of new Google App 6.13.5.21 Alpha, most of the non-Pixel devices can enable the Google Assistant service and start using it right away. Just…

There are a bunch of reasons why you would want to control your Android devices from your computer. One of the major reasons could be that your phone’s display or screen is broken screen, or that it has stopped taking touches. We are going to help you get access to your Android system with a USB cable, Another great functionality included in this guide is that you can cast your Android’s screen onto your PC for better gaming experience or for some other useful reasons. This could also be helpful for App developers, to cast phone screen on PC to…

Android Wear 2.0 was officially announced by Google lately and the new firmware for wearable technology has gained quite some popularity lately. Even though the Android Wear 2.0 developer preview is already available since long, these public betas are live for only a select few smartwatches like the Huawei Watch and the LG G Watch Urbane. Almost all of the smartwatches will be receiving the new firmware update with a few exceptions, of course. To be future proof, here we have created a tutorial post on how to capture the upcoming Android Wear 2.0 OTA links as soon as they…

Viper4Android has gained a lot of popularity among Android enthusiasts ever since its development started. This stunning sound MOD brings enhanced Audio effects and options to your Android phone making the music experience even better. The MOD is also compatible with the Beats and Dolby Atmos sound MODS with a little tweak. Viper4Android provides a lot of customization options for the music lovers to get them going. The MOD first began with KitKat and later ported to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop and 6.0.1 Marshmallow. Now, the Viper4Android has been ported to the Android 7.0 Nougat or later. The new version of…