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Update: Latest Xposed framework 88 now available for download. Official Xposed for Nougat to come. Xposed with Magisk. Earlier, the developer of Xposed developers announced the progress of the most awaited Xposed framework for the latest Android Nougat OS. The developers have successfully been able to compile and develop Xposed Framework support for the Android devices running the latest 7.1.2 Nougat. This includes all the stock based firmware like Oxygen OS, TouchWiz, Samsung Experience 8.1, Sony Xperia, HTC sense, Xiaomi’s MIUI, and much more. This comes with the latest builds of Xposed Framework v88 also brings support for our beloved custom…

Devices sold by Carriers and on Amazon market at discounted prices generally have a Locked Bootloader with advertisements and bloatware that help in driving down the costs. Although the practice sounds good in theory, users have often complained experiencing full-screen intrusive ads on the lock screen and are often unable to do anything in this regard. Fortunately, XDA member autoprime has come out with a method to disable advertisements and perform various other functions via Tethered Jailbreak method using Magisk. The method is currently available for four devices, namely the Moto G4 (XT1625), Moto G Play (XT1609) Moto G4 Play (XT1607), and…

OnePlus devices are generally known for their Vanilla take on Android. What people don’t know is that the OxygenOS also includes various tweaks and features that set the device apart from others, keeping it as a stock Android device and adding functionalities and fixes simultaneously. While all new features are available in the Open Beta and Stable builds for OnePlus devices, the Chinese upstart disables few of these features in some regions and adds others. Case in hand- Native Call Recording in the OnePlus devices. The call recording feature is region locked pertaining to legal obligations regarding the right to…

The team behind Paranoid Android recently updated the AOSP based ROM to version 7.2.1 bringing bug fixes, optimizations and a new boot animation to it. The latest update also added official support for the community beloved Nexus 5 and two Xperia devices, namely, Xperia X and Xperia X Compact. The device additions were made in light of a recent poll carried out for Sony devices by the AOSPA team found Xperia X and Xperia X Compact devices emerging as clear favorites. The complete changelog for the latest PA 7.2.1 can be found below: Download Paranoid Android 7.2.1 For Nexus 5, Xperia X…

Any geek worth his salt will tell you the importance of the HEVC file format and how the benefits outweigh the minor drawbacks. Unfortunately, the HEVC/ H.265 compression standard is still emerging in the tech world and has just seen a major growth in its usage. The OnePlus 5 camera has been attributed to performing various tasks but sadly HEVC recording isn’t one of them. For those not in the known, High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), also known as H.265, is a video compression standard aimed at providing twice the compression efficiency of its previous standard (H.264 / AVC) with minimal impact…

With the official release date for the MIUI 9 drawing near, Xiaomi has now invited its users for beta testing of its latest User Interface to get a chance at trying out the latest the company has to offer. The only caveat being that this is in consideration to the MIUI 9 China ROM and not the Global ROM which means that users must be prepared to encounter bloatware and a few additional ‘features’ on the firmware. The MIUI 9 offers performance and battery enhancements along with a relatively cleaner UI as compared to its predecessor, the MIUI 8. The MIUI…

Steps To Unlock The Bootloader of Honor 8 and Honor 8 Pro Users who like to mod and tweak their devices. Honor 8 Pro and its users are no exceptions to this. So, to resolve that query we bring you a step-by-step guide to unlock the Bootloader of Honor Pro 8. Why Unlocking the device Bootloader is required? To unlock the bootloader of Honor Pro 8 just follow these simple steps. Step-1 First of all enable ‘USB debugging’ on your device. To do that go to Settings> About Device>Tap the Build Number 7 times.Now developer Option is unlocked. Now to unlock the…

Lately, the US carrier T-Mobile seeded an update to the Galaxy S8 and S8 plus, supposedly to fix the Daydream issue, which failed and is not fixed yet. Now, a similar update is being pushed to the Verizon variants where the Daydream issue still exists, and it is skeptical to know when the Galaxy S8’s will get a clearer Daydream support. Nevertheless, in this update, the navigation bar is revamped with the show and hide options. Meaning, you can now choose to show or hide your navigation bar to maximize your infinity display view. The another notable feature that comes with the new firmware…

Not many ROMs offer us the flexibility of customization and optimization on a stock ROM like Fulmics. Deemed as one of the best ROMs out there for LG devices, many LG power users swear by it and use it as their daily driver. The Fulmics ROM is now finally available for LG G6 thanks to XDA member xpirt and is based on the NRD90U build sporting Android 7.0 Nougat and is available for the international variant (H870). Although this is the initial build under the moniker of Fulmics ROM 1.0, the reviews have been overwhelmingly positive with users showering praises about the ROM save…

OnePlus 5 is hands down one of the best devices to own especially if you’re in the market for a developer friendly product. While OnePlus seems to have run into various issues as of late, it’s always better to own a device that would still get support down the line (community support that is). The OnePlus 5 has an abundance of Custom ROM and mod support, primarily due to folks over at XDA who are the reason behind OnePlus’s popularity. The Chinese upstart presented its two takes on Android Nougat, namely with HydrogenOS and OxygenOS. While the latest HydrogenOS is by no…