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Almost all smartphones these days come with some sort of bloatware. This can cause all sorts of problems on a smartphone, especially a budget device with limited hardware. The most common one is performance degradation followed by out-of-storage issues and ultimately severe battery drain. There there is a problem with duplicate apps. Thanks to projects like Universal Android Debloater, you can now easily uninstall any system app or bloatware from your Android device in a jiff. What is Bloatware? In simple terms, Bloatware is any unwanted service or app that comes pre-bundled onto an operating system by either the manufacturer…
You have been playing the rummy card game with family and friends for entertainment. Now this popular rummy card game is available online and to play the game you only have to download an app on your mobile phone or play it on the web. You can register and start playing. The app is available for free. The different games offered are Points Rummy, Deals Rummy and the Indian Pool Rummy. In the Points Rummy the players play for points using a pre-decided value for the cards. In Indian Pool Rummy the players have to pay a fixed entry fee…
The popular OnePlus 9, 9 Pro, and 9R phones just recently received stable Android 12 update based on Oxygen OS 12 firmware. However, the update wasn’t quite liked by the OnePlus community since the new software is full of bugs. Some users also claim that OxygenOS 12 is a half-baked OS. After just a couple of Open Beta updates, OnePlus released the stable version of OxygenOS 12. The OEM did not do extensive testing for the OnePlus 9 series. Hence, the latest Android 12 update is full of bugs. The OnePlus 9 series forum threads are full of complaints too.…
Google promised back in January 2020 that it would block third-party cookies from its Chrome browser within 2 years. But here we are in mid-2022 and the internet giant is still delaying the process saying it, “needs to move at a responsible pace” and “avoid jeopardizing the business models of many web publishers which support freely available content.” Google’s Chrome remains the reigning champion with a nice majority of market share (some 63+%), so what Google does matters…but despite delays, it does appear we are nearing the end of the unloved third-party cookie. However, as Vox Magazine explained, eliminating cookies…
The popular OnePlus 7, 7 Pro, 7T, and the 7T Pro phones just received Android 12 update based on Oxygen OS 12.1 via Open Beta 1 firmware. However, the update isn’t well liked by many on the OnePlus community members, as the firmware is pretty new and still in beta. If you feel like the new software is full of bugs or want to revert back to stable Android 11, here is a guide to help you downgrade OnePlus 7 device to Oxygen OS 11 from Oxygen OS 12.1. OnePlus will release stable Oxygen OS 12.1 firmware update for the…
Apple just recently launched the flagship iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro series smartphones. While the regular iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus feature the same design as last years, the iPhone 14 Pro models get a new notch called Dynamic Island, instead of the bathtub notch. Dynamic Island has become quite popular lately. So much so that the Dyamic Island clones for Android, by the same name and dynamicSpot, got over 1 million downloads on the Play Store. A lot of people using Android are interested in trying out this new iPhone 14 notch. Here is how to setup…
Android is one of the most popular and versatile mobile operating systems. You can customize it however you want. Install an Android launcher, change icon packs, set wallpaper, and you are good to go. While we are now at the 13th iteration of Android, many users are still facing battery drain issues. Here is a guide on how to improve SOT on your Android device. Even after 13 years of Android OS updates, Google still couldn’t figure out how to fix the ever-lasting battery drain problem. It’s not totally Android’s fault though. Part of the problem is the tens of…
Samsung is notorious for its bloatware, pre-installed apps, and unnecessary system packages on all of its smartphones, even on their $1000+ devices. While we already have a tutorial on how to uninstall or remove bloatware from any Android device, we would like to enlighten you on a must-remove app called Game Optimizing Service. Game Optimizing Service (GOS) is the main culprit for most of the problems on your Samsung device including performance issues, touchscreen response issues, and poor battery life. What is Bloatware? In simple terms, Bloatware is any unwanted service or app that comes pre-bundled onto an operating system…
Following the success of COD Mobile, Activision is now releasing a sequel to the popular Battle Royale game called Call Of Duty Warzone Mobile. The publisher announced the Warzone Mobile a long time ago and also released a small alpha test. It is not time to expand it to the beta testing phase. Here is the first Call of Duty Warzone Mobile public Beta APK available for download. Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile is the newest Call of Duty series addition. The new title will offer the same 120-player battle royale featuring a cross-experience between Warzone 2.0 and Call of…
Google’s Nearby Share is a feature that allows users to easily share files, links, and other data between various Android devices. The sharing feature has been around for a while now and essentially replaced third-party apps like SHAREit, ShareMe, Xender, and more. Looking at the popularity of the feature, today, Google released a Nearby Share beta app for Windows as well. This means that users can now easily share files between Android devices and Windows PC, without the need for any additional software or cables. Download Nearby Share EXE file here. Nearby Sharing was first introduced in Android 11 and…