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5 Amazing Android Apps on F-Droid - August 2023

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How to use LADB For Navigation Gestures on a Xiaomi Phone?

Prerequisites A Xiaomi phone running on a third party launcher like lawnchair or Nova (or anything else), with navigation keys enabled 😁 Download and install the below apps on your phone. 1. Fluid Navigation Gestures (or any other gesture app) 2. LADB (GitHub) Enable USB/wireless debugging on your phone Steps 1. Go to device settings 2. Go to About phone 2. Enable developer options (Go to about phone and tap on MIUI version multiple times) 3. Go to additional settings, open developer options, enable USB debugging, USB debugging security settings and Wireless Debugging (see below images) Open Fluid Navigation Gestures and give both permissions i.e. Drawing over other apps and accessibility permission. Open Hide navigation bar and make sure only disabled option is checked (see below images) Open LADB and tap on recents menu and select split mode (see image below)                     ...

Fix for dm-verity error on Redmi note 9 (MERLIN)

- Download vbmeta zip file from the below link and extract it Vbmeta.zip - Rename the extracted image file to vbmeta (it's an image file) - Take your phone to fastboot mode & connect to PC - Download and extract PLATFORM TOOLS on your PC - Transfer vbmeta.img to platform tools - Open command prompt inside platform tools folder (type and enter cmd in the address bar to open command prompt window) -Type the below command and press enter fastboot flash vbmeta --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta.img

SparkOS Android 13 - Installation Guide (Redmi Note 10 Pro/Max)

Please note that the below guide is for SparkOS 13.5.5 and I'm using an Indian variant of Redmi Note 10 Pro coded as sweetin , let's go! IMPORTANT NOTE - USE SD CARD OR AN OTG PENDRIVE TO DO EVERYTHING, AND PC, OFCOURSE! After you have unlocked the device bootloader, download the below files on your PC. 1. Platform tools - Extract it 2. Latest firmware  (Global) - Keep the zip file as such 3. TWRP recovery - rename the downloaded image file to twrp 4. Spark OS rom file (Official) - Keep the zip file as such 1. PC Steps - Take your phone to fastboot mode and connect it to your PC  - Back to PC, copy and paste twrp recovery file to platform tools folder - Inside platform tools, Type cmd in the address bar and press enter and you should get a command prompt window - Type the first command that's fastboot devices to check if your device is detected by your PC (you will see a code in the command prompt window) - Type the second command that's fastboot flash recovery twrp...

5 Super Useful OPENSOURCE Apps For Android - May 2023

This post is about 5 unique opensource apps for android. If you have reached here from my YouTube video, then get ready to download these apps from GitHub. Click on the application name to get the link!  1. Phoenix - An excellent offline music player that supports lyrics and comes with flashlight visualizer. Download this for a unique experience. 2. WallYou - A beautiful wallpaper application with 4 different wallpaper sources - Wall haven, unsplash, OWalls and Picsum. You can change the greyscale and the wallpaper blur.  3. LocalSend - An excellent cross-platform file sharing application with no ads and trackers. Better than the ones you find on Google Playstore. Download this one right now! 4. Focus Launcher - Looking for a minimal android launcher? This one might stop your search. Comes with icon pack support and a unique homescreen layout 5. Image Resizer - This is an incredible application for cropping, resizing and changing the image format. It can help you edit the...

Remove Any Android Bloatware - NO ROOT/NO PC/ NO EXTRA PHONE

Hello! If you have landed here from my YouTube video, please check the GitHub/F-Droid links of Shizuku and aShell below. Shizuku -  Download aShell (F-Droid) -  Download Download aShell from GitLab here How to download from GitLab? Check the image below! AFTER DOWNLOADING BOTH THESE APPS, PLEASE CHECK THE STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE BEOW There are different methods to remove bloatware from any android phone and all those methods either require a PC or your phone needs to be rooted or some methods also require a second android phone.  This method is different because it uses two different opensource applications; one is called shizuku and the second one is known as a-shell and I have tested this method on Xiaomi, Vivo and Samsung devices.  ENABLE DEVELOPER OPTIONS The first important step is to enable developer options in your device. I am doing this in a Samsung phone, so you can go to about phone , then software version and tap on the build number multiple times...

PixelOS Android 13 for Redmi Note 10 Pro

PixelOS is definitely one of the best Android 13 custom roms available for redmi Note 10 Pro right now and it's evident from the overall smoothness this custom rom offers. This ROM also stands out because of its minimalistic look. Let's dive into the installation process and some key features of this ROM. Installation 1. Your device bootloader needs to be unlocked. Below is a step by step guide for unlocking bootloader in any Xiaomi device 2. Y ou need a custom recovery like TWRP or PixelOS recovery. Below is a step by step guide for flashing a custom recovery like TWRP 3. For flashing PixelOS, you can use two different methods a. ADB Sideload (Requires a PC) b. Flashing through TWRP ADB Sideload steps Step 1 is to  take your phone to recovery mode and connect your phone to PC. Step 2 is to perform a clean flash, so please format the data first. Step 3 is to start adb sideload in your phone by going to advanced options. Go to Advanced options > Wipe cache and Dalvik > ...