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TWRP is by far the best custom recovery for Android devices; it can do everything from flashing ROMs to performing full storage backups. The last time we covered the project, it added official support for the Essential Phone, Nokia 8, and HTC U11 EYEs. More phones have joined the party since then, including the Moto […]

Almost precisely four years ago, Google rolled out a new Chrome App for Hangouts. Initially named “Ultra Violet” during testing, the app brought a bubbly and fun transparent UI with Facebook-style Chat Heads to Google’s instant messaging platform. We hope that you didn’t depend on it too much, though. According to a recent update to […]

For several years now, Sony fans and critics have been calling for the Japanese company to move away from its boxy, dated hardware design language and join its rivals in releasing a modern Android smartphone. When the Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact arrived at MWC 2018 in February, we hailed them as a small step […]

After some delays, HMD Global is rolling out the stable Android 9 Pie release for the Nokia 7 Plus after a somewhat long beta period. That means you get all of the goodies, like a refreshed UI, further notification improvements, Digital Wellbeing, and all the rest that comes with the latest Android experience. Screenshot: @Pulkit_jain19 […]

Lagging behind the other carrier versions (by months, in some cases), T-Mobile is finally pushing out the Android 8.0 Oreo update for the LG V20. Better late than never, I guess? Android 8.0 Oreo is old news at this point, since we’re seeing more phones get Pie. Still, V20 owners who bought the Tmo-branded variant […]

Prior to today, if you broke something on your Pixel phone and you wanted it fixed through an official channel, you’d have to go to the widely-known uBreakiFix or Puls (a phone repair startup). An in-house mail-in repair service, dubbed ‘Repair Center,’ has just been added to the Google Store. So if you want Google […]

As headphone jacks keep dying off, wireless headphones keep being relevant. And unless you’re at peace with wrangling dongles, that means the average price of decent earbuds is rising. The days of swinging by Target on your way to the airport to grab a passable pair of $10 buds are numbered. C’est la vie. Jaybird is […]

Earlier this month, Google announced a complete redesign for Wear OS. The update was designed to make everything more accessible – notifications no longer take up an entire screen, swiping left on the main screen takes you to Google Assistant, and swiping right displays health data. The quick settings has also been improved, with new […]