TWRP is an open source, community project. TWRP development is done by roughly 4 people at this point. We also have a large support community with many people who are willing to answer questions and help people with their devices either through our IRC channel or on forums like xda-developers.
If you’ve been around the world of Android for the past couple of years, you’ve probably heard the term “Magisk” thrown around. It is a relatively best method for Android devices to be customised. It was created in 2016 by topjohnwu of XDA Developer. Magisk is an alternative to the SuperSU of long standing, but it is much more than just a root process. Until you dive in there are some key things you should know about this famous method.
Required to flash Magisk
A device running Android 4.2+
Custom Recovery (how to install). We’ll be using TWRP in this guide
The first thing you’ll need is the Magisk zip file, assuming your phone got a custom recovery. This is the file that we are going to flash up in the next step. The most recent version of the zip can be found on the official XDA thread. Install and pass the new zip to your phone / tablet, or install it directly to your phone / tablet. An easy way to do this is to install the Magisk Manager app (found in Step 3) that will prompt you to download the latest zip available at the moment.
Go to recovery mode and flash the zip. Using this guide to find out how to boot to recovery mode on your computer. Typically this will be a combination of the power button and the volume key. Follow these steps once you boot up into your custom recovery:
Now you have the Magisk system installed on your computer. You’ll need the suitably appointed Magisk Director to handle it. That’s what lets you install modules. Download the latest Magisk Manager APK here and make sure that you have enabled “Unknown Sources” in the Settings. Download the document, and open it.
The Manager software allows you to adjust root settings and also to add modules which are plugins that can be installed. The software serves as a repository for a whole bunch of great plugins that can quickly expand your device’s functionality. An important part of getting the most out of this root system is using the Manager software.
The final step is to verify that all is working properly. Open the Manager app that has just been installed. We want a bunch of green check marks to appear in the script. It means you got root successfully. Good job!
Installing Magisk will give you ROOT, a super powerful Systemless Interface, Magisk Modules support, and hide from tons of integrity tests like SafetyNet!
Recovery in Android refers to the dedicated, bootable partition which has mounted the recovery console. A combination of key presses (or command line instructions) will boot your phone back to recovery, where you will find tools to help patch (recover) your computer and install official OS updates. Since Android is open and has the source code available for recovery, it’s also fairly easy to build a customized version with more and different choices.
You can access your phone’s recovery, and perform a number of different functions that are useful to troubleshoot your phone. You can do a factory reset, clear cache, and run system updates with the stock recovery. You can also do system backups and flash. ZIP files like those that will modify your ROM or make big changes to your system if you have a custom recovery.
Press and hold on both the volume up and Bixby buttons (the button just beneath the volume rocker), then press and hold the power button.
Google
Step 1: Long press the power button and volume down button at same time until screen turns on Step 2: Press the volume down button until Recovery mode show Step 3: Press the Power button to enter your Google Pixel 4 XL into recovery mode
Press and hold Volume Up key and Power key simultaneously.
HTC
Navigate to Settings> Battery> Uncheck FASTBOOT. Power phone off Hold VOLUME DOWN + POWER for 5 seconds Release POWER but continue to hold VOLUME DOWN Once you are in the bootloader, use the VOLUME buttons to navigate to RECOVERY Press POWER to select and enter recovery
LG
POWER + VOLUME DOWN Hold until the LG Logo appears Release and immediately press POWER + VOLUME DOWN again until you see the Reset Menu Press the POWER button to hard reset, then you will reboot into recovery
OrangeFox Recovery is one of the most popular custom recoveries, with amazing additional features, fixes and bunch of supported devices.
OrangeFox have been operating for over 18 months. In that time it improved the quality, stability, and device support of the recovery. Today OrangeFox is the leader in stability, UI design, and UX. Installing OrangeFox means being with the latest code and fastest fixes.
OrangeFox recovery features
Supports Treble and non-Treble ROMs
Up-to-date Oreo kernel, built from sources
Increased compatibility with TWRP
Updated with latest TWRP commits
Built-in support for installing init.d functionality
Samsung will bring the M31 to the Indian market through Amazon just like its immediate predecessor, the Galaxy M30s. This site is currently teasing the phone as one that would in many ways mimic the famous “battery monster,” including its 6000mAh battery. The camera features, however, are somewhat improving.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s was well-received as they paired triple cameras with an AMOLED FHD+ screen and a 6000mAh battery. According to new teasers released by Amazon.in, their immediate counterpart, the M31, won’t be much different-except that this time the number of cameras is 4. A’ best-in-class’ 64MP sensor is also the main shooter here.
Amazon also notes that it will be joined by others for ultra-wide angle, macro and depth-sensing functions, but its resolutions or other specs are not yet revealed. Similarly, it reveals that the Galaxy M31 will display the same quality (at least on paper) as the M30s but not its size. It will however have a U-shaped knot, a featurethat
Samsung, which once led India’s smartphone market, fell into third place in the quarter that ended in December, even as the South Korean giant continues to make big bets on the still-growing rare handset sector. According to research firm Counterpoint, 158 million smartphones shipped in India in 2019 up from 145 million the year before.
Vivo, a Chinese company, surpassed Samsung in Q4 2019 to become India’s second-largest smartphone vendor. Xiaomi, with command over 27% of the market, maintained its top spot in the nation for the tenth consecutive quarter.
In 2019, Vivo’s annual smartphone shipment increased by 76 per cent. The aggressive positioning of the Chinese company’s budget S series of smartphones— priced from $100 to $150 (the sweet spot in India)—in the brick and mortar segment and acceptance of e-commerce sales helped it beat Samsung, Counterpoint analysts said.
Vivo’s market share jumped 132% between Q4 of 2018 and Q4 of 2019, according to the research firm.
Realme, who spun out of Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo, took the fifth place. Oppo took fourth position. Samsung has dramatically lowered some of its handsets prices in the country and also introduced smartphones with local features, but is struggling to compete with an army of Chinese smartphone manufacturers. The firm has not responded to a request for comment. Realme took Indian market by storm. The two-year-old firm has reproduced the country’s strategy for Xiaomi and has so far concentrated on aggressively low-cost Android smartphones being sold online. Vivo and Oppo, on the other hand, have spread over the years to smaller towns and cities in the region, and have inked deals.
There will be a lot of guides on Droid Tools about how to access certain features of the Android platform that simply are not visible to the user.
Theese will be done generally with the help of some command line Android Debug Bridge (ADB) commands, a tool that Google offers for developers to debug various parts of their applications or the system, but which we can use for all kinds of neat and hidden tricks. Using the command line isn’t something that everyone is comfortable with, though, so in an attempt to teach everyone how to do these tweaks (no matter what skill level you’re at), we have been including some basic steps about how to install ADB in each of our tutorials where necessary.
Setup the Android Debug Bridge (ADB)
Phone Setup
Launch the Settings application on your phone.
Tap the About Phone option generally near the bottom of the list (this is hidden behind the “System” option in Google’s latest Android Oreo version).
Then tap the Build Number option 7 times to enable Developer Mode. You will see a toast message when it is done.
Now go back to the main Settings screen and you should see a new Developer Options menu you can access.
Go in there and enable the USB Debugging mode option.
Next up, you will need to scroll below and follow the rest of the instructions for your operating system.
Extract the contents of this ZIP file into an easily accessible folder (such as C:\adb)
Open Windows explorer and browse to where you extracted the contents of this ZIP file
Then open up a Command Prompt from the same directory as this ADB binary. This can be done by holding Shift and Right-clicking within the folder then click the “open command prompt here” option. (Some Windows 10 users may see “PowerShell” instead of “command prompt”.)
Windows ADB folder
Connect your smartphone or tablet to your computer with a USB cable. Change the USB mode to “file transfer (MTP)” mode. Some OEMs may or may not require this, but it’s best to just leave it in this mode for general compatibility.
In the Command Prompt window, enter the following command to launch the ADB daemon: adb devices
On your phone’s screen, you should see a prompt to allow or deny USB Debugging access. Naturally, you will want to grant USB Debugging access when prompted (and tap the always allow check box if you never want to see that prompt again).
Finally, re-enter the command adb devices. If everything was successful, you should now see your device’s serial number in the command prompt.
Extract the ZIP to an easily-accessible location (like the Desktop for example).
Open Terminal.
To browse to the folder you extracted ADB into, enter the following command: cd /path/to/extracted/folder/
For example, on my Mac it was this:cd /Users/Doug/Desktop/platform-tools/
Connect your device to your Mac with a compatible USB cable. Change the USB connection mode to “file transfer (MTP)” mode. This is not always required for every device, but it’s best to just leave it in this mode so you don’t run into any issues.
Once the Terminal is in the same folder your ADB tools are in, you can execute the following command to launch the ADB daemon: adb devices
On your device, you’ll see an “Allow USB debugging” prompt. Allow the connection.
Finally, re-enter the command adb devices. If everything was successful, you should now see your device’s serial number in macOS’s Terminal window. Congratulations! You can now run any ADB command on your device! Now go forth and start modding your phone by following our extensive list of tutorials!
Extract the ZIP to an easily-accessible location (like the Desktop for example).
Open a Terminal window.
Enter the following command: cd /path/to/extracted/folder/
This will change the directory to where you extracted the ADB files.
So for example:cd /Users/USER/Desktop/platform-tools/
Connect your device to your Linux machine with your USB cable. Change the connection mode to “file transfer (MTP)” mode. This is not always necessary for every device, but it’s recommended so you don’t run into any issues.
Once the Terminal is in the same folder your ADB tools are in, you can execute the following command to launch the ADB daemon: adb devices
Back on your smartphone or tablet device, you’ll see a prompt asking you to allow USB debugging. Go ahead and grant it.
Finally, re-enter the command adb devices. If everything was successful, you should now see your device’s serial number in the Terminal window output. Congrats! You can now run any ADB command on your device! Now go forth and start modding your phone by following our extensive list of tutorials!
Some Linux users should be aware that there can be an easier way to install ADB on their computer. The guide above will certainly work for you, but those own a Debian or Fedora/SUSE-based distro of Linux can skip steps 1 and 2 of the guide above and use one of the following commands. . .
Debian-based Linux users can type the following command to install ADB: sudo apt-get install adb
Fedora/SUSE-based Linux users can type the following command to install ADB: sudo yum install android-tools
MI User Interface, abbreviated MIUI is an Android-based operating system for smartphones and tablet computers developed by Chinese electronics manufacturer Xiaomi. It is powered by the Android Operating System. MIUI includes various features such as theme support.
Xiaomi’s budget devices are good at taking over the smartphone world.
The company, dominating on the Indian and Chinese markets, manages to deliver low priced smartphones coupled with some high end device specs.
Bloatware on Xiaomi Devices?
The word Bloatware is used for smartphone apps which the vendor locks. Some known vendors include Samsung, Xiaomi, HTC and so on. Developers are using this irksome tactic of locking apps on the phone to make the device’s user interface exclusive.
Uninstall/Disable MIUI Apps in Xiaomi/Redmi Devices Without Rooting
1. MIUI Hidden Settings
The MIUI app Hidden Settings make it easy for developers to perform previously complex tasks in just a few taps. You can, for example, view the Notification log, which has been difficult to get into before.
With the help of MIUI hidden features, you can get rid of some (not all) pre-installed app(You can also uninstall the Google apps).
You need to enable USB debugging by going to Settings > About Phone > Tap 7-10 times on MIUI Version. A popout will appear telling you that you have activated Developer Settings.
Then go to Additional Settings and pap on Developer Options, scroll down and activate USB debugging and press OK.
On your PC go to ADB installation folder and type cmd in the adress bar. A command prompt windows will appear.
Now once you have device connected via USB, run adb devices command in terminal to see if your device is connected via ADB.
Now copy and run the commands from below list for the app which you want to remove.
The command is adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 package.name
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.docs # Google Drive adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.maps # Google Maps adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.photos # Google Photos adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.tachyon # Google Duo adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox # Google App adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.music # Google Music adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.videos # Play Movies adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.browser # Mi Browser adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.bugreport # Mi Feedback adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.compass # Mi Compass adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.notes # Mi Notes adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.screenrecorder # Mi Screen Recorder adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.videoplayer # Mi Video adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.player # Mi Music adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.midrop # Mi Drop adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.mipicks # Mi Apps adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.scanner # Mi Scanner
So if you mess something up, do factory reset to get out of trouble.