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Why would you need USB drivers? Well, if you connect your smartphone to your PC and it doesn’t get detected, chances are that the required drivers are missing or defective that is why you need to download Android USB drivers and install them. In this article, we have given all the links to download standalone USB Drivers for some of the major manufacturers. So just click on the link and you will be able to download the required Android USB drivers....

Then there is the second firmware type known as Recovery ROM. This is used for all general purposes such as manually installing an official OTA update. While the Fastboot ROM could be flashed directly via Mi Flash Tool or through Fastboot Commands, flashing Recovery ROM is a little bit different. There are two different approaches to flashing an MIUI Recovery ROM. The first one is via the Xiaomi Stock Recovery, whereas the second option is via the Updater App....

So what really is the difference between exFAT vs FAT32 vs NTFS? Let’s find out! In this article, we are going to discuss exFAT vs FAT32 vs NTFS and tell you the actual difference between these file systems. What is File System? As mentioned earlier, exFAT, FAT32 and NTFS are three different file systems that are used for formatting storage drives like internal HDD, SSD, SD Card, external HDD, SSD, USB drives, etc....

Truth be told, there were a plethora of requests from the users that Windows should change the outdated UI of the brightness and volume slider and bring it in line with the rest of the OS elements. And it seems the Redmond giants did pay heed to these requests. They have finally added the fluid redesign UI to both these elements and have released it in the latest Developer channel, with the build number 22533....

Facebook Buys GIPHY The incident was reported by Axios and later confirmed by Facebook in a blogpost and although Facebook didn’t mention the financial terms, Axios says that Facebook bought the GIF creation and sharing platform for around $400 million. With this new deal, Facebook plans to integrate the GIF well with the stories and other features of Instagram. It also plans to integrate the library of GIPHY to other Facebook-owned apps too....

According to a report from SocialMediaToday, Facebook has confirmed that Facebook dark mode rolling out for iOS, slowly but surely. Facebook said that they are rolling out for “a small percentage of users globally right now”. Facebook confirmed that some users are able to switch to dark mode in the mobile app. Facebook Dark Mode Rolling Out For iOS A few months back company has launched a dark mode feature in WhatsApp and Messenger....

However, inspite of all the goodies attached, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues either. As of now, various users have voiced their concern that Firefox tends to crash whenever they open multiple tabs. Do note that by multiple, we don’t mean 100 tabs, for some users even interacting with around 10-15 tabs tends to make the browser crash [let alone 10,000 tabs!]. What is even more concerning is the fact that this issue first came to light with version 100, but has been carried forward even to version 103....

This then allows you to flash custom ROMs like AOSP, Pixel Experience, install custom recoveries like TWRP or LineageOS recovery. Along the same lines, you could gain access to the system partition by rooting the device via Magisk. However, near about each of these tasks calls for the execution of ADB or Fastboot Commands. Apart from that, booting your device to fastboot or recovery (whether stock or custom) also requires the execution of these commands....

And same is the case now as well. Many iPhone users have complained that they are getting the No Connection error while trying to access the promotion or Social tab of the Gmail App. Surprisingly, the Inbox tab is working well and good, so there’s nothing to do with the user’s internet access. Likewise, this issue is only being faced by iPhone users. While not being able to access these sections is indeed a cause of concern, fortunately, there do exists a few workarounds that have been known to work out for a lot of users....

But in spite of all the goodies attached, it isn’t free from its fair share of issues either. As of now, numerous users have voiced their concern that they are getting the “Sorry I didn’t understand” error when trying to play music via Google Assistant. In this regard, when they issue a voice command to ‘Play on all speakers’ or ‘Play on ’ then it simply gives out the aforementioned error message....

The integrated Google Search, Assistant, and the Cast features have completely streamlined the process of searching, subscribing, streaming, playing, and downloading your favorite podcasts. However, as of now, it seems to be going through a rather rough patch. Multiple Google Podcasts users have voiced their concerns over the Google Support Forum that many of their subscriptions have suddenly gone missing. Joining the dots, and it came out that all the missing podcasts were having the “Explicit” tags....

As of now, various users have voiced their concern that the Multi Volume functionality on their Moto G40 Fusion/G60 has been broken after installing the Android 12 update. As a result of which, the app volume has been interlinked with the system volume. So if you increase or decrease the volume inside an app, the same volume level will be applied across the entire OS, encapsulating all the apps in the process....

Adding to the misery, the OEM tends to place restrictions under certain circumstances wherein the peak refresh rate would automatically dwindle down to 60Hz, even though you have explicitly instructed your device to be at 120Hz at all times. For instance, in the case of Samsung, the fresh rate will never remain at 120hz when using the Picture in Picture or the Split Screen view. But we managed to find a nifty workaround that should help you bypass this limitation....

One among them is its infuriating behavior with the bookmakers wherein even if you delete them, they tend to re-appear and res-sync automatically after a while. Initially, to counter this issue, I created a new folder, named it Trash, and placed all those bookmarks under that directory. While it did the job, but it wasn’t the most effective way. So I did further research and stumbled upon a nifty workaround that would help you put an end to this fiasco once and for all....

Google Magazines shutdown Current subscribers of the same have been getting notified since the past month about the immediate discontinuation of this service. While it won’t be offering print layout pages via Google News any longer, Google suggested that readers could still visit a magazine’s website, no further explanation has been provided from their side. But accessing magazines online is nowhere near to the experience of having a print replica magazine, which was interestingly the at the beginning of the decade, as everything print was scanned and put up in a PDF format and by 2020 many publications primarily have shifted their focus from their print magazines to making digital magazines....

As of now, various users have voiced their concern that they are getting the ‘Can’t connect to assisting device’ error when trying to set up the Google Nest Camera or Doorbell. A s a result of which, they aren’t able to make full use of this security enriched device. If you are also on the same page, then this guide will make you aware of a few nifty workarounds to resolve this bug....

One way of addressing this issue is to create a new user account and then try to use the Home directory on the external. While users were able to do so, but they ended up on a roadblock- they were unable to log in to the Mac App Store or other related services via that account [until and unless they transferred the Home folder back to the internal SSD....

Likewise, if you are looking for an ad-free browsing experience, then DNS Adguard could be your go-to choice. In this regard, you could add and remove the DNS from Settings > Network and Internet > Private DNS. However, if you interact with these DNS on a regular manner, then a much better approach will be to add its Quick Setting tile on your Android device so that you could easily enable/disable it with just a single tap....

How to Use Instagram Reels Text-to-Speech Text-to-Speech is basically an accessibility feature that helps people with vision problems understand the written text. When enabled, it automatically converts the written text into speech. Many users use the same feature to add an artificial, narrator, robot, or Siri-like voice to their Reels. If you’ve recently seen a Reel with a Siri voice, here’s how to add the same voice to Instagram Reels using Text-to-Speech....

How to Add Watermark in Google Docs While there is no native way to do so and Google hasn’t commented on the feature either, there are other options available. Here is a short guide on all the ways to add a watermark to your Google Docs before you share it online. Let’s begin. 1. Google Docs Drawing Feature There is no way to add a watermark to Google Docs directly, however, you can use the drawing function to insert an image that will then act as a watermark inside Docs....