Xiaomi has done it again with the launch of the Redmi Note 7. The phone is priced around $200 and has the build quality and feature set (such as the 48MP camera) that would rival $400 devices in some countries. Now, I want to show you how to sideload the Google Camera (GCam) port to get …
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A smartphone’s overall battery life is very important these days. It’s gotten to the point where battery life reports for a smartphone can make or break its future sales. This has resulted in some OEMs implementing features to kill apps which are running in the background but we can stop that on the Xiaomi Redmi Note …
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Over the years, smartphones have become incredibly personal devices. From using them to simply place and receive phone calls to storing our most intimate parts of our lives. There could be a lot of things that you don’t want someone else to see and that makes the Redmi Note 7 App Lock feature quite useful to …
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Xiaomi devices are so popular that many people will import them from China by going through various resellers online. The thing is, these ship with the Chinese version of MIUI and that means Google Play isn’t installed on them by default. So let me how to easily install the Google Play Store on the Redmi Note …
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Just as I mentioned yesterday, there are a number of special boot modes that come with Android devices. Today, we’ll continue focusing on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7. But this time I will be showing you how to boot the smartphone into Recovery mode in case you need to perform a factory reset or access TWRP. …
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A popular Android boot mode is also one that a lot of people accidentally find themselves in. Today I’ll be showing you how to boot both into Fastboot Mode on the Redmi Note 7 (and Note 7 Pro) and how to exit this mode (also known as Bootloader Mode). It’s easy to do and only requires …
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Smartphone OEMs like Xiaomi can include any type of feature they want to include. These companies add in new features in an attempt to stand out from the crowd. Not only will I show you the standard way to take a screenshot on the Redmi Note 7, but I’ll also show you some optional methods as …
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It’s usually suggested that you keep your smartphone on the latest version of Android for a few reasons. However, some of the latest updates (especially for major versions) may contain bugs that ruin the user experience. So this tutorial will show you how to downgrade the Xiaomi Mi A2 from Android 9 Pie back down to …
As I said in yesterday’s post, gesture navigation has gotten very popular these days. OEMs are trying to come up with the most intuitive method for their devices but not everyone likes what is available on their device. So today I wanted to show you how to remove the software navigation bar of the Xiaomi Mi …
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In order to keep the user protected Android devices have what they call a bootloader. In a locked state, it is responsible for making sure the software installed is authentically signed by the OEM. If your device is unlocked then this guide will show you how to lock (or relock) the bootloader of the Xiaomi Mi …