Author: Onyebuchi Uche

Here’s the crux of the matter: Some Pixel smartphone users have been experiencing Android Auto call issues as noticed on a Google support thread. According to the thread, the Android Auto call issue is phone calls coming in through the phone speaker rather than the car using Android Auto. While this was happening, it was noticed that other media apps were still remitting their sounds via Android Auto and not via the phones. Usually, other non-Pixel smartphone users noticed this issue but it was taken as a bug and it happens temporarily. But following the Android Auto call issues (calls…

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Analyzing the whole Android 13 timeline rollout (from beta to stable releases), the Korean tech giant, Samsung will pass for the fastest deployment of the Android 13 software. I mean, most of its smartphones have gotten the stable Android 13-based OneUI 5. But Samsung has got something better. The brand says that the Android 14 rollout will be faster. Usually, we have seasonal rollouts of Android OS upgrades with various OEMs rolling out the software in combination with theirs(speaking of the OnePlus OxygenOS 13, OPPO ColorOS 13, and Xiaomi’s MIUI 13 and 14 among many others). Samsung brags that the…

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Here’s the crux of the matter: the Xbox November update is here and it’s rolling out to the Xbox One and Xbox X/S series. What’s impressive about this software is the slew of features it brings with the Discord enhancement leading the package. Xbox Insiders got to test the Discord voice chat months ago after which Microsoft rolled out the software in September. However, Xbox users never got to enjoy this feature as you have to go through a cumbersome process to equip the feature.  Now(via the Xbox November update), the process is streamlined and users can join in on…

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Unlike Android, Apple’s iPhone has always had a reputation for not being able to sideload apps from anywhere other than the App store. Well, you can sideload apps on iPhone with Altstore and it isn’t a “crooked” method. To sideload apps on iPhone with Altstore, you have to pass through a feature Apple enabled. Let’s walk you through all there is to it. First off, Altstore (created by Riley Tetsut) is an alternative app store for iPhone users and it uses a feature Apple enabled where you can install about three apps with your Apple ID. Before you sideload apps…

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Yet again, another Android 13 update rolling out to a Galaxy smartphone. It’s quite amazing for Samsung to roll out Android 13 updates to a vast majority of their smartphones and besides the Android 14 season is coming up, it’s better to let the devices have the software before that time comes. This time, it’s the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3 Android 13 update. The successor to these foldables, Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 received the Android 13 OneUI 5 software weeks ago, not bad to have the Fold 3 and Flip 3 Android 13 update. Meanwhile,…

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