Posts From Aamir Siddiqui

Aamir Siddiqui
Aamir Siddiqui

A journalist at XDA-Developers and the current Editor in Chief, I have been writing for XDA since 2015, despite being a qualified business-litigation lawyer. A low-end smartphone purchase in 2011 brought me to the forums, and it's been a journey filled with custom ROMs ever since. When not fully dipped in smartphone news and tutorials, I love traveling to places just to capture pictures of the sun setting. You can reach out to me at [email protected] or on Twitter (@aamirsidd94).

Galaxy A8: Confirmation Of Samsung’s Design Revolution

Galaxy A8: Confirmation Of Samsung’s Design Revolution

July 10, 2015
A few days ago, images of the new Samsung Galaxy A8 surfaced online on Chinese website pconline.com.cn. The Samsung Galaxy A8 will reportedly feature a 1.5 GHz 64-bit Snapdragon 615 processor along with Adreno 405 GPU. The phone will also feature 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, which thankfully, will be expandable via a...
Sony: The OEM You Want To Save

Sony: The OEM You Want To Save

July 7, 2015
In our recent Discuss article, we asked you readers on which OEM you would like to help. While the answers we received were varied, a lot of these responses and top comments stood out for helping one OEM: Sony. Some excerpts from our discussion are as below: And many more follow suit. Needless to say, many believe...
Root T-Mobile S6/Edge on 5.1.1 Without Tripping Knox

Root T-Mobile S6/Edge on 5.1.1 Without Tripping Knox

July 6, 2015
If you purchase phones from a carrier, you may be no stranger to the difficulties involved in rooting and installing a custom rom, recovery and kernel on such a carrier locked device. Add to this the extra layer of security that Samsung adds in the form of the Knox counter on its devices, and one...
Google To Launch Next Gen Android One On July 14

Google To Launch Next Gen Android One On July 14

July 3, 2015
The first gen of Android One devices to be launched in India in September 2014 were decent starter smartphones, featuring budget specs and a promise of fast updates. However, the phones did not pick up as big a response as Google hoped. Now, as per a report by The Economic Times, it appears that Google is...
Xiaomi Releases Kernel Source Code For Mi4i

Xiaomi Releases Kernel Source Code For Mi4i

July 1, 2015
If you've been following the XDA News Portal lately, you might have noticed an increased (but unintentional) focus on new devices being released by Chinese OEMs. This is because a lot of these devices are actually great pieces of tech for the average price-conscious consumer, someone who focuses on features as much as the "bling factor"...
Beats Music No Longer Accepting New Accounts

Beats Music No Longer Accepting New Accounts

June 30, 2015
Whenever Apple launches a new product or service, it definitely manages to grab the attention of all. Whether you love the company and or its products, or you hate it, there's no denying that Apple does make more people interested in things, old or new. When the company announced Apple Music, it directly took aim at...
Google Set To End Support For ADT In Eclipse

Google Set To End Support For ADT In Eclipse

June 28, 2015
In a move that was predicted since Android Studio was launched back in 2013, Google has announced that they will be ending official support for Eclipse at the end of this year. This specifically includes the Eclipse ADT (Android Developer Tools) plugin and the Android Ant build system. Over the past few years, our team has focused...
Sony Smartwatch 3: Call For Battery Drain Bug Reports

Sony Smartwatch 3: Call For Battery Drain Bug Reports

June 25, 2015
Sony's Smartwatch 3 is the company's third take on smartwatches, albeit the first from the company to feature Android Wear. In many ways, the watch is an upgrade from the Smartwatch 2 as it brings along IP68 rated waterproofing along with the switch to ARM's Cortex A7 for the CPU. The recent update to Android Wear based...
Ticklr Provides Ticker Notifications For Lollipop

Ticklr Provides Ticker Notifications For Lollipop

June 23, 2015
For all the goodies Lollipop brought with it, it did bring along a change which has drawn mixed reactions from all. You either love the idea, or absolutely hate it. That change is the removal of the classic Ticker animation for notifications, which has been a part of Android since the very early days, in...
Preliminary Update List For Sense 7 / Android 5.1 Surfaces

Preliminary Update List For Sense 7 / Android 5.1 Surfaces

June 23, 2015
This year has been a pretty forgettable year for HTC so far. The company has had little success on the flagship front, and with dwindling stock prices, the company has had to resort to other means to retain consumer interest. Things have been bad, but it seems the company is intent on turning it all around. One such...
LG Releases App Update For LG G4 Touchscreen Issues

LG Releases App Update For LG G4 Touchscreen Issues

June 20, 2015
The LG G4 is a great phone. Rocking the Snapdragon 808 with 3GB of RAM on a 5.5" QHD display along with a praise-worthy camera, the phone has put itself right on top of the competition thanks to the removable battery and micro SD card support, which other flagships have skipped on. However, the device does...
AT&T Charged $100 Million For Throttling Data Plans

AT&T Charged $100 Million For Throttling Data Plans

June 18, 2015
AT&T, one of America's largest wireless service providers, was charged a fine of $100 million by the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), America's regulatory agency of interstate and international communication. As per the report, AT&T started offering unlimited data plans to its customers from mid 2007, with the highlight being that it did not throttle users after...