Posts From Mishaal Rahman

Mishaal Rahman
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Long-time Android enthusiast starting from all the way back to the Sprint HTC Hero. Partial to the Nexus line, but open to try anything with Android on it. XDA's resident master of everything Tasker. Please direct media inquiries to mishaal@xda-developers.com

Exclusive: Hands-on with Google’s Visual Search for Android
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Exclusive: Hands-on with Google’s Visual Search for Android

June 12, 2017
With so much information out there in the world, Internet search engines are crucial for acquiring knowledge. Accessible through the web browser on your desktop or laptop PC, a dedicated app on your smartphone or tablet, or through your voice on a smartwatch or home assistant device - you have so many options available to find...
How to Only Show Lock Screen Notification Content at Home
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How to Only Show Lock Screen Notification Content at Home

June 10, 2017
Google introduced lock screen notifications in Android Lollipop and has allowed users to decide whether or not they want their notifications to show on the lock screen. Tucked away in settings is a menu where you can select to either hide notifications from the lock screen entirely, show that an app has a notification but...
How to set a Custom Screen Saver on Huawei and Honor devices running EMUI
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How to set a Custom Screen Saver on Huawei and Honor devices running EMUI

June 9, 2017
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean introduced a feature called the daydream, which is essentially just an interactive screen saver that activates when the device is docked and/or charging. Third party developers can make their own screen savers which are accessible to the user in Settings → Display. Unfortunately, not every OEM allows their users to set...
How to Automatically Toggle Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging while at Home
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How to Automatically Toggle Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging while at Home

June 9, 2017
While we haven’t seen a breakthrough in battery technology, many companies have instead opted to focus on innovations in charging technology. Qualcomm offers their Quick Charge technology, Huawei offers what they call SuperCharge, Motorola has their TurboPower, Oppo offers its VOOC, and Samsung has Adaptive Fast Charging. (Our personal favorite charging technology is OnePlus’s DashCharge,...
Despite Removal, You Can Still Customize Nav Bar & Lockscreen in Android O DP3 — Here’s How
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Despite Removal, You Can Still Customize Nav Bar & Lockscreen in Android O DP3 — Here’s How

June 9, 2017
The Android O Developer Preview has now reached its third release, meaning the final APIs are ready and Google is readying up for an imminent and proximate release with only minor bug fixes to be expected in the remaining Developer Preview. With previous Android O previews, we saw tons of refinements to the user interface...
Set a Separate Volume Level for Google Assistant with this Free App
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Set a Separate Volume Level for Google Assistant with this Free App

June 8, 2017
Google Assistant on Android smartphones is available officially on all Android Marshmallow devices on select languages in a handful of markets. The smart assistant can be accessed by voice or by text input, though spoken feedback is only given when queries are sent to Assistant through your voice. Recommended Reading: Here’s how to get Google Assistant...
Enable the Rotate-to-fullscreen Gesture in Chrome to Quickly Enter and Exit Fullscreen
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Enable the Rotate-to-fullscreen Gesture in Chrome to Quickly Enter and Exit Fullscreen

June 8, 2017
If you’re like me and use Chrome to browse most sites rather than install dozens of individual apps, then you are likely familiar with Chrome’s full screen video viewer. Whenever you enter a video, the screen orientation is locked to match the orientation of the video (thanks to the introduction of the #video-fullscreen-orientation-lock Chrome flag...
Automatically Toggle Samsung’s Always On Display When Charging [App]
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Automatically Toggle Samsung’s Always On Display When Charging [App]

June 7, 2017
Samsung gets a lot of flak for its performance optimization with regards to its software (though how much of that criticism is legitimate and/or accurate is a debate for another time), but it’s hard to deny just how much added value their software brings. I could go on and on about all of the features...
How to Watch YouTube 4K Videos on Rooted Non-4K Phones and Tablets
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How to Watch YouTube 4K Videos on Rooted Non-4K Phones and Tablets

June 7, 2017
For many people, mobile devices have replaced desktop and laptop computers as the primary avenue of content consumption. The official YouTube app for Android is used by hundreds of millions around the world to keep up with their favorite channels. Video quality on YouTube has dramatically increased over the years with the introduction of 60FPS options...
MechDome Exits Beta, Allows any Developer to Port their Android App to iOS
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MechDome Exits Beta, Allows any Developer to Port their Android App to iOS

June 7, 2017
Back in September, we covered a new developer tool that automatically converts existing Android projects into native iOS and OSX applications. This tool, called MechDome, takes an existing Android APK file and turns it into a standalone binary that developers can then distribute on the Apple App Store - all without changing a single line...
Kernel Sources Released for the Huawei Mate 9 and Huawei P10
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Kernel Sources Released for the Huawei Mate 9 and Huawei P10

June 6, 2017
Under the GNU General Public License (GPL), any modifications made to the Linux kernel must be publicly shared if users have access to the binary. Android itself is licensed under the Apache Software License which doesn't require modifications of AOSP to be open sourced. But because the underlying kernel in Android is Linux-based, all OEMs...
Official LineageOS 14.1 Builds for the Google Nexus 9
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Official LineageOS 14.1 Builds for the Google Nexus 9

June 6, 2017
Time has not been too kind for the Google Nexus 9 tablet. From the very start, many reviews panned the tablet for its less than stellar build quality. Years in, users have likely started to notice their tablet become fairly slow and laggy. But thankfully, the fact that it is a Nexus device means users don't...