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

How to Whitelist Apps from Android Oreo’s Background Location Throttling
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How to Whitelist Apps from Android Oreo’s Background Location Throttling

September 8, 2017
There's a lot to love about Google's newest tasty treat - Android 8.0 Oreo. From major low level changes that will speed up updates to small quality of life changes to full custom theme support, there's something in the latest update for everyone to enjoy. But one of Android Oreo's biggest changes, background app limitations, has been causing a...
Exclusive: There will not be a Qualcomm Snapdragon 836
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Exclusive: There will not be a Qualcomm Snapdragon 836

September 5, 2017
The latest flagship device offerings are expected to always offer the latest and greatest system on a chip, or SoC, from silicon manufacturers such as Qualcomm. Paying hundreds of dollars, or even nearly a thousand, for a single device should earn you no less than the best performing SoC that is available. With the upcoming...
Google is Starting Work on Android P (Android 9.0) in the AOSP Master Branch
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Google is Starting Work on Android P (Android 9.0) in the AOSP Master Branch

August 30, 2017
It's been a little over 5 months since Google introduced the first Android 8.0 Developer Preview and a little over a week since the latest release, now known as Android Oreo, was officially launched. But while only a minuscule fraction of overall Android users have their hands on the tasty Oreo update, we would expect that...
Demo of Rootless Substratum Theme Engine on Android Oreo, and Addressing Misconceptions
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Demo of Rootless Substratum Theme Engine on Android Oreo, and Addressing Misconceptions

August 25, 2017
Yesterday, we published an exclusive article detailing something that many Android enthusiasts have been longing for: full, system-wide theme support without root. This theme support comes to us courtesy of Team Substratum, but yesterday, the team was not yet ready to show off their work. That has changed, however, as Nicholas Chum has put together a...
Exclusive: Android Oreo Will Receive Rootless, System-Wide Theme Support Within 1 Week
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Exclusive: Android Oreo Will Receive Rootless, System-Wide Theme Support Within 1 Week

August 24, 2017
With every new release of Google's Android OS, there are fewer reasons for most users to root their devices. However, among the remaining users who still choose to root their devices, one of the most commonly cited reasons is to enable system-wide theme support. Typically, this is managed via the Substratum theme framework ever since the...
How to bring back the Google Photos Backup while Charging Option
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How to bring back the Google Photos Backup while Charging Option

August 18, 2017
Google Photos is Google's ambitious free photo backup solution. It's one of the best Google services out there, and since Google I/O it has been getting even better. But not every feature change has been met with applause. Back in late June, Google suddenly removed the ability for photos to be backed up only while the...
The OnePlus App Locker Feature Can Be Easily Bypassed
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The OnePlus App Locker Feature Can Be Easily Bypassed

August 18, 2017
The software flavor found on OnePlus phones is known as OxygenOS. It adds a couple of nifty feature on top of stock Android without deviating too far from what you would expect on a Google device. I recently started using the OnePlus 5 as a daily driver myself, and despite the controversies I think it's...
Here’s How to Force Enable Google Home Bluetooth Streaming
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Here’s How to Force Enable Google Home Bluetooth Streaming

August 17, 2017
During Google I/O 2017, Google promised many new features would come to its smart home assistant device - the Google Home. The phone call feature was officially announced just the other day, but the Bluetooth audio support has only been showing up for a small handful of users since it was announced. Google is known to...
The OnePlus 5 Has Twice As Many Media Volume Steps As Other Phones
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The OnePlus 5 Has Twice As Many Media Volume Steps As Other Phones

August 17, 2017
Any application that plays music, videos, podcasts, or game audio uses the media audio stream to control its volume level. By default, nearly every Android device uses 15 steps for media volume. Unfortunately, this often results in the volume level still being far too high at the lower levels. There are some apps out there that...
The LG V20 Second Screen Finally Gets Custom Widget Support
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The LG V20 Second Screen Finally Gets Custom Widget Support

August 16, 2017
The South Korean technology giant LG Electronics is best known by Android enthusiasts for its flagship LG G series of smartphones, but the company also offers the V series of smartphones which is best known for its signature Second Screen. Though many users are hotly anticipating this year's upcoming V30 model, fans of last year's...
Google Finally Adds Support for Bluetooth In-Band Ringtones with Android 8.0
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Google Finally Adds Support for Bluetooth In-Band Ringtones with Android 8.0

August 11, 2017
With every new major Android version update comes a slew of new features. Android O, Google's upcoming software release, most notably brings support for notification channels, picture-in-picture mode, autofill managers, and background limitations on apps. But as with any new major version release, there are a bunch of under-the-hood changes that are much less publicized....
How to Stop Apps from Reading the Android Clipboard to Protect your Privacy
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How to Stop Apps from Reading the Android Clipboard to Protect your Privacy

August 10, 2017
Rather than typing or swiping on your keyboard, sometimes it is easier to just cut, copy, and paste some text. If you want to enter some long pieces of text such as an address, password, or website link, using Android's copy and paste feature certainly beats having to precisely type each character out. But Android's...