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Smartphones are shipped with amazing cameras these days. Now a good camera isn't just limited to flagship or premium phones but also in the mid-budget and budget devices as well. The trend of Dual cameras is on rise and we are seeing more and more devices launching with dual camera setup these days starting as low as around ?10,000. But the stock camera apps aren't always the best. Despite of sporting a great sensor with much better capabilities, the stock Camera app is not able to make the most of it due to the software limitations imposed by the manufacturers. But that shouldn't stop you from taming the photographer inside you. Today we bring you 5 Camera apps which can enhance your Photographs to an extent which you would have never though of. Open Camera     Open Camera is a great app for photography. It has a plethora of controls on offer. You get full manual controls so that you can tinker around with the Shutter Speed, ISO, White Balance and a lot more. What's mo...

Mi 6X was in leaks and news from past couple of weeks and today, Xiaomi launched the smartphone in China. Mi 6X is the successor to the last year's Mi 5X, which was launched globally as Mi A1. The Mi A1 was the first Android One smartphone launched by Xiaomi globally in 44 countries, and it is expected that Mi 6X will be launched as Mi A2 globally. Specifications Mi 6X comes with a 5.99" FHD+ display with an 18:9 aspect ratio. The phone comes with a metal unibody design with is curved on the edges and CNC coated to give it a premium feel. The device now comes with the new QualComm Snapdragon 660 processor which runs Kryo 260 based 8 cores with clock speed of upto 2.2 Ghz coupled with the new LPDDR4X RAM. This helped the phone clock an AnTuTu score of 139,208. This is a major upgrade over the previous Snapdragon 625. The main highlight of Mi 6X is the camera. The phone gets a 12 MP + 20 MP vertical Dual Rear Camera setup with an Dual LED flash. The primary sensor is a 12 MP Son...

Xiaomi launched its much awaited Redmi Note 5 Pro which was an instant hit because of the amazing hardware it boasts at such a price. But the absence of Android Oreo at the time of the launch of the device was a huge bummer. The Redmi Note 5 Pro comes with MIUI 9 on top of Android Nougat 7.0 out of the box. But soon after the launch, the company started recruiting beta testers for the Oreo ROM for the Redmi Note 5 Pro. Few weeks earlier, the Global Beta ROM of Redmi Note 5 Pro based on Android Oreo 8.1 built on MIUI 9 was leaked. And now, a few days back, the developers at XDA pulled out the link for the Official Global Stable ROM for Redmi Note 5 which runs MIUI 9 on the top of Android Oreo 8.1. The update is yet to be pushed out via the OTA to the users but if you're one of those who can't wait to try it out on your device, then you can follow this guide and flash the ROM and enjoy the latest Android Oreo 8.1 on your Redmi Note 5 Pro.We'll discuss about the new features ...

Xiaomi's Redmi Note 5 Pro is a great device as it comes with a powerful hardware configuration. But there are a few things which it misses out on, or a few things which can be improved if you gain the Root access for your device. What's even better is that you can do that and your OTA updates will still not be affected as the custom recovery which we are going to use supports OTA updates. So let's get to the process. Note: Rooting your device can be a risky thing if you are not familiar with all these things. So make sure you backup your data just in case something goes wrong and follow the guide carefully to avoid any issues. Prerequisites: Unlocked Bootloader, ADB files , Recovery and Magisk files , PC. 1. Download the ADB files and the other files which are linked above. Keep them in a folder on your Desktop. 2. Enable the Developer Options in your device by going in to Settings - About Phone. Tap on "MIUI Version" 7 times to Enable the developer options. Now g...

You might have heard a lot about Project Treble in the past few weeks or months and might be wondering what it is about and how it affects you in real. So today we will try to answer all your questions and explain you about Project Treble. What is Project Treble? Project Treble is an attempt by Google to make the Android updates reach you faster. With the release of Android Oreo 8.0, Google announced this project which aims at revamping the architecture of the Android OS framework so that OEMs can modify the Android source code easily and push the updates faster. The Main Issue Let's understand first how things work. Every device has a chip commonly known as Processor which is manufactured by companies like QualComm, Mediatek and others. These chips are further used by OEMs in their device. Android being an Open Source OS, can be customised by the device manufacturer as they want. So, the Silicon manufacturers write a low-level software, which is known as Firmware. This code helps ...

Usually, a lot of people use apps like SuperSU to manage their device's root permissions for external apps. Well, SuperSU is actually great by its nature and works with most of the android devices. There's no downside to the SuperSU for managing root privileges except one.  The problem is people who use SuperSu tend to face issues with Banking and finance related apps. SuperSu does not allow users to hide their root privileges (It doesn't work in fact). Since a lot of users have started facing this issue on a regular basis, a Chinese developer took the initiative and came up with an alternative app called Magisk Manager. Magisk Manager is one of the simplest and robust structured root manager app for Android devices. There's a lot of things that SuperSU cannot do but Magisk Manager. If you're are also one of those people who are looking for an alternative to SuperSU, then you've come to the right place. Today, in this article, we'll be showcasing Magisk Mana...