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Developer Options: The Do's and Dont's

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When we get a little deep into android in order to squeeze that little bit of extra performance, developer options is the only thing that comes to our mind. These are the settings provided by OEM's not meant for a normal user and hence the tag "developer" (not really :). This consists of many settings that if toggled without knowledge can be very serious for your device while some that can almost double the performance. credits: digital trends How to turn on developer options? 1 Go to "Settings", then tap "About device" or "About phone". 2 Scroll down, then tap "Build number" seven times. 3 Enter your pattern, PIN or password to enable the Developer options menu. 4 The "Developer options" menu will now appear in your Settings menu. Here are some options that can help you make your phone faster: 1) Graphics driver preferences: As the name suggests this allows you to assign graphic drivers on per app basis, opting system gr...

CUSTOM ROMS: A boon

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When it comes to smartphones, OEM's put many pre-installed apps and services to lower it's cost these are know as bloatware , they eat up resources in background as a result phone tends to slow down over time, this is all done to reduce the cost of the device, this is simply not limited to just smartphones even T.V.'s and computers have bloatware. Bloatware example One way to tackle this problem is by using this method , but their is a caveat not all the unwanted services can be uninstalled this is where CUSTOM ROMS come to rescue. Android and open source Android is an open source library that means anyone can use it and compile their own versions of android and it is bloatware-free   i.e. stock android and you also don't have to worry about security as security patches are regular. Custom Roms These modified versions of android are called as custom roms , most of them have a great community of developers and people willing to help you regarding any problem. Some ROM...