By chance, a Samsung GT-S5300 smartphone fell into my hands, which also has a working battery - reason enough to put a SIM card into an adapter and see what ...
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Freenet FUNK: LTE without limit in the o2 network?
mobilcom-debitel has published an interesting offer under the "Freenet FUNK" brand: for 99 cents a day, you get unlimited Internet with LTE speed. There are a few special features. The management from the order is completely ...
Continue readingXiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro: VoLTE with Android 9.0
In principle, all o2 customers (also from other providers like Drillisch) should be able to use VoLTE. So far, this did not work on my Redmi Note 5 Pro ("whyred"), but with HavocOS 2.1 (Android 9.0) it now works: HavocOS is ...
Continue readingRemove Xiaomi MIUI advertising
In the current Android interfaces from Xiaomi, there are "recommendations" that are nothing more than advertisements - fortunately, they can be turned off, which will be briefly described in this post. Xiaomi makes an effort to ensure that the ...
Continue readingXiaomi Redmi grade 5: affordable middle class?
Xiaomi's Redmi Note 5 is quite an interesting device on the market, which promises smooth work with Snapdragon 636. Whether the price of a good 185 Euros is justified will be clarified here. The ...
Continue readingXiaomi Mi A1: Android One Getting started
Xiaomi offers a mid-range device with Android One in the form of the Mi A1 - updates & LTE Band 20 included. Until now, smartphones from the Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi did not support the LTE Band 20, which is used by many network operators in ...
Continue readingAndroid: Do manufacturers bypass "Project Treble"?
Project Treble" is supposed to improve the update problem in the Android world - unfortunately, the full functionality is only available for devices that were shipped with Android 8.0 "Oreo". You almost get the impression that the manufacturers are trying to ...
Continue readingCarbonROM: Android 7.1.2 for Sony Z3 Compact (Update: 8.1 "Oreo")
If you own a Sony Z3 Compact, you will be limited to Android 6.0.1 by Sony's official updates - alternative ROMs like CarbonROM are a remedy. Sony itself will release updates for the Z3 and the Z3 Compact ...
Continue readingAndroid: CynogenMod gives up and becomes LineageOS
The popular Android custom ROM CyanogenMod is giving up: The services were discontinued at the turn of the year, and there will be no more updates. Originally, CyanogenMod and the resulting CyanogenOS started out to create a better Android. With ...
Continue readingSmartwatch: Ticwatch 2 Hands-On
A Kickstarter campaign has been successfully completed with the TicWatch 2, and delivery of the smartwatches to backers is underway. I have already received my "Oak" model and created a short hands-on. The TicWatch 2 will be available from ...
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