How to access your Android phone's hidden "Testing" menu

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Most smartphone users rarely discover all the things that their handsets are capable of. But that's OK: as long as a smartphone does what its owner wants it to do, there's no real need for other things. Still, if you have the time and the curiosity to dig deeper into the insides of your phone's software, you may find things that you didn't know were there.

All mobile phones have some secret codes that don't come with the manual, so it's no wonder that such codes work on Android smartphones. We'll now show you a code that reveals a hidden Android Testing menu ("testing" is literally the ...

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OnePlus at full throttle: 6T McLaren Edition is coming soon

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After the collaboration with Disney that led to the birth of the OnePlus 6T Avengers Edition, the company of Pete Lau and Carl Pei have announced a new collaboration. This time with a well-known brand of sports cars and giant of Formula 1: McLaren. A OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition is coming, what should we expect? Have you ever heard of OSIRIS? Choose "Yes, I have!" or "Never heard of it.". Oops! Seems like something went wrong. Reloading might help. Yes, I have! Oops! Seems like something went wrong. Reloading might help. Never heard of it. Not much, actually. From past experience, we can imagine the new limited edition OnePlus 6T as a simple new color variant. As with OnePlus 6 Avengers Edition and OnePlus 5T Star Wars, I'm sure it's nothing more than a new finish for the device's body without any special changes to the specifications. The collaboration between ...
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Google’s Pixel Buds gain new gesture controls

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Rocking a pair of Pixel Buds? Then you'll be glad to know that Google just announced it has added new gestures to your earphones. The new controls are accessible when you're using your Pixel Buds in concert with your Pixel phone or any other Android phone that has the Google Assistant on it. The Pixel Buds get more versatile Starting this week, Pixel Buds owners can manually turn their earphones on or off by triple tapping on the right earbud. Make sure you remember it's the right earbud, not the left or the feature won't work. Furthermore, Google makes it easier to skip to the next track by double tapping on the right earbud. Until now using this gesture would have allowed you to hear notifications. The good news is that Google lets you choose what exactly the double tap gesture will do. So if you want to continue using the double tapping action to hear notifications you can. Google allows you to set up your Pixel Buds the way you want it via the ...
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