Get Google Pixel's Semi-Transparent Dock on Any Smartphone running Android Marshmallow

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 26, 2016       

Google's Pixel comes out with tons of new features and a whole new User Interface which includes New navigation keys, Round icons, Pixel launcher, Google assistant and more.

Most of the features have already been ported to other Android Smartphones via Xposed and other Apps. Even the Pixel launcher works perfectly on Android Marshmallow and Nougat, but one will not get Nougat exclusive default semi-transparent Pixel launcher dock on Android Marshmallow.



However, "Pixel Dock" Xposed module can help you in enabling emi-Transparent Dock on Any Smartphone running Android Marshmallow.

Your Smartphone need to be rooted and should be having Xposed and Pixel launcher Installed, in order to get the Semi-Transparent dock.

Just Download "Pixel Dock" Xposed module and Install it, You will get the Semi-Transparent Dock on Pixel launcher. 

OnePlus X getting November security patch update

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 10, 2016       

Last month, OnePlus released Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow for the OnePlus X. Now company is rolling out the latest November Security patch to the device.



This new update i.e. OxygenOS 3.1.4 contains many bug fixes and stability improvements along with November Security patch. The update has available to everyone right now!

Via:- OnePlus

OnePlus X finally getting Android Marshmallow update

 By Vaibhav Jain on September 28, 2016       

Its Android Nougat Season and OnePlus has just started rolling out a new Software update for OnePlus X, No its not Android 7.0 Nougat (You might be expecting).

OnePlus X is finally getting OxygenOS 3.1.2 which is based on Android Marshmallow 6.0.1. Here are some new changes and features of this new update-

• Launcher upgrades
• New icon packs
• Google search bar UI customizatio
• New design of wallpaper picker
• Shelf UX improvements
• Long press boards to rearrange or remove
• General system performance improvement
• Settings changes
• New (native Android) app permissions
• New Alert Slider settings with more customization options
• New apps
• OnePlus Music Player
• OnePlus Gallery
• Implemented October Android security patches
• General bug fixes

For now only few users might get this OTA update, it will be soon getting a broader rollout.

Remix OS Player Lets you Run Android Marshmallow on Windows

 By Vaibhav Jain on September 15, 2016       

You might have heard the name "Remix OS", The OS which lets you Install Android on your Desktop or Mac. Jide has once again launched something innovative i.e "Remix OS Player".

Remix OS Player is basically an emulator which lets you emulates Android Marshmallow on your Windows PC.

According to Jide, Recommend Specification of your System Should be-

• Windows 7 (64-bit) or newer 
• Core i3 (Recommend Core i5 or Core i7) 
• 4GB RAM
• 8GB Storage (Recommend 16GB) 
• Internet access is helpful 
• Enabled Virtualization Technology in BIOS

You can download Remix OS Player right now from Here.

OnePlus 2 Getting OxygenOS 3.1.0 Software Update

 By Vaibhav Jain on September 05, 2016       

OnePlus 2 is getting a new Software update of OxygenOS 3.1.0 which is based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The Update is rolling out Starting from today to OnePlus 2 users.



The OxygenOS 3.1.0 for OnePlus 2 comes out with August Security Patch, Some improvements and bug fixes. Here's The Changelog-

• Fixed some notification issues
• Improved Doze Mode performance
• Added media sound toggle for alert slider
• Addressed alert slider/silent mode issue
• Implemented August 1 security patches for Android
• Implemented Quadrooter patch
• General bug fixes

OnePlus is soon going to mix Oxygen OS and Hydrogen OS according to new reports, So This Could be the last Oxygen OS update for OnePlus 2.

Source- OnePlus

OxygenOS 3.1.0 Marshmallow (Community Build) now Available for OnePlus X

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 22, 2016       

OnePlus X was launched back in November 2015 with  OxygenOS 2.2.1 based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop Out Of The Box.



Well Here a Good news for OnePlus X users, OxygenOS 3.1.0 based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow is now Finally available for OnePlus X. Though This Firmware is a Community Build and Might Contain few bugs.

Here are some features of This Firmware-

• Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
• Launcher upgrades
• New icon packs
• Google search bar UI customization
• New wallpaper picker
• Shelf UX improvements
• Long press boards to rearrange or remove
• General system performance improvement
• Settings changes
• New (native Android) app permissions
• New Alert Slider settings with more customization options
• New apps
• OnePlus Music Player
• OnePlus Gallery
• August 1 security patches for Android

You can Download The Firmware from This Download Link, Make sure to keep a backup before flashing this firmware. 



Source- OnePlus Forum

[Guide] Change Chrome Address bar & Status Bar color to Match Website Theme

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 30, 2016       

Android Lollipop/Marshmallow and Nougat comes with A new API that allows apps to color the status bar to match their overall theme. 


This works with Google Chrome too, You can actually Change Chrome Address bar & Status Bar color to Match Website Theme.

Here's How to do it-

Step 1. Edit your Website template.

Step 2. Just add this meta tag in the head of your template.

<meta name="theme-color" content="#880000">

 It should Look Like This -

<head> ... <meta name="theme-color" content="#880000"> ... </head>

Step 3. Just change the color code "#880000" according to your website theme.

Just save the template and enjoy!

Remix OS Gets Android 6.0 Marshmallow Update

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 26, 2016       

Earlier This year, Jide Technology launched Remix OS, which brings Android to Your Desktop. Even One can Dual-Boot Remix OS to Get Both Windows and Android on single desktop.

Remix OS came with Android Lollipop OS, but Today Jide has finally released Remix OS Version 3.0.101 which is based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

Users can now just Download Remix OS 3.0.101 and Install or Dual boot on their desktop. For now only firmware is available, You will be soon getting OTA Update for Previous lollipop based Remix OS.

Download Remix OS - Jide

Motorola Droid Turbo about to get Android 6.0 Marshmallow ?

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 04, 2016       

Droid Turbo owners here's a good news for you , Seems Motorola is working on Android 6.0 Marshmallow for Motorola Droid Turbo . 



The new Wi-Fi Certification from the Wi-Fi Alliance was issued to Motorola model XT1254 ( OG DROID Turbo ) . The document shows the device running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow . Though the device currently runs Android Lollipop .

The Droid Turbo was launched in 2014 with Android 4.4.4 Kitkat . The device was later on updated to Android Lollipop . Seems Motorola will be updating the device very soon to Marshmallow also !



source- Wi-FiAlliance via - Phonearena

Android 6.0 Marshmallow now rolling out for Asus Zenfone 2

 By Vaibhav Jain on June 13, 2016       

Asus Zenfone 2 users can finally update their Smartphone to Android 6.0 Marshmallow . The update is available via FOTA for ZenFone 2 ZE551ML .



Asus Zenfone 2 users should have been already Got the notification for the update , but for those who haven't got can check the update manually by Going to -

1. Go to Settings > About. 
2. Check out System updates.


Screenshots - 

Thanks Gokul Nath for Screenshots 

Release Notes of the Update - 

• Software update to Android 6.0 Mashmallow. Internal storage will decrease slightly after update, it is recommended back up data and relocate media files (pictures & vides) to SD card to reserve enough storage before starting the software update. 
• Android Marshmallow won't support APP2SD. Please move apps to internal storage before system upgrades. 
• Multi-user function won't be supported if the account is deleted. Please keep your account to continue usage.
• This update will remove ASUS Email, ASUS Calendar, ASUS Messaging, and won't be preloaded in this software version. You can use GMail, Google Calendar, Google Messenger for relevant services.

Official Marshmallow ( YU-OS )(Beta) Available for YU Yureka/Yureka Plus and Yuphoria

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 23, 2016       

Few days back Micromax founder Rahul Sharma announced YU-OPEN-OS for Yureka/Yureka plus, Yuphoria and Yunique .



This new OS will support all the YU devices and other android devices too and will keep your YU Device updated to latest Android OS .

For now Yureka/Yureka Plus ( tomato ) and Yuphoria ( lettuce ) can now Install Official Marshmallow ( Beta version ) of YU-Open-Os .



You can Download Official Marshmallow ( Beta version [ Test-Build]  ) from YU-Developer site , while Official Stable version will be available in next few days . The Instructions are given on the above website .

How to Install / Update Huawei Honor 3C to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 15, 2016       

Huawei Honor 3C was launched back in December 2013 and The device came with Android 4.4.2 Kitkat ( Emotion Lite UI 2.0 ) Out of the box .



Huawei Honor 3C carries grate specs , but only it lacks is the latest Android Version .

But Now you can Install / Update Huawei Honor 3C H30-U10 to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow via ( Cyanogenmod 13 ) , Thanks to Pavel Sajjad Khan ( XDA ) .

Note :- We are not responsible for any damage done to your smartphone !



How to Update Huawei Honor 3C to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow  -

1.Download the  CyanogenMod 13 ( Marshmallow 6.0.1 )  Zip , Gapps and YouTube fix zip from below  .

2.Make sure u have 50% of battery 

3. Put your  Huawei Honor 3C in recovery mode ( Pressing volume up + home button + power button )

4. Clear data , Clear cache , Clear system    .

5. Select Install zip from sdcard and select CM13 ( Downloaded zip ) . 

6. Flash Gapps ( Link below ) and then flash Fix file .

7. Switch off you device .

8. Extract boot.img from this Cm13 zip and flash it using SPFT. 

9. Reboot your device

If you find any problems like touch issue or sim not detected , Just use the instructions given on xda thread .

Downloads -

Cyanogenmod 13 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and files 

File name - CM 13_v5_08-05-2016_ICE AGE by Pavel Sajjad Khan.zip

Size - 386 mb

Download

Gapps - Download

Fix file - Download

Moto G 1st Generation Gets Official Stock Android 6.0 Marshmallow through Port

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 04, 2016       

Moto G 1st generation was launched back in 2013 and got its last Official update i.e Lollipop . Motorola already said no to "Marshmallow on Moto G 2013" but Developers said "YES" .



lost101 ( xda developer ) Ported Official Stock Android 6.0 for Moto G 2013 ( 1st Generation ) from Moto G 2014 ( 2nd Generation ) .



Screenshots ( via - Robert Mendez G+ ) -

The developer has named this firmware Identity Crisis 6 and is available to download from XDA . Even If Moto G 2nd Generation gets Android N , then we can count on lost101 for porting Android N to Moto G 1st gen .

Moto G 3rd Generation was one of the best Smartphone , until Marshmallow ruined it !

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 23, 2016       

Few months back Motorola shared a information with us that " Moto G 3rd Generation breaks previous Moto G's sales record " , Motorola also added that it was the one of the Motorola's most sold smartphone .

Moto G 3rd Generation was launched back in July 2015 and I bought it Instantly just after first release . The Smartphone came with Stock Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS ( Motorola usually uses Pure vanilla Android for best performance ) and yes the performance was incredible in comparison with other smartphones , the battery was literally amazing and at this Cost ... Any Smartphone cannot beat Moto G 3rd Generation in terms of performance , quality and specifications  ( at that time ) .

All was Going well , Moto G 3rd generation was giving an amazing battery backup , one can usually spend a day playing games , listing music , surfing on web and chatting etc ... after charging it approx 100% . 

The Day when Marshmallow update came , I wasn't that much excited to update my smartphone , but I updated it to 6.0 just to make a review of Marshmallow update effect on Moto G 3rd generation . 

Read it Here - Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen : Before and After Marshmallow Update


After updating my Moto G 3rd Generation to Marshmallow , It started heating just after normal use , the battery life became terrible ( One have to charge it two times a day ) , UI was a little bit laggy , External SD card was not accessible and many worse changes were that that covered the Good changes . 

The thing was , one cannot even downgrade it to Official Lollipop 5.1.1 ( without unlocking bootloader , rooting and flashing lollipop rom ) .

After few months , I got used to of using Marshmallow 6.0 on Moto G 3rd Generation then got a new big update of Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and that was just like " icing on a ruined cake " . 

Also read - Moto G 3rd Gen , Marshmallow 6.0.1 vs 6.0

Android 6.0.1 bought many new changes , but again the changes was for bad ! Wifi and Screen ate my 60% Smartphone's battery , Moto G 3rd Generation started heating badly ( The Temperature of Screen becomes too high after a normal use ) , Ghost touch issue was there and yes now i can say " Moto G 3rd Generation was one of the best Smartphone , until Marshmallow ruined it ! " .

The change is not always for Good ! Share your experience of Marshmallow update on Moto G3 by Commenting below !

How to Update Micromax Unite 2 to Marshmallow via Cyanogenmod 13

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 14, 2016       

Micromax Unite 2 A106 users can now install Cyanogenmod 13 which is based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow on their Smartphones . 



Micromax Unite 2 came with Android 4.4.2 Kitkat and last year Micromax Officially rolled out Android Lollipop 5.0.2 update to Micromax Unite 2 . Though Lollipop was the last official update , but now users can install Marshmallow ( Cyanogenmod 13 ) on their Micromax Unite 2 .

Thanks to Biswajit Sardar for porting Cyanogenmod 13 for Micromax Unite 2 .

You can update Micromax Unite 2 to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow by Installing Cyanogenmod 13 .



Watch The Installation Guide Video below -





Watch The Review Video of Cyanogenmod 13 on Micromax Unite 2 -





Downloads -

Cyanogenmod 13 for Micromax Unite 2 - Download Here 

via - unitsolutions

OnePlus One Started getting Official Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow ( Cyanogen OS 13 ) update

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 09, 2016       

Yesterday we posted that OnePlus One will start getting Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update from Tomorrow and yeah its out now . 



OnePlus One the first OnePlus flagship smartphone has finally started getting Cyanogen OS 13 update ( based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow ) .



The build no. is ZNH0EAS26M and the update seems to be of 508.0MB . The update will install Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow , fix latest security bugs and will also fix previous bugs .

Thanks Rahul Bhatnagar for Screenshots 

The Build date is of April 1 ( Though its not April fool joke ) and the update has already started rolling out . How many of you got the update ? Comment below !

Thanks Rahul Bhatnagar for screenshots !

Android 6.0 Marshmallow for OnePlus One going to Roll Out Today

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 08, 2016       

Edit : The update has started rolling out !

Wait is over , OnePlus One users will now be able to Update their Smartphones to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow . The Update will be rolled out to OnePlus One users starting from Tommorow . 



As mentioned by OnePlus Indian Blog -  CyanogenMod 13 build (ZNH0EAS26M) will be released tomorrow for OnePlus One . As expected, the rollout will be staged in a random manner, but the update will eventually cover all users on CyanogenOS 12.1.

Our friends over at Cyanogen have informed us that CM 13.0 (ZNH0EAS26M) based on Marshmallow will drop starting tomorrow. The rollout will be staged so only some of you (random) will get it at first, and as always, patience is appreciated.

source 

N-ify Lets you use Android N ( Nougat ) features on Devices running Lollipop and Marshmallow

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 05, 2016       

Recently Google released Android N developer preview , which comes with many new features over Android Marshmallow . Google will release the official Android N later on , but Android N developer preview already gave us a hint , What next Android version will feature .

Non-nexus users have to wait to get Android N ( some of the Android devices will get through custom roms , some will get officially ) . 

But , Now you don't have to wait so long to get Android N features on your Android Device . Those Android devices which are running Android 5.0 Lollipop or Android 6.0 Marshmallow , can get Android N features through N-ify .

Android N feature : Setting title summary on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

N-ify is a xposed module that lets you use Android N features on your Device running on Android Lollipop or Marshmallow .

Currently it supports -

• Settings tile summaries and 
• Double-tap recents to switch to last app . 

But soon it will support - 

• New notifications and quick settings 
• Night mode 
• Doze mode when device is moving 
• Navigation draver in Settings 
• Use recents button to navigate through recents 
• Emergency info on lockscreen

You can go to XDA developer , to know more about the module and download it .

How to Install Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow on Samsung Galaxy S Advance I9070

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 05, 2016       

Recently Samsung Galaxy S advance got Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow via Cyanogenmod 13 [ Thanks to Polishvodka ( XDA developer ) ] . 

Read Here - Samsung Galaxy S Advance gets Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update via CyanogenMod 13

Cyanogenmod 13 ( Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow ) for S advance I9070/P :-

What's Working and What's Not -

• Boot: working
• Screen: working
• Touchscreen: working
• Wi-Fi: working
• Bluetooth: working, connected to speaker but no audio
• Vibrator: not working
• RIL: phone calling, data working, sms not tested, but probably working too
• Earpiece: working
• Camera: working (shooting photos)
• Camcorder: preview, after hitting record FC
• Sound: working
• Microphone: working
• Sensors: probably working
• SeLinux: turned off
• Graphics: 0 glitches, works good (probably)
• Storage: working (MTP on Windows PC mounts as "sdcard0" and "sdcard1")
• Recovery: working (TWRP)

BUGS  -  After installing gapps (OpenGapps) keyboard crashes, can't pass setupwizard , You can't access recovery .

Screenshots ( Thanks MAhmud Amin ) -

Pre-requisite -

Rooted Samsung Galaxy Advance with Kitkat compatible Recovery ( Find Here ) .

So , Head ahead to How to Install Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow on Samsung Galaxy S advance I9070 -

1.Download the  CyanogenMod 13 ( Marshmallow 6.0.1 )  Zip , Gapps and Keyboard fix zip from below  .

2.Make sure u have 50% of battery 

3. Put your Samsung galaxy s advance in recovery mode ( Pressing volume up + home button + power button )

4. Clear data and Clear cache  .

5. Select Install zip from sdcard and select CM13 ( Downloaded zip ) . 

6. After installing CM13 , Go to Settings > Apps .

7. In Apps, click the 3 dots on top right, and click "Show System Apps".

8. Now scroll down and find "Setup Wizard" with a green droid logo.

9. Click it and click "Permissions" and enable the 2 permissions.


10. Reboot back to TWRP .

11. Flash Gapps ( Link below ) and then flash Fix file .

12. Reboot !

 Thanks Fireblaze15 ( xda dev ) and mahmud004 ( xda dev )

Downloads -

Cyanogenmod 13 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and files - Download Here


source

Samsung Galaxy S Advance gets Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update via CyanogenMod 13

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 03, 2016       

Samsung Galaxy S Advance ( One of my Favorite Smartphone ) , Finally Got Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow through Cyanogenmod 13 .



Thanks to XDA developer "PolishVodka" for compiling Cyanogenmod 13 ( Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow ) for Samsung Galaxy S advance I9070 / I9070P .

Android 6.0.1 seems to be last Marshmallow version and You can now install it on Samsung Galaxy S advance . Samsung Galaxy S Advance came with Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread and was later on officially updated to Android 4.1.2 Jelly bean . Though Android 4.1.2 was the last Official update , but XDA developers made 4.4.4 Kitkat , Android 5.0 Lollipop and Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow possible for S advance .



Though CyanogenMod 13 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow for S advance is in testing phase but you can still Install it , Head ahead to the xda forum for Download link  . 

Download Link and How to Install Guide - How to Install Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow on Samsung Galaxy S advance I9070

Edit :- The link has been removed from XDA , The developer will publish the ROM , after solving all the bugs .

Note - We will be posting "How to Install Guide Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow CyanogenMod 13 on S advance " Soon !