Monday, May 14, 2018

Removing pesky notifications for matcli


So I installed developer rom on Mi Pad

For some reason play protect keeps notifying me that it has disabled matcli as it is a dangerous app

Now I don't remember installing any app called matcli. So I decided to disabled matcli

Step 1: open command prompt
step 2: Type and press enter: adb shell
 step 3: Type and press enter: pm disable com.qcom.matcli

No more notifications.

Sunday, May 13, 2018

An inspiring song

It's the climb by Miley Cyrus

Just hear the song. Music is usually meant to be listened to.

Disabling the pesky 'apps' in Redmi Note 3


With the latest updated Redmi note3 has added an app called 'Apps' (package name: com.xiaomi.picks) which keeps on bothering you to update apps using mi playstore

Yes, I tried to disable notifications using the normal way but Xiaomi MIUI won't give me the option to do that. You cannot disable some system apps.

So I had to use a hammer

I rooted my redmi note 3

Connected my redmi note 3 with laptop using usb cable

I ran the following commands to disable the 'Apps' app in redmi note 3

Note: The app won't be visible anymore after disabling it.
It's package name will only show up when you run : pm list packages -d


Here are the simple commands to disable the pesky 'Apps' on redmi note 3

Step 1: Open command prompt

Note: Make sure that you have adb.exe present in your system path to use adb

 
Step 2: Type the following and press enter: adb shell
 
Step 3: Type the following and press enter: su
 
You will be prompted on your phone to grant you super user access. 

Step 4: The next command is only to find the full package name of mipicks
pm list packages -e | grep 'mipicks'

Step 5: I found in the above the name is com.xiaomi.mipicks
pm disable com.xiaomi.mipicks
 
Hope this helps. Spread the knowledge. 

Monday, May 7, 2018

Comparing Moto G5S and Mi A1


Common
Both run stock android

Differences

Screen size
Moto G5S: (5.2 inches) full HD display
Mi A1: (5.5 inches ) full HD display
Mi A1 has a slightly bigger screen. If big screen is your requirement Mi A1 is a better choice.

Processor
Moto G5S: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 430 processor with an up to 1.4 GHz octa-core CPU, Adreno 505 with GPU supporting up to 450 MHz
Mi A1:Octa-core Snapdragon 625 processor, max 2.0GHz
14nm FinFET, Adreno 506 graphics 650MHz

Mi A1 has a better processor. So if you plan to play heavy games, Mi A1 is a better choice.

Battery
Moto G5S: 3000 mAh
Lasted for roughly 18 hours with heavy usage
Due to turbo charging  feature: The Moto G5S gets fully charged in roughly 60-70 minutes

Mi A1: 3080 mAh (typ)
Mi A1 lasted for roughly 15 hours with heavy usage.
Mi A1 gets fully charged in roughly 2 hours.

So going by battery Moto G5S lasts longer and charges faster. So if you don't intend to play heavy games and are more interested in a phone that lasts longer. Moto G5S is a better choice.

Sim card and Storage
Both have  Nano Sim/ Micro SD combination i.e. You can either insert 2 sim cards Or 1 sim card and 1 Micro SD card
So in this matter it's a tie.


Sources:
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/reviews/mi-a1-review-1747540
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/reviews/moto-g5s-plus-and-moto-g5s-review-1750813
https://www.motorola.in/products/moto-g-gen-5-special-edition
http://www.mi.com/in/mi-a1/specs/