Author: Tarandeep Kaur

Galaxy Note 5 is a pretty old but still very capable handset. No wonder a lot of users are still hanging onto this amazing android phone from Samsung. However, with Galaxy Note 9 ROM ported to Note 5, you will be able to enjoy pretty much all features of Note 9 without spending 1000 dollars on a new phone.

This ROM is based on AOSP so the experience will close to stock google android. Everything is working except NFC which is fortunately not used by many. Also, it works on only SM-920T which means T-mobile variant of Galaxy Note 5 is supported.

Installation instructions –

* Download the latest version of Renouveau v9.0 from the given releases page
* Download the latest version of OpenGApps (ARM64/9.0/nano) or a synonymous microG package
* Reboot to recovery mode (support for recovery issues will only be provided for TWRP)
* Wipe system, data, cache, and dalvik/ART cache
* Flash Renouveau; Flash OpenGApps/microG; Flash the prebuilt kernel
* Flash Magisk (optional, but recommended for an even better experience)
* Reboot

Earlier, Galaxy Note 7 ROM was ported to Note 5 and after that, Galaxy S8+ ROM was ported as well that bought a host of new features to aging Note 5.

This is a light / lite ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S9. It is extremely debloated for seamless experience and modder’s dream. It is compatible with Samsung Galaxy S9 SM-G960F/FD and Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus SM-G965F/FD.

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Thermalright has just introduced two new heatsinks for the mid-range within the slim tower concept and in two different sizes. We are talking about the new TA-120 and the TA-140, two dissipators that maintain the same design, but with different sizes, and that curiously will have at the same time the same width and the same dissipation capacity, something unusual when the dimensions are different.

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One of the first processors Intel Core of 10th generation, the Intel Core i5-10210, has been seen in the program SiSoftware Sandra. Thanks to this fact, we can know something more about this new model, belonging to the first Ice Lake processors manufactured in the new 10 nm node that Intel has just released. The new processor is a model with four cores with HyperThreading enabled, which gives a total of 8 threads of parallel process. This processor is manufactured to be used in laptops.

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We have compiled list of applications that can be safely removed from your Samsung Galaxy S10 / S10 Plus. It is even possible to remove Bixby, which is infamous Samsung virtual assistant. You can also uninstall stock launcher but before you do that, make sure you have installed a third party launcher in order to avoid problems.

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