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Flashing the v25 Screen Firmware on the Minimal Phone MP01

Please note that flashing your phone is a risky affair. Do this at your own risk 0. Introduction and Motivation The April update for the minimal phone introduced the v36 screen firmware version- which many reported to slow down the screen considerably- even on the fastest refresh rate. Notably, another older screen firmware version v25 also exists, which has a much quicker refresh rate. I'll start…

Hibreak Pro: Android 14 GSI Release

Warning: If you end up bricking your device or you end up getting sucked into a wormhole, I am not to be held responsible. 1. Motivation for Building This Well, Bigme's OS is riddled with garbage which has invasive permissions. A clean stock Android experience was what made the Hisense A9 stand out for me. And thankfully building on the work of Damian and co. on the Hisense, I was able to port the…

Hibreak Pro Guide 4: Flashing the Android 15 GSI

Before proceeding, refer to my previous guide on upgrading the stock firmware for instructions on how to backup the UFS. 0. Pre-Requisites A GSI image downloaded on your machine: I used phhusson's Trebledroid android 15 build. Link here . Make sure to download the file and extract the .img file from the archive. vbmeta, vbmeta_system, vbmeta_vendor partitions from stock: Uploaded here Unlocked…

Hibreak Pro Guide 3: An Extremely Rubbish Way to Upgrade Your Hibreak Pro to the Latest Firmware

1. Motivation (In Decreasing Order of Importance) u/Thoron777 asked me to publish this guide. People facing issues with updating their phones to the latest version through the default method. Bigme's stock recovery is also non-functional and the official OTA cannot be installed through the recovery. I am sure there might be better ways to get around this. This guide can probably be justified by…

Hibreak Pro Guide 1: Debloating the Hibreak Pro and Setting Up Private DNS

Just got my HiBreak Pro and the first thing I got to was debloating it. Sharing the details on how to do for your phone as well. This includes setting up NextDNS, a privacy-focused DNS provider and removing stock bloatware on the phone. 1. Removing Bloatware 1.1 Enabling USB Debugging on the Phone We'll remove some stock bloatware on the phone using ADB. First, follow the following steps to enable…

Hibreak Pro Guide 2: Unlocking the Bootloader and Rooting the Hibreak Pro

Make sure that you have android platform tools and drivers set up on your machine. Again, a guide on how to do so can be found here: https://www.howtogeek.com/125769/how-to-install-and-use-abd-the-android-debug-bridge-utility/ Refer to my previous guide on how to enable USB debugging on your phone: https://vbh.ai/hibreak-pro-guide-1-debloating-the-hibreak-pro-and-setting-up-private-dns/ 1.…

Using Gitlab CI/CD and Pages to Render and Host Your Markdown Resumé/CV

Example Resumé Jump to instructions The importance of a well formatted and structured resumé cannot be understated and early in my job search journey I realised that it needed a revamp. Thus began the quest for looking for a template and researching guides on how to structure my resumé. If you've been in my position, you would know how many options exist with there being no well-defined standard…