HIOS

My Experience debloating a Transsion (Tecno, Infinix & iTel) HiOS device

1 Comment / POV / Enigma / March 14, 2025

Bloatware refers to unwanted apps or software that OEMs preinstall on devices. Many are system-level apps so you can’t simply uninstall them. What apps can be classified as bloatware depends on the individual’s preference. Having too many apps installed or running results in huge resource consumption so you might observe such devices to be slower […]

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Tecno is doing a lot wrong and doesn’t seem to care

9 Comments / Reviews / Enigma / May 1, 2019

According to a research by 1st Financial Training services, 96% of unhappy customers don’t complain, 91% of those will simply leave and never come back. If the above is anywhere near true (even if exaggerated) then Tecno is in for a big surprise around the corner judging by the volume of complaints they have. A

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Tecno extends font restore schedule….again

Leave a Comment / News / Enigma / March 25, 2019

Update: Tecno broke the June promise again. Its been raging since 2018. Members at T-SPOT (Tecno’s official forum) have been protesting the removal of their font-changing feature via OTA updates. Many have vowed never to buy or recommend a Tecno product again. A little history From around mid to ending of 2018, complaints about missing

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Fonts restored in Tecno Camon 11 OTA (CF7-H399BCDEFH-0-190107V170)

4 Comments / News / Enigma / January 18, 2019

Tecno has pushed the CF7-H399BCDEFH-0-190107V170 OTA update to the Camon 11 and restored the earlier removed fonts. What are the features of this update? Update Version: CF7-H399BCDEFH-0-190107V170 Changed Functions: 1. Updated Google Security Patch to January 5, 2019. 2. Updated Google GMS Package to 8.1-201810. 3. Updated APN parameters. Optimized issue: 1. Merged the latest

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Tecno OTA update font missing or removed from HIOS

Tecno font restore OTA update never came; Way forward

11 Comments / Tips / Enigma / January 1, 2019

Tecno had said the font management feature in HIOS will be staging a come-back before the end of December 2018. This feature allowed Tecno HIOS users to change their fonts without rooting. Disabling it in their recent OTA updates has caused an uproar at the Tecno Forum. Here’s the announcement where they promised to return

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How to upgrade Tecno Camon C8 to HIOS

15 Comments / Tutorials / Enigma / April 23, 2016

Tecno recently launched the HIOS which is its official User Interface (UI), just like Infinix has XUI. At the moment, HIOS is available for only the Tecno Boom J8 and Camon C8. Features of the Tecno HIOS UI Quick Camera Activation : To activate Camera from a locked screen, you simply slide the icon upwards

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