There’s going to come a time when you’re going to need to reset your Google Pixel 6a. It could be to start fresh, or you might just want to sell it to a friend who doesn’t want to purchase a new Pixel 6a through a deal. Whatever the reason, a factory reset will wipe out all of the data on the phone. This not only includes personal information like pictures and memos but also system settings. Since this will delete everything, you will want to back up your data to an external source, whether on a computer or cloud storage. If you’re unsure how to back up your information, you can check out our guide on how to backup an Android device. With that said, let’s go ahead and walk through the steps of factory resetting your Google Pixel 6a.
The first order of business is getting into your settings menu. You’ll swipe from the top edge of the screen and make sure to pull down twice, as this will expose the settings icon which looks like a cog on the right-hand side. If you’re having trouble finding it, you can see icon is located above the XDA logo in the image above.
Once you are in the settings menu, you need to scroll to the bottom. You will head into the System menu, which again is highlighted by the XDA logo on the image to the right.
Once you are in the System menu, you will want to select the Reset Options menu, then head all the way to the bottom to Erase all data (factory reset). Don’t be afraid to move forward, as you will be prompted a couple more times before your Pixel 6a’s information is actually deleted.
These will be the final two screens that you will see before you erase all of your data. As a last precaution, you’ll want to double-check to make sure that your data has been backed up to an external source. This includes photos, music, videos, and other forms of personal information. If you have a PIN number you will be required to enter it before you tap Erase all data. Once you hit the last button, the phone should reset and you’ll be on the first screen of the setup menu.
The Google Pixel 6a is a very capable device with a flagship SoC and the Pixel experience. It presents itself as one of the top recommendations in the mid-range in the USA.
There’s going to come a time when you’re going to need to reset your Google Pixel 6a. It could be to start fresh, or you might just want to sell it to a friend who doesn’t want to purchase a new Pixel 6a through a deal. Whatever the reason, a factory reset will wipe out all of the data on the phone. This not only includes personal information like pictures and memos but also system settings. Since this will delete everything, you will want to back up your data to an external source, whether on a computer or cloud storage. If you’re unsure how to back up your information, you can check out our guide on how to backup an Android device. With that said, let’s go ahead and walk through the steps of factory resetting your Google Pixel 6a.
The first order of business is getting into your settings menu. You’ll swipe from the top edge of the screen and make sure to pull down twice, as this will expose the settings icon which looks like a cog on the right-hand side. If you’re having trouble finding it, you can see icon is located above the XDA logo in the image above.
Once you are in the settings menu, you need to scroll to the bottom. You will head into the System menu, which again is highlighted by the XDA logo on the image to the right.
Once you are in the System menu, you will want to select the Reset Options menu, then head all the way to the bottom to Erase all data (factory reset). Don’t be afraid to move forward, as you will be prompted a couple more times before your Pixel 6a’s information is actually deleted.
These will be the final two screens that you will see before you erase all of your data. As a last precaution, you’ll want to double-check to make sure that your data has been backed up to an external source. This includes photos, music, videos, and other forms of personal information. If you have a PIN number you will be required to enter it before you tap Erase all data. Once you hit the last button, the phone should reset and you’ll be on the first screen of the setup menu.
The Google Pixel 6a is a very capable device with a flagship SoC and the Pixel experience. It presents itself as one of the top recommendations in the mid-range in the USA.
Samsung’s One UI is inarguably one of the most feature-rich Android skins on the market. It packs a boatload of extras that you don’t get on Android skins from other OEMs, and Samsung keeps adding even more features with each major update. However, due to the sheer number of features Samsung adds to One UI with each successive update, some of the features fly under the radar. The 24-hour time lapse feature in the Gallery app on One UI 4.1 is a case in point.
With the Galaxy S22 series launch, Samsung rolled out the One UI 4.1 update. It brought several new features, including an enhanced S Pen and Samsung Notes experience, Director’s view in the Camera app, an improved photo and video editor, and the aforementioned 24-hour time-lapse feature, among others. The latter is one of the coolest additions in One UI 4.1, but it often goes unnoticed as it doesn’t have a dedicated option in the Gallery settings and its toggle only pops up on select images.
If you’re wondering how you can make 24-hour time lapse clips on your Galaxy phone running One UI 4.1, you’ve come to the right place. Follow the steps provided below to create some amazing time lapse clips like these using the 24-hour time lapse feature.
How to use One UI’s 24-hour time lapse feature
The 24-hour time lapse feature in One UI 4.1 uses AI to recognize skies or sunsets in your photos automatically. When it successfully recognizes skies or sunsets in a photo, it presents a button that lets you create a time lapse clip of the scene with just one tap. Here’s how it works.
Open the Gallery app on your Samsung device running One UI 4.1.
Navigate to a photo in which the sky takes up a significant part of the frame. If the AI is able to recognize the sky in the image, you should see a clock icon pop up in the bottom-left corner.
Tap on the button and let the AI work its magic.
Within a few seconds, the feature will deliver a 12-second time lapse clip of the scene, complete with a soothing background score.
You can tap the save button in the bottom toolbar to save the clip to your gallery or use the share button to share it with friends instantly. If you don’t like the results, you can use the remove button to get rid of the 24-hour time lapse suggestion, and the time lapse toggle will no longer show up on that particular photo.
In my testing, I found that the feature works best in landscape photos with an empty foreground. While the time lapse toggle does show up on some images with a subject in the foreground, the results are slightly inconsistent. At times, the AI does a great job of lighting the subject in accordance with the changing color of the sky. But, more often than not, the resulting clip looks unnatural because of a faint glow that appears around the subject when the sky goes dark. Images captured around sunset, when there’s barely enough light, produce more natural-looking clips than those captured in broad daylight.
It goes without saying that the feature doesn’t actually create time lapse clips. It simply emulates a time lapse by changing the color of the sky and the foreground in stills. Due to this, some of the clips end up looking unnatural. But you can fine-tune it by editing your stills before creating the time lapse. The 24-hour time lapse feature in One UI 4.1 is definitely worth checking out. Now that you know how to use it make sure you give it a go on your Samsung device and share your creations in the comments section below.
AMD’s 2022 Product Premier included an assortment of new CPUs, desktop and mobile graphics cards, and some laptops APUs. In addition to the new Ryzen 6000 series APUs and its Ryzen 7 5800X3D V-Cache processor, AMD also announced the Ryzen 7000 series of CPUs. While there are still some details to be unveiled, most of the information is now official. Here’s everything you need to know about the AMD Ryzen 7000 series CPUs:
The official launch of the Ryzen 7000 series desktop CPUs was on August 29, 2022, so we know most of what there is to know. The new processors are based on AMD’s Zen 4 architecture. The new Zen 4-based chips joining the list of best AMD CPUs are built on TSMC’s 5nm process and they’ll be compatible with AMD’s new AM5 platform.
Model
Cores/Threads
Boost / Base Frequency
Total Cache
PCIe
TDP
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C / 32T
Up to 5.7 / 4.5GHz
80MB
Gen 5
170W
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C / 24T
Up to 5.6 / 4.7GHz
76MB
Gen 5
170W
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
8C / 16T
Up to 5.4 / 4.5GHz
40MB
Gen 5
105W
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
6C / 12T
Up to 5.3 / 4.7GHz
38MB
Gen 5
195W
Along with the above specs, Ryzen 7000 comes with support for DDR5, and there’s no DDR4 support. AMD said that DDR4 has seen its day, DDR5 is the future, and prices for the memory technology are starting to come down.
There’s also support for PCIe 5.0, which will double the bandwidth of PCIe 4.0. That means much faster SSDs, and depending on the motherboard you choose, faster graphics as well.
AMD Ryzen 7000 Series CPUs: AM5 Platform
Perhaps the most important thing to note here is AMD is going to move to a Land Grid Array (LGA) style of processor with AM5. This change will eliminate the Pin Grid Array (PGA) that has been used by AMD for Ryzen desktop CPUs since the launch. Here, take a look at the AMD AM5 socket that was shown to us during the AMD 2022 Product Premier:
Even though AMD will be using LGA for the first time for Ryzen CPUs, it’s no stranger to this socket. The company uses an LGA socket for both its EPYC enterprise processors and Threadripper processors. AMD has confirmed that it’s using an LGA1718 pin design with two different orientations of pins. The new socket is much denser than its old socket F which had 1207 pins. And just to put things into perspective, Intel’s new 12th-gen Alder Lake CPUs use an LGA1700 socket.
For those of you who don’t know, this change also means the bottom of the Zen 4 CPUs will only have contact pads now instead of pins. The pins will instead be defined at the socket level, rather than on the processor. Here’s a quick look at what the Ryzen 7000 CPUs will look like:
The AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs will have a square package with a rather unique heatspreader design. AMD has made some space to accommodate the power circuitry between the gaps. The CPU package also has two notches along with a yellow arrow on the top left corner to help guide the user.
AMD had already confirmed the support for AM4 coolers with its upcoming AM5 platform, but it reiterated the same at CES 2022. You can expect the mounting holes for AM5 to be the same and you’ll be able to use the same CPU cooler that you’re currently using your AM4 CPUs.
Notably, AMD has also confirmed that the upcoming AM5 will be a long-lived platform, which will be used until at least 2025, but possibly even longer. In fact, the same was confirmed by AMD’s Dr. Lisa Su in a roundtable interview. She confirmed that the change from AM4 to AM5 was required due to the support for new standards including DDR5 and PCIe 5.0.
For those of you who are curious, the AMD AM4 socket has been around since 2016, and it was used for five years over five generations. The AM2/2+ and AM3/3+ were also around for three and four years, respectively.
AMD Ryzen 7000 Series CPUs: Performance
In addition to confirming the AM5 socket and showing us the updated heatspreader design, AMD also showcased to us what the upcoming Ryzen 7000 CPU can do. AMD showcased a prototype of Zen4-based Ryzen 7000 CPU codename “Raphael” being used to play Halo Infinite. AMD confirmed that it was using one of the next-gen 7000 series chips for the demo along with a Geforce RTX 3080 graphics card attached to a prototype LGA1718 reference system.
The demo video embedded above (time-stamped) with gameplay footage lacks a lot of details including the achieved frame rates, but the company said the test CPU was hitting 5.0GHz on all Zen4 cores. This is obviously not the kind of performance test to form an opinion on the upcoming CPUs, so we’ll for more info to decide whether or not these new chips will make it to our collection of the best gaming CPUs when we do our own testing.
AMD Ryzen 7000 Series CPUs: Pricing & Release Date
AMD’s AM5 platform alongside the new Ryzen 7000 series CPUs are set to arrive on September 27, 2922. Pricing is as follows:
Ryzen 9 7950X
Ryzen 9 7900X
Ryzen 7 7700X
Ryzen 5 7600X
$699
$549
$399
$299
AMD will be launching new 3D V-Cache versions of these processors later this year.
AMD Ryzen 7000 Series CPUs: Frequently Asked Questions
Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the Ryzen 7000 series CPUs:
Can I use the same CPU cooler with Ryzen 7000 processors?
Officially, all AM4 coolers should fit AM5 boards, although AMD did tell us that around 5% of coolers might not fit. For these, most companies will just offer a new mounting kit.
What CPU socket does the Ryzen 7000 series processor use?
The AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs are built on the AM5 platform and require the new AM5 CPU socket with the new LGA1718 design.
Will Ryzen 7000 series have mobile CPUs?
AMD has only confirmed desktop CPUs but there are rumors about Ryzen 7000 mobile CPUs launching soon after the desktop parts.
We’re constantly on the lookout for more questions around the Ryzen 7000 series chips, so be sure to ask us your questions by dropping a line in the comments below.
AMD Ryzen 7000 Series CPUs: Final Thoughts
Intel’s 12th-gen Alder Lake CPUs have managed to take the lead from AMD’s current generation of CPUs. In fact, the Core i5-12600K has become our pick for the best CPU on the market right now, followed by the Ryzen 5 5600X. AMD’s upcoming V-Cache processor is expected to bridge the gap but we think it’ll be the Ryzen 7000 series chips that will truly take the lead from Alder Lake. Not to mention, the new Ryzen 7000 series CPUs will also support DDR5 and PCIe Gen 5, both of which are exclusive to Alder Lake CPUs in the desktop space right now.
AMD’s 2022 Product Premier included an assortment of new CPUs, desktop and mobile graphics cards, and some laptops APUs. In addition to the new Ryzen 6000 series APUs and its Ryzen 7 5800X3D V-Cache processor, AMD also announced the Ryzen 7000 series of CPUs. While there are still some details to be unveiled, most of the information is now official. Here’s everything you need to know about the AMD Ryzen 7000 series CPUs:
The official launch of the Ryzen 7000 series desktop CPUs was on August 29, 2022, so we know most of what there is to know. The new processors are based on AMD’s Zen 4 architecture. The new Zen 4-based chips joining the list of best AMD CPUs are built on TSMC’s 5nm process and they’ll be compatible with AMD’s new AM5 platform.
Model
Cores/Threads
Boost / Base Frequency
Total Cache
PCIe
TDP
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C / 32T
Up to 5.7 / 4.5GHz
80MB
Gen 5
170W
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C / 24T
Up to 5.6 / 4.7GHz
76MB
Gen 5
170W
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
8C / 16T
Up to 5.4 / 4.5GHz
40MB
Gen 5
105W
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
6C / 12T
Up to 5.3 / 4.7GHz
38MB
Gen 5
195W
Along with the above specs, Ryzen 7000 comes with support for DDR5, and there’s no DDR4 support. AMD said that DDR4 has seen its day, DDR5 is the future, and prices for the memory technology are starting to come down.
There’s also support for PCIe 5.0, which will double the bandwidth of PCIe 4.0. That means much faster SSDs, and depending on the motherboard you choose, faster graphics as well.
AMD Ryzen 7000 Series CPUs: AM5 Platform
Perhaps the most important thing to note here is AMD is going to move to a Land Grid Array (LGA) style of processor with AM5. This change will eliminate the Pin Grid Array (PGA) that has been used by AMD for Ryzen desktop CPUs since the launch. Here, take a look at the AMD AM5 socket that was shown to us during the AMD 2022 Product Premier:
Even though AMD will be using LGA for the first time for Ryzen CPUs, it’s no stranger to this socket. The company uses an LGA socket for both its EPYC enterprise processors and Threadripper processors. AMD has confirmed that it’s using an LGA1718 pin design with two different orientations of pins. The new socket is much denser than its old socket F which had 1207 pins. And just to put things into perspective, Intel’s new 12th-gen Alder Lake CPUs use an LGA1700 socket.
For those of you who don’t know, this change also means the bottom of the Zen 4 CPUs will only have contact pads now instead of pins. The pins will instead be defined at the socket level, rather than on the processor. Here’s a quick look at what the Ryzen 7000 CPUs will look like:
The AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs will have a square package with a rather unique heatspreader design. AMD has made some space to accommodate the power circuitry between the gaps. The CPU package also has two notches along with a yellow arrow on the top left corner to help guide the user.
AMD had already confirmed the support for AM4 coolers with its upcoming AM5 platform, but it reiterated the same at CES 2022. You can expect the mounting holes for AM5 to be the same and you’ll be able to use the same CPU cooler that you’re currently using your AM4 CPUs.
Notably, AMD has also confirmed that the upcoming AM5 will be a long-lived platform, which will be used until at least 2025, but possibly even longer. In fact, the same was confirmed by AMD’s Dr. Lisa Su in a roundtable interview. She confirmed that the change from AM4 to AM5 was required due to the support for new standards including DDR5 and PCIe 5.0.
For those of you who are curious, the AMD AM4 socket has been around since 2016, and it was used for five years over five generations. The AM2/2+ and AM3/3+ were also around for three and four years, respectively.
AMD Ryzen 7000 Series CPUs: Performance
In addition to confirming the AM5 socket and showing us the updated heatspreader design, AMD also showcased to us what the upcoming Ryzen 7000 CPU can do. AMD showcased a prototype of Zen4-based Ryzen 7000 CPU codename “Raphael” being used to play Halo Infinite. AMD confirmed that it was using one of the next-gen 7000 series chips for the demo along with a Geforce RTX 3080 graphics card attached to a prototype LGA1718 reference system.
The demo video embedded above (time-stamped) with gameplay footage lacks a lot of details including the achieved frame rates, but the company said the test CPU was hitting 5.0GHz on all Zen4 cores. This is obviously not the kind of performance test to form an opinion on the upcoming CPUs, so we’ll for more info to decide whether or not these new chips will make it to our collection of the best gaming CPUs when we do our own testing.
AMD Ryzen 7000 Series CPUs: Pricing & Release Date
AMD’s AM5 platform alongside the new Ryzen 7000 series CPUs are set to arrive on September 27, 2922. Pricing is as follows:
Ryzen 9 7950X
Ryzen 9 7900X
Ryzen 7 7700X
Ryzen 5 7600X
$699
$549
$399
$299
AMD will be launching new 3D V-Cache versions of these processors later this year.
AMD Ryzen 7000 Series CPUs: Frequently Asked Questions
Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the Ryzen 7000 series CPUs:
Can I use the same CPU cooler with Ryzen 7000 processors?
Officially, all AM4 coolers should fit AM5 boards, although AMD did tell us that around 5% of coolers might not fit. For these, most companies will just offer a new mounting kit.
What CPU socket does the Ryzen 7000 series processor use?
The AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs are built on the AM5 platform and require the new AM5 CPU socket with the new LGA1718 design.
Will Ryzen 7000 series have mobile CPUs?
AMD has only confirmed desktop CPUs but there are rumors about Ryzen 7000 mobile CPUs launching soon after the desktop parts.
We’re constantly on the lookout for more questions around the Ryzen 7000 series chips, so be sure to ask us your questions by dropping a line in the comments below.
AMD Ryzen 7000 Series CPUs: Final Thoughts
Intel’s 12th-gen Alder Lake CPUs have managed to take the lead from AMD’s current generation of CPUs. In fact, the Core i5-12600K has become our pick for the best CPU on the market right now, followed by the Ryzen 5 5600X. AMD’s upcoming V-Cache processor is expected to bridge the gap but we think it’ll be the Ryzen 7000 series chips that will truly take the lead from Alder Lake. Not to mention, the new Ryzen 7000 series CPUs will also support DDR5 and PCIe Gen 5, both of which are exclusive to Alder Lake CPUs in the desktop space right now.
A new version of OBS Studio has been released, bringing many new changes to the software. OBS Studio 28 is a significant upgrade compared to previous versions, bringing HDR 10-bit color support, a UI framework using Qt6, support for ScreenCaptureKit, and more. While there are a lot of improvements and changes, it comes at a cost, with some older operating systems losing support.
If unfamiliar with OBS Studio, it is a popular free open-source app frequently used for live streaming. The app offers many different options and can be customized in several ways. Despite being a powerful tool, it also offers support for third-party plug-ins. The app is also compatible with Windows, Linux, and macOS. With something as intensive as OBS Studio, it is essential to have a native version so that the app can take advantage of all the power a computer offers. Despite Apple launching its M1 processor nearly two years ago, it has taken some time for apps to gain native support.
Apple knew this could be a problem, and it was careful when switching over to its own chips. The firm found a way for existing Intel apps to run on Apple silicon computers using Rosetta 2 technology. For the most part, the results were impressive. While it isn’t entirely necessary to have a native Apple silicon version of an app, it does allow the app to run more efficiently.
You can now download the latest app version directly from the OBS website listed in the link below. Just be sure to choose the macOS version that corresponds to your computer. If you are using an Intel model, download the Intel version. Download the Apple Silicon version if you are using a Mac with Apple Silicon. As mentioned before, the new release of OBS Studio drops support for older versions of macOS, with the minimum requirement being macOS Catalina 10.15 or later.
A new version of OBS Studio has been released, bringing many new changes to the software. OBS Studio 28 is a significant upgrade compared to previous versions, bringing HDR 10-bit color support, a UI framework using Qt6, support for ScreenCaptureKit, and more. While there are a lot of improvements and changes, it comes at a cost, with some older operating systems losing support.
If unfamiliar with OBS Studio, it is a popular free open-source app frequently used for live streaming. The app offers many different options and can be customized in several ways. Despite being a powerful tool, it also offers support for third-party plug-ins. The app is also compatible with Windows, Linux, and macOS. With something as intensive as OBS Studio, it is essential to have a native version so that the app can take advantage of all the power a computer offers. Despite Apple launching its M1 processor nearly two years ago, it has taken some time for apps to gain native support.
Apple knew this could be a problem, and it was careful when switching over to its own chips. The firm found a way for existing Intel apps to run on Apple silicon computers using Rosetta 2 technology. For the most part, the results were impressive. While it isn’t entirely necessary to have a native Apple silicon version of an app, it does allow the app to run more efficiently.
You can now download the latest app version directly from the OBS website listed in the link below. Just be sure to choose the macOS version that corresponds to your computer. If you are using an Intel model, download the Intel version. Download the Apple Silicon version if you are using a Mac with Apple Silicon. As mentioned before, the new release of OBS Studio drops support for older versions of macOS, with the minimum requirement being macOS Catalina 10.15 or later.
