How To Get Android One Launcher With Google Feed On Your Phone (No Root Required)

Android One devices are Google’s attempt at providing a better experience for Android users purchasing budget devices. Just like the Pixel devices, there is a custom launcher app available for Android One.
While it is designed to work on these devices, determined developers are always in search of ways to bring them to other Android smartphones. Moving ahead on similar lines, the Android developer Amir Zaidi (AmirZ) has managed to develop a port of the Android One launcher present on Xiaomi A1 smartphone.

In September last year, AmirZ released a port of the Google Pixel Launcher that came to Google-made devices with Android 8.0 Oreo. His work inspired other Android launchers to add support for Google Now feed. It was followed by the release of the modded version of the Google Pixel 2 launcher by XDA member paphonb, featuring the Google Search bar at the bottom.



AmirZ’s Android One launcher can be easily sideloaded as it doesn’t require the device to be rooted. Also, it comes with a working Google Now Feed. When compared to the Google Pixel launcher, it has some visual distinctions. The app drawer has a white background.

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There is one small twist, the rectangle Google search bar on the home screen turns into the rounded one we see on Pixel devices. Just tap on the small gear button and agree to the prompt displayed.
You can download the Android One launcher using this link.

Using BitTorrent For Downloading? This Security Flaw Lets Hackers Control Your PC Remotely

Even though the popularity of streaming websites is rising at a fast pace, BitTorrent remains a premier source of entertainment content source for a large chunk of people using the web. With the help of tons of popular torrent sites (there are some completely legal ones as well) and BitTorrent clients, people download content.
A recent critical vulnerability spotted by Google’s Project Zero team targets the popular Transmission BitTorrent app. By exploiting this flaw, a hacker can execute malicious code on the users’ computer, according to Ars Technica.

Last week, the Project Zero researchers published the proof-of-concept attack code. It’s worth noting that Project Zero normally refrains itself from making the details of such flaws public for 90 days or until the fix is released. However, in this case, the flaw was made public only 40 days after the initial report. This happened because the report included a patch to fix the vulnerability but Transmission developers didn’t respond on their private security mailing list.
After the public release of the flaw, the downstream projects using the Transmission project would be able to inculcate the patch in their implementations.

With the help of a hacking technique called domain name system rebinding, this exploit can control the Transmission interface when the target visits a malicious website. This can be further made easier by creating a DNS name which attacker is authorized to communicate with.
After controlling the Transmission interface, the attacker needs to change the torrent download directory to home and download a torrent named .bashrc. The attacker can also configure Transmission to run any command after the download has completed.
The Transmission developers have promised to release the fix as soon as possible. However, no specific date was given.