OnePlus shutters device seeding program for custom ROM developers

• Per an anonymous tip, it appears OnePlus is shutting down its long-standing program of giving custom Android developers OnePlus devices.
• According to the tipster, the program has been mostly ignored by OnePlus for a long time, but now is officially shuttered.
• With the closing of this program, some custom Android developers might move to other devices, such as the Pixel lineup.

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According to an anonymous tip from an Android Authority reader, OnePlus is shutting down its long-standing development seeding program. While the program has been mostly ignored by OnePlus for a while now, a company representative announced the suspension of the program to its members, making it semi-official.

In the beginning, OnePlus used the custom Android development community as a way to build buzz for the company. By seeding out OnePlus smartphones to prominent developers and making it easy to unlock those devices’ bootloaders and communicate directly with company reps about development issues, OnePlus positioned itself as a development-friendly organization. This initial act of goodwill helped make OnePlus the company it is today.

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However, since OnePlus has attained much success outside the hardcore Android enthusiasts community, it has slowly started to ignore its development seeding program. A recent shift in the management of the program didn’t help, and now it seems there will be no more device seeding or OnePlus development assistance in the immediate future.

Below is a screenshot of forum community member — and OnePlus employee — “Manu” announcing the suspension of the seeding program:

What does this mean for you? If you own a OnePlus smartphone and like to flash custom ROMs and other bits of custom software on it, you might find in the future that there are fewer developers working on the devices. According to the anonymous tipster, some prominent developers who previously worked on OnePlus phones have already jumped ship to other devices, such as the Google Pixel 3.

Even if you don’t flash custom ROMs, the lack of a device seeding program could lead to future security exploits lasting longer in the wild. Since OnePlus isn’t seeding devices to developers, security exploits and software bugs those independent persons would have found could go undetected for a longer period of time as compared to when the seeding program was active.

What do you think? Is the removal of this seeding program a bad move from OnePlus, or is it simply time to move on from the company’s humble beginnings? Let us know your opinions in the comments.

NEXT: 6 reasons to buy the OnePlus 6T, and 6 reasons to pass

Source: Android Zone

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Deal: Here are 4 learning kits to seriously step up your Excel level

Microsoft Excel is arguably one of the most important and widely-used programs in the business world. Indeed, proficiency in Excel is often a make-or-break issue in job interviews.

Most of our readers can probably whip up a pie chart or two if they need to. However, the real Excel wizards are able to unlock the full capabilities of this powerful program and manipulate data like Dr. Manhattan toying with molecules.

If you want to reach that level, then you could ‘trial and error’ every step using Google searches as your guide, but it’s not the most productive option. If you want to achieve advanced Excel status more efficiently, the fastest way to do it is through online classes.

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How to Bulk Delete WordPress Posts (2 Easy Solutions)

Do you want to bulk delete WordPress posts? WordPress makes it super easy to manage posts from the admin area. However, if you want to delete a lot of posts then selecting and deleting them may take some time. In this article, we will show you two quick and easy solutions to bulk delete WordPress posts from your blog.

Method 1. Bulk Delete WordPress Posts without Plugin

This method is easier and is recommended for all users. It uses the built-in WordPress functionality to quickly select a large number of posts and delete them.

First, you need to visit Posts » All Posts page. From here you can click on the bulk select box on top to select all posts displayed on the page.

If you don’t want to delete all of the selected posts, then you can now go ahead and uncheck those posts. Otherwise, you can click on the ‘Bulk Options’ drop-down menu and select ‘Move to Trash’ option.

Next, you need to click on the ‘Apply’ button to delete selected posts.

WordPress will now move the selected posts to trash.

Using this default method, you can only select 20 posts at a time. What if you wanted to delete hundreds of posts?

Simply click on the ‘Screen Options‘ button at the top right corner of the screen. This will bring a pull-down menu where you need to change the ‘Number of items per page’ to any number you want.

Next, click on the Apply button and WordPress will display the number of posts you selected earlier. You can now go ahead and bulk delete posts as described above.

Note: Deleted posts will be moved to WordPress trash and will remain there for 30 days. After that, they will be permanently deleted from your WordPress database.

Bulk Delete Posts by Specific Author or Category

Now let’s suppose you want to delete posts filed under a specific category / tag or written by a specific author? You can simply click on the author, category, or tag links to display posts associated with them.

For example, clicking on the ‘News’ category will show you the list of posts filed under that category. You can then select the posts and move them to trash by using the Bulk Options menu.

Method 2: Bulk Delete WordPress Posts using a Plugin

The default bulk delete options are quite adequate for most users. However, there are some cases where you may need more options to quickly select specific posts and then bulk delete them.

For example, if you want to delete posts filed within last few days or posts older than a certain number of days?

Luckily, there is a plugin that lets you bulk delete posts using advanced filters.

First, you need to install and activate the Bulk Delete plugin. For more details, see our step by step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Upon activation, go to Bulk WP » Bulk Delete Posts page in your WordPress admin area to delete posts. The plugin offers multiple ways to filter and select posts that you want to delete.

You can filter posts by duration, select posts published in last x days, delete them instantly without sending to trash, and even schedule to delete later.

As you scroll down further in the settings screen, you will find more options to select and delete posts by categories, custom taxonomies, custom post types, and more.

Bulk Delete can also be used to bulk delete comments, pages, users, and custom fields.

We hope this article helped you learn how to easily bulk delete WordPress posts using these two methods. You may also want to see our list of the best WordPress plugins for business websites.

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