Last week on our Android customization series, we dove into a deep and involved developer tool called ADB, or Android Debug Bridge. Our purpose last week was pretty simple, we were trying to hunt down ...

Dr. Root, I have adb set up now how do I use it? First of all, if don’t have adb and the Android SDK installed follow these instructions. Now, I know we all don’t share a love of adb, but seeing as it ...

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. Update: OnePlus has issued an official response to the matter. They will be removing the ADB root function from ...

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Windows/Linux/Android (4.0+): Most Android backup tools require root, or run from your phone and save your data to your SD card. Simple ADB Backup is different. The app runs from and backs up your ...

The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX is the latest in its line of tablets that run a forked and heavily customized version of Android 4.2 which Amazon calls Fire OS 3.0 "Mojito." But if you want to get more out ...

Back in the early releases of Jelly Bean, Google introduced a new command to adb called “sideload.” Using the sideload command, and the newest version of adb from the Android SDK, one could update ...

One of the reasons I used to love rooting phones was to get rid of carrier bloat. All those stupid little apps that are installed and just never seem to go away, or that couldn’t be uninstalled and ...