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Android notes from daily use: adb, flashing, the emulator, APK install, hibernate/force-stop, and rooting.

Android notes from daily use: adb, flashing, the emulator, APK install, hibernate/force-stop, and rooting.

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ADB

Android

Android is a Linux-based open source operating system from Google, not as in free beer: there is a licensing fee attached. Google acquired Android in 2005. To use Google's trademark "Android", a specification must be satisfied.

Archive

Emulator

List Android Virtual Devices.

Flashing

Flash procedure.

Hibernate and freeze

Application manager: force-stop a package, then start it again.

Install APK

Caution: adb remount remounts the system partition.

Android notes

Create file: .nomedia

Rooting

Caution: unlocking the bootloader and installing SuperUser replaces system recovery state.