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 Android.

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Official docs

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http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

  Get the Android SDK

http://developer.android.com/guide/index.html

  Introduction to Android

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/master/init/readme.txt

  init.rd file syntax.

Getting tools

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https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html

  SDK Platform Tools (includes adb and fastboot) download and rellease

  changelog.

https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html

  Android Studio (official IDE for Android) and sdk-tools (includes ``sdkmanager``).

Android emulator

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Intel provided images and hypervisor to run x86 Android port with acceleration:

https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-hardware-accelerated-execution-manager-intel-haxm

  Intel® Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager (Intel® HAXM). It is available from SDK manager

  also.

It starts service. To manage service use::

  sc stop intelhaxm

  sc start intelhaxm

Android stats

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CPU::

  $ cat /proc/cpuinfo

  $ cat /proc/cpufreq/cpufreq_freq

Memory::

  $ cat /proc/meminfo

Android API levels.

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http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html

  "Platform Version / API Level" table.

Package repositories.

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https://play.google.com/

  Google package repository.

https://f-droid.org/

  Free software repository.

http://www.appbrain.com/

  AppBrain, alternative catalog to Google Play. Packages is backed via lisnk

  to Google Play.

Link to package description page::

  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.talk

See also:

http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/216/what-are-the-alternative-android-app-markets/

  What are the alternative Android app markets?

Mods.

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http://xda-university.com/

  How to mod.

http://www.cyanogenmod.org/about

  CyanogenMod

https://www.clockworkmod.com/

  ClockworkMod

Connect to Android via USB by adb in Linux

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Add ``udev`` rule for fix permission issues::

  $ cat /etc/udev/rules.d/90-android.rules

  # Standard Google device.

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0bb4", ATTR{idProduct}=="0c03", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"

  # China N101 II

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="2207", ATTR{idProduct}=="0010", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"

Reload udev rules and re-plug device via USB::

  $ sudo service udev force-reload

See:

http://developer.android.com/tools/device.html

  Setting up a Device for Development.

Connect to Android via USB by adb in Windows

============================================

Get latest official Google drivers from:

https://developer.android.com/studio/run/win-usb.html

  Get the Google USB Driver.

If your device isn't in official list you can try to find driver in `Windows

update catalog at http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com`__.

__ http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com

Use search by vendor or device name, or string ``adb``. Alternatively use

`hardware id`_.

BTW older version of official Google drivers are also in `Windows update

catalog`__.

__ http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=google+adb

Most probably you will fail to find drivers for numerous Chinese/noname Android

devices. We can reuse official Google drivers. To do that:

.. _hardware id:

* Find your USB's hardware VID and PID. Locate your device in *Device Manager*,

  open Properties => Details => Hardware Ids and copy (by ``Ctrl+C``) string

  like::

    USB\VID_2A45&PID_201D&MI_01

* Extract official Google's ADB driver package::

    unzip latest_usb_driver_windows.zip

* Locate and modify driver's ``.inf`` file (in my case it was

  ``android_winusb.inf``) by adding lines, like::

    ; Meizu

    %SingleAdbInterface%        = USB_Install, USB\VID_2A45&PID_201D

    %CompositeAdbInterface%     = USB_Install, USB\VID_2A45&PID_201D&MI_01

  to all sections that has similar lines setting your own `hardware id`_

  that we've extracted.

* Temporary disable driver signing enforcement (run from Administrator, ``Win``,

  type ``cmd``, ``Ctrl+Shift+Enter``)::

    cmd# bcdedit /set testsigning off

  and reboot. You'll see ``Test mode`` sign in right lower corner of desktop.

* Locate your decive, then follow *Properties => Driver => Update => Browse my computer =>

  Let me pick => Hard Disk...*. Select *Android Composite ADB interface* driver

  and ignore security warning about broken file signature.

* Enable signing checks back::

    cmd# bcdedit /set testsigning on

  and reboot. Hurrah!

.. note::

   As you see Google's adb driver works fine with any Android phone. It's

   Microsoft policy to forbid class drivers so each vendor is required to

   provide same driver with different hardware ID and to pay money for Windows

   Logo® program and signing process.

.. tip::

   ``bcdedit`` can be run with alternative options::

     cmd# bcdedit.exe /set nointegritychecks on

     cmd# bcdedit.exe /set nointegritychecks off

Recovery

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To enter phone to recovery mode press ``VolumeDown``+``Power`` button or::

  adb reboot recovery

See:

http://teamw.in/project/twrp2

  Custom recovery built.

ADB tips

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List available devices::

  $ adb devices

Install application from ``.apk`` file::

  $ adb install -r /path/to/application.apk

List installed package names (with path to ``.apk`` files!)::

  $ adb shell 'pm list packages -f'

  $ adb shell 'cmd package list packages -f'

Uninstall application by its package name::

  $ adb uninstall PACKAGE_NAME

Disable/enable application::

  $ adb shell pm disable PACKAGE_NAME

  $ adb shell pm enable PACKAGE_NAME

List of disabled packages::

  $ adb shell pm list packages -d

List of application properties (version, permissions, etc)::

  $ adb shell dumpsys package $PKG

List currently run activities::

  $ adb shell 'dumpsys activity'

Find activities from package::

  $ adb shell 'pm list packages -f'

  $ adb pull APK_FROM_LIST

  $ aapt dump badging APK_FILE

Start an activity::

  $ adb shell am start PACKAGE_NAME/ACTIVITY_IN_PACKAGE

  $ adb shell am start PACKAGE_NAME/FULLY_QUALIFIED_ACTIVITY

Start an activity with action filter::

  android# am start -a com.example.ACTION_NAME -n com.package.name/com.package.name.ActivityName

List of running processes::

  $ adb shell ps

or (supported arguments

``user,group,comm,args,pid,ppid,pgid,etime,nice,rgroup,ruser,time,tty,vsz,stat,rss``)::

  $ adb shell

  % ps -o pid,user,group,rss,vsz,args

To kill process::

  $ adb shell ps | grep $REGEX

  $ adb shell kill $PID

To stop application::

  $ adb shell am kill com.google.android.contacts

  $ adb shell am force-stop com.google.android.contacts

Take a screenshort::

  $ adb shell screencap -p | perl -pe 's/\x0D\x0A/\x0A/g' > screen.png

Power button::

  $ adb shell input keyevent 26

Unlock screen::

  $ adb shell input keyevent 82

Show system log::

  $ adb logcat

  $ adb logcat "*:W"

logcat

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Get help::

  adb logcat --help

Clean log::

  adb logcat -c

Log to file::

  adb logcat -f my.log

dumpsys

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Info from all services::

  $ adb shell dumpsys

List of available services::

  $ adb shell service list

Info from concrete service::

  $ adb shell dumpsys phone

  $ adb shell dumpsys diskstats

  $ adb shell dumpsys usb

  $ adb shell dumpsys activity

  $ adb shell dumpsys package

  $ adb shell dumpsys display

  $ adb shell dumpsys gfxinfo

  $ adb shell dumpsys power

  $ adb shell dumpsys battery

  $ adb shell dumpsys batteryinfo

  $ adb shell dumpsys cpuinfo

  $ adb shell dumpsys dbinfo

  $ adb shell dumpsys meminfo

  $ adb shell dumpsys account

  $ adb shell dumpsys netstats

* https://source.android.com/devices/tech/debug/dumpsys.html

* http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11201659/whats-the-android-adb-shell-dumpsys-tool-and-what-are-its-benefits

List partition

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List partitions (with sizes)::

  android# cat /proc/partitions

  android# cat /proc/mtd

List mounted file systems::

  android# mount

  android# df

Remount /system as RW

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Usually with::

  $ adb remount

If you have root but above command fail::

  $ adb shell

  android# su

  android# mount | grep /system

  ...

  android# mount -o remount,rw /system

Working with apk files

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Getting package name, version, API requirements and permissions::

  $ aapt dump badging $FILE.apk

Controlling Android from PC

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* http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/

* http://code.google.com/p/android-screen-monitor/

* http://androidwebkey.com/

Show screencast from Android.

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http://droid-at-screen.org/

  Easily show the screen of an Android device on a computer/laptop (PC, Mac,

  Linux, ...) and then project the desktop using a LCD-projector.

http://droid-at-screen.ribomation.com/

  Old DNS name.