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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.

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.

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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.

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'

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 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"

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

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.ribomation.com/

                Easily show the screen of an Android device on a computer/laptop

                (PC, Mac, Linux, ...) and then project the desktop using a

                LCD-projector.