====== Android ======
see also:
  * [[guide:android:start|Android User Guide]]
  * [[cli|Command line tools]]

===== Device specific tutorials =====

^ Galaxy S3 | [[.:i9300]] |
^ Xperia Z3 Compact | [[.:z3c]] |
^ Motorola Moto X4 | [[.:payton]] |
^ Google Pixel 6a | [[.:bluejay]] |
==== secret menus ====

^ Samsung Test Menu | *#0*# |

===== "ROM"s =====

Best custom firmware: [[https://lineageos.org/|LineageOS]] (→ [[https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/|devices]] it supports)

===== TWRP =====
Download: [[https://twrp.me/]]

  * if you need parted, it has to be in the TWRP image! (e.g. 2.8.0.1)
  * flash with Heimdall

===== Heimdall =====
Download: [[https://glassechidna.com.au/heimdall/]]

  heimdall flash --RECOVERY filename.img

===== adb =====

Activate debugging!

  * To enable Developer Options, open the Settings screen, scroll down to the bottom, and tap About phone or About tablet.
  * Scroll down to the bottom of the About screen and find the Build number.
  * Tap the Build number field seven times to enable Developer Options. Tap a few times and you’ll see a toast notification with a countdown that reads “You are now X steps way from being a developer.”
  * When you’re done, you’ll see the message “You are now a developer!”. Congratulations. Don’t let this newfound power go to your head.

==== Backup ====
see [[.:backup#adb|Backup#ADB]]

==== sideload connection failed: insufficient permissions for device ====

Kill the user started adb server:

  adb kill-server

Start server as root:

  sudo adb start-server

Or you can basically do any adb command with sudo to start it. I typically use:

  sudo adb devices

This starts the ADB server and tells me my phone is definitely hooked up.

==== logcat ====

logcat to file:
  adb logcat -d > logcat-`date +%F_%H-%M-%S`.txt

===== fastboot =====

^ reboot into fastboot mode via adb | ''adb reboot-bootloader'' |
^ load image | ''fastboot boot boot.img'' |
^ flash kernel | ''fastboot flash boot boot.img'' |

===== Recommended root procedures =====

Magisk!

==== Replace SuperSU with Magisk ====

  - Download Magisk Manager
  - Launch Magisk Manager, grant permissions
  - tap on "Download & Install," then confirm your choice by hitting "Install" on the popup
  - Magisk modules can be downloaded from the Modules section in Magisk Manager

===== useful software =====
  * adb – android debugging bridge, get a shell on your Android and more
  * [[https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy|scrcpy]] – mirror your Android device's screen to your computer