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How to debloat your phone (and more) without connecting to a PC

How to debloat your phone (and more) without connecting to a PC

May 1, 2021
The Android Debug Bridge, or ADB for short, is a nifty development tool to interface with your phone for debugging and testing. Through ADB, developers can access Android's built-in Linux command line shell with greater privileges than user-installed apps. This gives developers the ability to install or uninstall apps, grant or deny permissions, change system...
How to Install ADB on Windows, macOS, and Linux

How to Install ADB on Windows, macOS, and Linux

February 2, 2021
Lately here at XDA we have been writing a number of tutorials to show you how to access certain features of the Android platform that simply are not visible to the user. These have generally been done with the help of some command line Android Debug Bridge (ADB) commands, a tool that Google offers for...
WebADB lets you run ADB right from your web browser

WebADB lets you run ADB right from your web browser

November 30, 2020
The Android Debug Bridge (adb) is a command-line tool that allows users to communicate with an Android device. With the developer tool, you can perform a number of actions, including installing and debugging apps, and also run nifty shell commands. Instead of installing ADB on your computer, XDA Forum Member SteelToe has released a new website...
How to remove Facebook bloatware from the OnePlus 8 series and OnePlus Nord

How to remove Facebook bloatware from the OnePlus 8 series and OnePlus Nord

August 7, 2020
Android and bloatware are two spheres that have co-existed since the very beginning of the OS's existence. The story started off with carriers bundling a variety of useless or functionally-duplicate-yet-inferior apps onto smartphones sold under their network. From there, the story expanded to OEMs themselves bundling duplicate apps, and even to apps from Facebook and...
Free Android screen mirroring app “scrcpy” adds seamless copy-paste, stay awake option, and more

Free Android screen mirroring app “scrcpy” adds seamless copy-paste, stay awake option, and more

May 29, 2020
Working and interacting between devices with different operating systems can be a pain sometimes. There are few first-party tools available to set up multi-platform connections, and many of them require that you own devices from the same brand. Fortunately, third-party tools are there to save the day. A free and open-source project called scrcpy allows...
Android 11 will introduce a new “App Compatibility” Developer Option to help devs test new platform changes

Android 11 will introduce a new “App Compatibility” Developer Option to help devs test new platform changes

January 21, 2020
Every year at Google I/O, Google highlights some of the most exciting changes coming to the next version of Android. While most users judge Android versions by the visual changes that affect their experience, each Android update also comes with a ton of changes to APIs and platform behavior. These changes are important for app...
Tasker 5.9.2 beta lets you run ADB shell commands without being tethered to a PC

Tasker 5.9.2 beta lets you run ADB shell commands without being tethered to a PC

January 20, 2020
When it comes to automation apps on Android, Tasker is undoubtedly the preferred choice of a majority of users. Despite the fact that the app doesn't have a beginner-friendly UI, Tasker is the go-to choice for many power users due to the vast variety of plugins it offers. For instance, the developers released Tasker v5.9...
Android backups to Google Drive have been broken for many, here’s how to fix it

Android backups to Google Drive have been broken for many, here’s how to fix it

November 14, 2019
One of the pain points in migrating from one Android smartphone to another is the fact that you are unlikely to land in the same device state as you started off, in the context of your app data. The problem is even more prominent when you migrate across different OEMs, as specific OEM solutions are...
Android 11 may finally bring a proper, native Wireless ADB implementation

Android 11 may finally bring a proper, native Wireless ADB implementation

October 29, 2019
For Android app developers, ADB is an indispensable tool for debugging applications. With the ability to generate logs, push and pull files, sideload APKs, and enter the shell, ADB gives developers a lot of control over a test device while using a PC. While it's possible to use ADB wirelessly by connecting to your device...
Scrcpy v1.9 can mirror your screen even with the display off

Scrcpy v1.9 can mirror your screen even with the display off

June 12, 2019
Microsoft's Windows 10 Insider Builds have been advancing in leaps and bounds as far as mobile integration goes. The Your Phone app is becoming ever more feature-rich, now supporting notification syncing over both Wi-Fi and mobile data. Your Phone also supports screen mirroring, albeit only with select devices. Your Phone is more of an all-encompassing...
Google warns that ADB backup and restore may be removed in a future Android release

Google warns that ADB backup and restore may be removed in a future Android release

May 10, 2019
Setting up a new Android phone has gotten a lot easier over the years. Android Oreo's Autofill feature has made it much easier to sign in to all your apps, and some apps even carry over all your preferences too. Switching between phones from the same OEM is especially easy as most have their own...
How to disable any pre-installed system app bloatware on Android without root

How to disable any pre-installed system app bloatware on Android without root

February 23, 2019
What we define as "bloatware" is subject to personal preference, but I think we can all agree that some manufacturers and carriers are more guilty of including it on their smartphones than others. Bloatware can, depending on your point of view, range from being a pre-installed app like Facebook to the stock, non-Google Photos gallery...