A big chunk of Fuchsia-related code has been removed from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) this week, but Google’s two operating systems are still set to have an intertwining relationship. In its most public form, Google’s in-house operating system, … Read more
Terminologies rootdir: the root directory (/). All files/folders/filesystems are stored in or mounted under rootdir. On Android, the filesystem may be either rootfs or the system partition. initramfs: a section in Android’s boot image that the Linux kernel will use … Read more
Certificate transparency is superb improvement to HTTPS certificate security on the web that’s great for users and businesses, but on Android it creates a huge problem for the many developer tools like HTTP Toolkit which install trusted system certificates into … Read more
This is a tip for people like me who open links with different browsers depending on what they click. This behavior is now seemingly impossible on Android 12 unless you disable Chrome. While you could never straightforwardly clear the default … Read more
Posted by Lidia Gaymond and Vicki Amin, Product Managers at Google Play One of the main reasons users uninstall apps is to free up space. To prevent unnecessary uninstalls and help users get more out of their devices, we started … Read more
The first Android 13 developer preview may have felt a bit underwhelming, but there’s a hidden gem with full virtualization possible on hardware such as the Google Pixel 6 smartphone. What that means is that it is now possible to … Read more
GitHub – remote-android/redroid-doc: docs about ReDroid projects {{ message }} You can’t perform that action at this time. You signed in with another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session. You signed out in another tab or window. Reload … Read more
Ask HN: Why there are no Android mini phones? 23 points by JamesAdir 1 hour ago | hide | past | favorite | 27 comments Although there are countless Android phone makers, there isn’t a single one of them that makes … Read more
Android 12’s highly anticipated Material You design system features wallpaper-based color theming and advanced customizations powered by color extraction. These UI enhancements allow users to select a wallpaper (i.e., a personal background image) from which an optimal palette of colors … Read more
Traccar SMS Gateway is an Android messaging app. The key difference from other messaging apps is an option to expose HTTP API for sending SMS messages through the phone.