Dr. Root, I have adb set up now how do I use it? First of all, if don’t have adb and the Android SDK installed follow these instructions. Now, I know we all don’t share a love of adb, but seeing as it ...

Android Debug Bridge (ADB) provides a terminal/command line based interface that helps users to interact between their PC and Linux-based Android gadget. ADB is required if a user wants to make any ...

Cody has been writing with Android Police for ten years. While best known for the hundreds of APK Teardowns and breaking news on many of Google’s new products and services, he also covers deeper ...

David is the former Editor-in-Chief of Android Police and now the EIC of Esper.io. He's been an Android user since the early days - his first smartphone was a Google Nexus One! David graduated from ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. As a reminder, unlocking the bootloader of your phone allows you the opportunity to do things like flash a ROM ...

Android has come a long way and – for many functions – root access to the operating system is not required any more but for some out there this isn’t enough. Some want to have that extra bit of ...

While rooting the OnePlus 3 is an easy process, before you do it you need to do perform a few other important steps: install ADB and fastboot, creating a backup, flash custom recovery, and unlock the ...