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 ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Back in the early releases of Jelly Bean, Google introduced a new command to adb called “sideload.” Using the ...

Amazon is leveraging Android's existing underlying software to create its Fire TV experience. As such, you might eventually want to sideload some apps, take screenshots, or do something else. Here's ...

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 ...

The Android Debug Bridge allows you to run all sorts of terminal commands on Android devices remotely. Since Amazon's Fire TV Sticks run Android at its core, here's how I unlocked a few "hidden" ...

One of the promises of the Google Pixel line of smartphones is fast, frequent updates. For the most part, this holds true: Pixels get monthly security updates, are the first to get most major Android ...

To get started, you’ll first need to download the beta OTA file from the Android Q developer preview site. The OTA files are available here. Simply ensure you are downloading the file that associates ...