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For quite some time now, the only way to officially get Google’s Android Debug Bridge (ADB) or fastboot tools has been to download either the entire Android Software Development Kit (SDK) or Android ...

Nexus 6 (aka Motorola Shamu) users, who are running the Android 5.0 Lollipop update can now unlock their device's bootloader manually, in just a few minutes time with Android SDK and fastboot.

Android development starts with the Android SDK (Software Development Kit). While there are many different programming languages and a host of IDEs (Integrated Development Environments) you can use to ...

It’s official: Google has released Android Oreo. After months of developer preview releases, the newest version of Google’s operating system is available in finished form for the Nexus 5X, 6P, Nexus ...

Whether it's the new iPad Killer or not, one thing's for sure—the Motorola XOOM is hackable. Just hours after its release last week, Verizon's new Android-based tablet (running Honeycomb) was rooted ...

So, you've got a Nexus device and keep hearing about these factory images, but have no idea what to do with them. It's ok—we're here to help. This guide will take you from a locked Nexus device to an ...

The Android emulator now supports GPU acceleration for Android 4.0.4, vastly improving performance. Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich have never run well on the emulator, but that doesn’t appear to be ...