Ryan is a tech/science writer, skeptic, lover of all things electronic, and Android fan. In his spare time he reads golden-age sci-fi and sleeps, but rarely at the same time. His wife tolerates him as ...

One of the first things I do when I set up a new PC is install the Android platform tools so that I can use ADB, Fastboot and other platform tools from anywhere ...

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 ...

Safely dump and backup all Android partitions over ADB with one command! This Python-based tool lets you pull critical partitions from your rooted Android device using adb + dd, automatically ...

At Google I/O 2019, we got our first look at Android Q Beta 3. If you want to give it a shot early, here’s how to sideload the Android Q beta 3 on your Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 2, or Pixel 2 XL. To ...

As of 2021, Microsoft Windows 11 provides native support for running Android apps (via Microsoft). You don't need clunky third-party emulators to bring your favorite ...

After six betas and months of anticipation, Google is starting to roll out Android 10 to its Pixel smartphones today. Here’s how to skip the wait by sideloading the Android 10 OTA on a Pixel 3, Pixel ...