How To Reduce Apk Size

How To Reduce Apk Size

How to reduce apk size? A question often asked by new app developers when trying to figure out how to best optimize their app. As an app developer you should always optimize your app wherever you can to give your user base the best possible experience with your app. By well optimizing your app you’ll give your users a smooth experience throughout your apps’ UI along with a smaller foot print.

Tags: android studio, app development, tutorials, android

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How To Get Android Mounts and Partition Images

How To Get Android Mounts and Partition Images

In this guide I will be showing you how to get the android mounts and partition images. There could be many reasons for needing the android mounts and partition images. A couple reasons that come to mind could be to make backups of your partitions in case you need to fix your phone from a bad flash later on. Or you might want to customize a boot.img or system.img to add in some custom features. Whatever your reason, just follow the guide and you’ll be pulling those partitions in no time.

Tags: android, tutorials, linux

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Apk Utility

Apk Utility

If you’ve been looking for an easy to use tool for decompiling and compiling android apk and jar files then look no further. Apk Utility is as easy to use as it gets. The utility also has the ability to tag your framework files. This feature is very useful when you need to install framework files for multiple different devices without having to remove one for the other. Basically a tag is a label to distinguish between multiple devices’ framework files. If you’re familiar with apktool which this tool uses then you’ll know what I’m referring to.

Tags: android, linux, decompile apk, apktool

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Install ADB On Linux

ADB on Linux

In this tutorial we will be installing ADB (Android Debug Bridge) on your linux computer and making it accessible from any directory.

ADB provides a terminal interface on your linux computer to interact with your android device file system. This can be useful for many things like installing and uninstalling apps, disabling and enabling apps , logcat, and many other things.

Tags: linux, android, tutorials

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mktool

mktool

Mktool is a utility to unpack and repack a boot.img and recovery.img file. Mktool provides a simple point and click GUI to make unpacking boot and recovery images easy. If you need to unpack and repack a boot.img, recovery.img, or loki image, then this is the tool for you. With mktool you don’t need to enter any commands. You simply place your image files in the input folder and choose from the menu options. It’s the perfect tool for modifying images quickly and easily. Mktool is very simple to use and can accommodate both beginners and advanced users.

Tags: android, linux, unpack boot.img

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Debloat Android No Root

Debloat Android No Root

If you’ve ever had a rooted android device you know the added benefit. You gain total control over you’re device. The freedom to remove carrier bloatware or make a number of modifications to your hearts content. Unfortunately if you’re here reading this, it’s likely because there is no root for your device or you simply don’t wish to root it. We all know that for non rooted devices your options are very limited. So we will be taking a look at a tool I made called Debloat Android No Root to give you some control back over your device.

Tags: android, linux

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Reboot Utility

Reboot Utility
Reboot Utility
Reboot Utility
Reboot Utility
Reboot Utility
Reboot Utility
Reboot Utility
Reboot Utility

Reboot Utility is a powerful app to manage all your rebooting options. It is also a great looking app with 9 themes and 4 backgrounds to choose from.

Tags: android, apps

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Recovery Reboot

Recovery Reboot

Recovery Reboot is a very small and simple app to reboot into a custom recovery like TWRP or ClockworkMod. It’s a very lightweight app and small in size for those with limited storage and resources.

Tags: android, apps

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LG G Stylo Katana ROM

LG G Stylo Katana ROM
LG G Stylo Katana ROM
LG G Stylo Katana ROM

The LG G Stylo Katana ROM is based on the 5.1.1 v10J firmware for the MetroPCS and T-Mobile LG G Stylo. Katana brings many UI and performance enhancements beyond the stock factory rom from LG, thus improving the user experience. The rom is lightweight and operates smoothly. Katana also comes with a nice theme that was tastefully done. Full details below…

Tags: ms631, h631, android

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LG G Stylo TWRP Recovery

LG G Stylo TWRP Recovery

This guide is to help you install the LG G Stylo TWRP recovery so that you can make backups, flash roms, and kernels or any flashable zips for this device.  If you plan on experimenting with your device, than this is a must have.

Tags: ms631, h631, android

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