Android BroadcastReceiver
Today we will be using an android BroadcastReceiver and WorkManager to run code on bootup in Android. There can be many reasons to run code on bootup. One good use case would be to set settings that a user has selected within your app on every bootup.
Tags: android studio, app development, java, tutorials, androidHow 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, androidHow 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, linuxArc Dark Theme For Gedit
If you like the dark version of the Arc Theme for your desktop environment and would like the theme for your text editor, then look no further. Here I have the Arc Dark Theme for Gedit. The arc dark theme will work with gedit and pluma or most other text editors that support themes. The download link can be found below with simple installation instructions.
Tags: linux, tutorialsOpen File as Root
If you need to open a file as root in linux you should never use sudo. Sudo can cause files and folders in your home directory to be owned by root. The key is to open graphical applications with root privileges while maintaining user ownership. The proper way was to use gksu or gksudo which are the graphical variants of sudo. These prevented files and folders from being owned by root. Unfortunately gksu and gksudo are no longer available for most linux distributions.
Tags: linux, tutorials, command lineInstall 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.
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