Android Authority

Android customization - improve battery life, use ADB logcat to find battery hogs

Last week on our Android customization series, we took a few moments to look at the built-in Android tools in an attempt to hunt down rogue apps eating up your battery. We continue that pursuit for ...
Android Police

Android Studio Bumblebee brings QR code pairing for wireless ADB, Apple silicon support for platform tools, and other improvements

Ryne was ostensibly a senior editor at Android Police, working at the site from 2017-2022. But really, he is just some verbose dude who digs on tech, loves Android, and hates anticompetitive practices ...
Android

ADB & Fastboot Now Available As Independent Downloads

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 ...
Lifehacker

Simple ADB Backup Backs Up Your Android Phone from the Desktop, No Root Required

Windows/Linux/Android (4.0+): Most Android backup tools require root, or run from your phone and save your data to your SD card. Simple ADB Backup is different. The app runs from and backs up your ...