While we are all still digging through all the changes in Android 4.2.2, we’ve found one new change that relates to security. In Android 4.2.2 there is a new featured called USB Debugging whitelist.

I have a Dell Venue 7840 that I am trying to get root access to in order to mount exFAT cards in it. I have android studio installed. I also downloaded the standalone adb debug tool and I extracted it ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...

If you’re an Evil Customs Agent or other nefarious Three Letter Agency Person, you’re probably very interesting in getting data off people’s phones. Even if the screen is locked, there’s a way around ...

The security community raised the alarm regarding a serious issue last week —that of Android devices shipping with their debug port open to remote connections. The issue is not new, being first ...

The Android Debug Bridge (adb) backup and restore commands may be removed in a future Android release, as detailed in a commit merged into the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) git repository. adb is ...

David is the former Editor-in-Chief of Android Police and now the EIC of Esper.io. He's been an Android user since the early days - his first smartphone was a Google Nexus One! David graduated from ...

Android Studio offers a rich palette of built-in development tools, and an even more abundant plugin ecosystem. The first three articles in this series focused on installation and setup and coding and ...

Android market is booming, and every major brand has its respective app on Android. According to a research report from Statista, there is a total of 2.8 million apps present on the Google Play Store ...