Connecting a device in Fastboot mode Put your device into Fastboot mode by holding power and volume down simultaneously until the Fastboot splash screen comes up. If your device is loaded in ADB mode, ...

Enable developer options in Android. MIUI: Go to Settings > About device and tap ‘MIUI version’ seven times to enable developer options. Android One: Go to Settings > System > About device and tap ...

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 ...

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 ...

Abdullah Amin is a certified Google Data Analyst. Xiaomi phones, like many others, often come with pre-installed apps that you may never use, but they still take up space and slow down your device.

Android users have a long history of unlocking their phones, sideloading apps and installing custom OS builds-- but getting the tools to do all that has always been kind of a pain in the ass. Users ...