Both Nexus 7 (2012) versions (Grouper and Tilapia) just received the latest (unofficial) Android Nougat version with latest security patches (2024/07/05) applied to it.
As AndroidFileHost had many issues in the past (and still has ...) I decided to provide the ROM downloa...
Both Nexus 7 (2012) versions (Grouper and Tilapia) just received the latest (unofficial) Android Nougat version with latest security patches (2024/03/05) applied to it.
As AndroidFileHost had many issues in the past (and still has ...) I decided to provide the ROM downloa...
Even after more then eleven years the journey continues ...
Both Nexus 7 (2012) versions (Grouper and Tilapia) just received the latest (unofficial) Android Nougat version with latest security patches (2023/12/05) applied to it.
updated the java based version of my Android Backup and Restore Tools project.
Even still in a beta stage as it is not fully tested It's now possible to backup and restore
- apks and their data
- partition images
- /data, /data/media and /data/mediadrm as tar files
I also udated the sour...
I just posted a java based version of my Android Backup and Restore Tools project.
Doing a backup of Android devices is becoming more and more difficult. In former times on most devices it was at least possible to boot into a custom recovery and to create a Nandroid-backup file which could be...
Even after more then eight years the journey continues ...
Both Nexus 7 (2012) versions (Grouper and Tilapia) just received the latest (unofficial) Android Nougat version with latest security patches (2020/09/05) applied to it.
Both Nexus 7 (2012) versions (Grouper and Tilapia) just received the latest (unofficial) Android Nougat version with latest security patches (2020/05/05) applied to it.
Both Nexus 7 (2012) versions (Grouper and Tilapia) just received the latest (unofficial) Android Nougat version with latest security patches (2020/03/05) applied to it.
I just uploaded my Lineage 14.1 build for Gohan (BQ Aquaris x5plus). Beside applying the latest security patches it contains my updated kernel built from the sources on GitHub
Both Nexus 7 (2012) versions (Grouper and Tilapia) just received the latest (unofficial) Android Nougat version with latest security patches (2020/02/05) applied to it.
I just uploaded my Lineage 14.1 build for Gohan (BQ Aquaris x5plus). Beside applying the latest security patches it contains my updated kernel built from the sources on GitHub
Even beeing almost 8 years old it's still not yet dead. Both Nexus 7 (2012) versions (Grouper and Tilapia) just received the latest (unofficial) Android Nougat version with latest security patches (2020/01/05) applied to it.
Even beeing almost 7 years old it's not yet dead. Both Nexus 7 (2012) versions (Grouper and Tilapia) just received the latest (unofficial) Android Nougat version with latest security patches (2019/02/05) applied to it.
Last night my Nexus 7 shut down automatically due to a battery draining app. This morning I found the device with a black screen and switched off. While connecting it to a charger I tried to start up the device but there was only a flickering screen. I tried to switch off completely the device while...
New compilation of Android sources is based on jack, a server runing in the background compiling asynchronously the different projects and libraries needed for the overall Android system. Unfortunately by default the maximum memory settings for jack are not suffiction to compile the Android Java sou...
Building Andoid AOSP 7.x for Grouper up to now I was using gcc 4.9 for building the kernel. The kernel was stable, working fine and I had no issues. But almost each time when I tried to integrate a new feature / or changed the configuration of the kernel starting the compiled kernel resulted in a...
This is a post not directly related to Android, but to my NAS where I am storing all my personal files. I bought the Synology DS212+ some month ago and I am very happy with it. Having two 2TB hard disks build in, another external harddisk is connected via USB 3.0 for backup resons. This Harddisk I a...
Today four years ago the first G1s were put to the market. Ok, my G1 is no longer in it's first configuration (Android 1.5 Cupcake) because I've upgraded to ADS_Magpie (Gingerbread 2.3.7), but I am still using and loving it ... ;-) More on the G1's history you can read on: T-Mobile G1 Celebrates ...
Unfortunately Android 4.x+ devices cannot be mounted as a VFAT device any longer. While with 4.0 only the PTP mode is supported (which can be used to transfer photos only), on 4.1+ you can switch between PTP mode and MTP mode in the settings.
While Windows has an acceptable MTP support, on Linux s...
| Partition Name | Partition Description | by_name | Size in Blocks | Size in MB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mmcblk0p1 | recovery | SOS | 12288 | 12 |
| mmcblk0p2 | boot | LNX | 8192 | 8 |
| mmcblk0p3 | system | APP | 665600 | 650 |
| mmcblk0p4 | cache | CAC | 453632 | 443 |
| mmcblk0p5 | misc | MSC | 512... |
You can debug your applications on your Android device not only over USB, but also over a TCP/IP (LAN / WLAN) connection. To enable tcp debugging you have to enter the following commands on your device:
setprop service.adb.tcp.port 5555
stop adbd
start adbdTo start debugging enter on your PC:
...