Android (operating system)

Android is an operating system for mobile devices. It is mostly used for smartphones, like Google’s own Google Pixel, as well as by other phone manufacturers like OnePlus, HTC and Samsung. It has also been used for tablets such as the Samsung, Motorola, etc. A modified Linux kernel is used as Android’s kernel.

Programs for Android, also called “apps” (short for applications), usually come from the Google Play Store. The Android programs have a file extension of .APK.
— Simple English Wikipedia

I use android on daily-basis with smartphone and tablet. But I’m trying to keep it simple and minimalistic.

I store list of useful software in Mobile & Tablet.

I also need sync data between my working machine and android devices. There 2 ways to sync data which I usually use:

1. Mount android device using mounter script, which assigned to <MOD-C-m> in DWM. And rsync data: rsync -r <source> <destination>. It’s rare case.
2. Complex setup, using Syncthing.

Backup strategy

1. List installed apps and save this list:

# Connect smartphone & tablet and run this commands (you might need to enable
# USB debugging)
adb shell cmd package list packages -e > private/smartphone_installed_apps.txt
adb she shell cmd package list packages -e > private/tablet_installed_apps.txt

External links

• Android Debug Bridge (adb)
• XDA Portal & Forums
• 4PDA