It’s official: Google has released Android Oreo. After months of developer preview releases, the newest version of Google’s operating system is available in finished form for the Nexus 5X, 6P, Nexus ...

Last week, we showed you how to install ADB and fastboot on any OS. If you're not sure why you'd want to go to the (relatively minor) trouble, here are just some of the useful things you can do with ...

Google has announced the Android M Developer Preview, which means that although it’s not quite ready for the public just yet, you can try the early version out for yourself if you have a compatible ...

Google has made ADB, fastboot, and other Android developer tools available as a standalone download. Previously, accessing these tools necessitated that users download Android Studio or the Android ...

Windows/Mac/Linux: Google’s ADB and fastboot are incredibly powerful command line tools for customizing your Android phone. Up until now, these tiny tools have been bundled in the gigantic Android SDK ...

Google USB Drivers are required to connect Google Pixel or Nexus devices to Windows PC using a USB cable. Google USB drivers act as Android ADB and Fastboot Drivers that allow your computer to ...

The pre-requisite step in any guide to sideloading an OTA or flashing a factory image is installing the Android Device Bridge. Previously, the official way to get adb or fastboot was by downloading ...

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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 ...