Android Framework

The Android platform provides Java framework APIs to expose the functionality of some of these native libraries to apps.

Android developer's workspace featuring Android Studio and a terminal running logcat with highlighted ALogV messages, showcasing Android debugging in action.

Unlock ALogV Debugging: Enable Verbose Logs in Android Logcat

Debugging is an essential part of Android development, and the ALogV macro provides verbose debug messages to … Read more

process of acquiring and releasing a wakelock from an Android shell. It features a terminal window displaying ADB commands like acquire_partial_wake_lock and release_partial_wake_lock.

How to Acquire and Release a wakelock forcefully from Android shell

Wakelocks are crucial in Android development, especially when you need to keep your device awake for specific … Read more

user holding an Android smartphone, interacting with the shutdown menu displayed on the screen. The options such as "Power Off" and "Restart" are clearly visible, illustrating the process of shutting down an Android device in a simple indoor setting.

Mastering Android PowerOff: Decode AOSP Shutdown Secrets!

The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) provides the foundation for understanding the inner workings of Android systems. … Read more

developer analyzing the PowerOff source code in the AOSP framework on a professional workstation, highlighting key code elements like the ShutdownThread class and its role in the Android shutdown process.

Android Shutdown Sequence: PowerOff Source Code Explained

This post tries to describe what really happens when we power off the Android device using poweroff … Read more

Different between WifiNetworkSpecifier and WifiNetworkSuggestion

WifiNetworkSpecifier and WifiNetworkSuggestion are both classes introduced in Android to facilitate the management and connection to Wi-Fi … Read more

How to generate platform key for Signing App using Android Studio ?

If we are working on Android platform and require certain applications to be signed using platform key, … Read more

Understanding Android Touch Event , onTouchEvent ( Motion Event )

When we just touched the touchscreen and printed the logs in application using “onTouchEvent” it printed following … Read more

How to identify and change input device location in Android ?

Identify what is the current location of the input device using getvent command as, So, the output … Read more

Identify Input Device Information in Android

To identify the information about the input device connected to Android platform, we can use “getevent” as … Read more

Bluetooth

How to capture Bluetooth packets on Android ?

When we want to capture bluetooth packets for some debugging in Android, we can follow below procedure. … Read more

Android Power OFF Sequence / How Android Shuts Down works ?

This post tries to brief about how android shutdown / poweroff sequence is with respect to the … Read more