Fixing the TWRP LineageOS OTA Update Modem Version Error
The other day I tried updating my OnePlus 5T to the latest version of LineageOS 16 but it resulted in an error. The built-in updater downloaded the latest LOS16...
How to Customize Android’s Screen Timeout Setting?
By default, Android includes a handful of times that you are able to choose for its screen timeout feature. These options tend to be rather limited and are usually...
How to Check if You’re on Partition Slot A or Slot B?
With the introduction of Android 8.0, Google included a new partition system for the operating system. Instead of having one set of partitions for the OS, the OEM could implement 2....
How to Change the Current Active Partition Slot?
Some of my more recent tutorials have centered around Android's Seamless System Update feature. This feature requires the smartphone or tablet to have dual partition slots (slot A and slot B)...
How to Copy a File from the Computer to Android with ADB Push
Most people will let their PC mount the smartphone automatically and then switch over to MTP mode (aka file transfer mode) to access files on the device. This isn't...
How to Fix the “ADB_Vendor_Keys” Not Set Error?
Quite often we're using ADB and Fastboot tools to interact with our smartphone or tablet. This requires us to manually grant USB debugging permission when we connect the phone...
How to Fix the “Cannot Load ‘twrp.img’: No Such File or Directory” Error?
Installing TWRP onto a smartphone or tablet typically requires you to use a Fastboot command to overwrite your current recovery system. Some people have trouble with the Command Prompt...
How to Download Files to the Computer with ADB Pull
There are multiple ways to copy files to and from your Android smartphone or tablet. Most will simply use the standardized USB MTP Transfer Mode but you may not...
How to Hide the Android Navigation Bar?
The release of Android 9 Pie included the first alternative to the traditional Navigation Bar from Google. Not everyone has been happy with it and there will be another...
Up to Date Android OEM ADB USB Drivers
Out of the box, you can connect an Android smartphone to a PC and you can do basic tasks. Most devices default to "Charging" mode when it's connected to...
