David is the former Editor-in-Chief of Android Police and now the EIC of Esper.io. He's been an Android user since the early days - his first smartphone was a Google Nexus One! David graduated from ...

There are many reasons to enable USB debugging on your Android device. For example, it allows you to sideload apps from outside of the official Google store via your computer. According to ...

While we are all still digging through all the changes in Android 4.2.2, we’ve found one new change that relates to security. In Android 4.2.2 there is a new featured called USB Debugging whitelist.

If you’re an Evil Customs Agent or other nefarious Three Letter Agency Person, you’re probably very interesting in getting data off people’s phones. Even if the screen is locked, there’s a way around ...

Hidden away in your Android phone's developer settings is a powerful feature called USB debugging. It's a special mode that opens a direct line of communication between your smartphone and a computer, ...

Google is adding an optional Android 16 feature to disable USB data access when the phone is locked for enhanced security. This protects against attackers from using USB devices to extract data or ...

Have an ESP8266 development board such as the NodeMCU or Wemos D1? You’re currently reading Hackaday, so probably. Got an Android device kicking around? Also seems fairly likely. In that case, you ...

William J. Francis recently learned you can run the Android Debug Bridge over TCP. Learn how easy it is to do. As an Android developer, I’m spoiled. I depend on my IDE, logcat, and most of all, the ...