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# android-tools
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Android platform tools ported to GNU/Linux for Android based devices management.
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The Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is used to:
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* keep track of all Android devices and emulators instances connected to or running on a given host developer machine
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* implement various control commands (e.g. "adb shell", "adb pull", etc.) for the benefit of clients (command-line users, or helper programs like DDMS). These commands are what is called a 'service' in ADB.
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Fastboot is used to manipulate the flash partitions of the Android phone.
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It can also boot the phone using a kernel image or root filesystem image which reside on the host machine rather than in the phone flash.
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In order to use it, it is important to understand the flash partition layout for the phone.
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The fastboot program works in conjunction with firmware on the phone to read and write the flash partitions.
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It needs the same USB device setup between the host and the target phone as adb.
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