ADB - Short for Android Debug Bridge. Part of the Android Software
Development Kit (SDK), it allows for ROOT-level access to the Android
device from a computer.
Android - Operating System for smartphones and tablets, based on Linux, built by Google, similar to Windows on PC.
AOSP
- Short for Android Open Source Project. The open-sourced code from
which individuals can build new distributions of Android.
APK - An Android executable file, similar to the .exe file in Windows. Most programs will install with a .apk file.
Baseband - System of a smartphone, that controls the cellular radio systems(GSM, 3G, HSDPA etc).
Bootloader
- Controls the booting process, makes sure that you will access User
Interface. These programs tell the Android device how to start up, and
are critical to its functionality.
Build.prop - A plain text
file which contains environmental variables for the system to use during
operation. Can be hacked to fake a different model for increased
functionality, among many other operations.
BusyBox - Command
line bridge, used to give commands to Android system. You will need app
to send commands, it will use BusyBox to send the commands.
Brick - A phone, that you paid a lot for and now you can use it as brick, because it doesn't start up.
CWM/ClockworkMod
Recovery - A specific program, that is used before booting to Android.
Allows the user to make full backup of system and install custom ROMs,
updates etc.
CM - Short for CyanogenMod. CyanogenMod is an
Android build built from the Android Open Source Project, and its builds
are usable on multiple different Android Devices.
Dalvik Cache -
The collection of program information stored for use by the DALVIK
program. This can be cleared from the RECOVERY menu to resolve issues
with the Android OS.
Deodexed - Removing the .odex files from an
APK file. The .odex files contain a list of dependencies for the
associated file, and if something changes, the .odex (and similarly, the
associated file) not longer function correctly.
Downgrade - A job, that you have to do, when you want to get from newer firmware to older firmware.
Factory
Reset - This will remove all user customizations in the Android OS,
returning it to a factory state. Note: This will not wipe the Internal
SD card.
Fastboot - Command Line Tool to edit Android filesystem. Unlike flashmode, this allows flashing unsigned partition images.
FC - Short for FORCE CLOSE. See FORCE CLOSE.
Flashing
- The act of writing code to the Android device. ROMs, MODEMs, KERNELs,
and BOOTLOADERs can all be flashed. Independent from, and having
nothing to do with, Adobe's Flash product.
Flashmode - Phone mode, where you can freely flash any firmware to your phone via WotanServer or Flashtool.
Force
Close - When a program on the Android device becomes unstable, the
DALVIK program will force it to terminate to prevent further system
instability.
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