Eddie's Tech Notes

Install Genymotion 2.6.0 Start Genymotion. Download the device image Google Nexus 5X - 6.0.0 - API 23 - 1080x1920. Start the device image in Genymotion. Download Genymotion-ARM-Translation_v1.1.zip . Drag it to the screen of the started VM to flash it. Restart. Use the same procedure to flash gapps-L-4-21-15.zip .  Sign in into your google account by starting the gmail app for instance. Flash benzo-gapps-M-20151011-signed-chroma-r3.zip and restart. Reference: https://gist.github.com/wbroek/9321145

Enable telnet on Windows 8: http://www.sysprobs.com/install-and-enable-telnet-in-windows-8-use-as-telnet-client Setting gps location of AVD devices: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2279647/how-to-emulate-gps-location-in-the-android-emulator Installing external apk: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17167636/how-to-install-a-apk-on-emulator-in-android-studio. For Android studio, the path to adb is C:\Users\ \AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools\adb.  An alternative is to use genymotion. You can set the GPS location conveniently through its UI. APK install is as simple as dragging the apk file from your local computer to

An existing Android app is here . Another existing app in the market is here . Yet another existing app in the market is here . The API to use to access GPS info is here . Orientation (bearing) is accessed via this function .

Using hardware device here Solving "no permission" problem when working with "./adb devices -> no permissions" Check here

Open Manager (File management) OI File Manager (File management, allow file rename that changes extension) Open Explorer Beta (File management, with FTP/SFTP client) VLC nightly build (multimedia player) SwiFTP (FTP server) RemoteDroid (Use your android as a wireless mouse/keyboard) Ted (Text editor) Android Terminal Emulator osmand - map navigation (offers offline turn by turn navigation) sms backup + ( Google Play , Source code in github ) Not sure, but useful Google Play Newstand Google Cantonese Input SCUT gPen IME (繁體版手寫輸入法)