Introduction to this thread
First of all, welcome to this thread. Here you will find a wide array of guides covering a number of different topics surrounding our Android world. Some to enhance your XDA Forum experience, some to help you learn some ROM development and some to help you become more accustomed to making apps and themes etc.
*Just a quick note - this thread will always be a work-in-progress to some degree. As I'm not a developer, I may link to a development thread here which may not work fully at this point of time. I'll try my best to ensure all are up-to-date but stuff can slip through the gaps.
Also, there won't be any device specific guides here. You can find them in your home device forum. If you have any suggestions which fit the theme of this thread then please leave a comment so I can check it out.
First of all, welcome to this thread. Here you will find a wide array of guides covering a number of different topics surrounding our Android world. Some to enhance your XDA Forum experience, some to help you learn some ROM development and some to help you become more accustomed to making apps and themes etc.
*Just a quick note - this thread will always be a work-in-progress to some degree. As I'm not a developer, I may link to a development thread here which may not work fully at this point of time. I'll try my best to ensure all are up-to-date but stuff can slip through the gaps.
Also, there won't be any device specific guides here. You can find them in your home device forum. If you have any suggestions which fit the theme of this thread then please leave a comment so I can check it out.
[*] Post #1- Intro, XDA Threads, How To Make ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, Logs and Useful Tools
[*]Post #2 - Miscellaneous Threads which don't fit anywhere else but very useful and Information threads about varying topics
[*]Post #3 - All about applications, themes & GAPPS
General XDA Threads
Be sure to carefully read these threads as they will definitely give you a better idea of what XDA is and how it works if you're a newer member. You could also potentially learn something new if you've been here for a while but haven't read through these links!
Forum Rules | Help Navigating The Forum | List Of Staff | Useful XDA Links | Forum Etiquette | What Is XDA? | XDA Etiquette (Video)
Custom ROM Development
- Android ROM Development From Source To End by jackeagle
- Complete Android ROM development and essential tutorials by neroyoung
- Beginners Guide to Android ROM Development by isidromxz
- How To Build Custom ROMs & Kernels Part 1 (Video Guides) &
How To Build Custom ROMs & Kernels Part 2 (Video Guides) by AlaskaLinuxUser
Kernel Development
- How To Compile An Android Kernel by nathanchance
- Building Your First Kernel by thewadegeek
- Building a Kernel from source{Mediatek} by MasterAwesome
Custom Recovery Development
How To Log
- How To Logcat by paxChristos
- Providing A Good Logcat by steadfasterX
- How To Read Logcat Messages by F4uzan
Tools and mods,tweaks
- Apktool v1.5.1 - a tool for reverse engineering apk files by iBotPeaches
- SuperR's Android Kitchen by SuperR.
- CRB Android Kitchen by MrWaehere
- ADB, Fastboot & Drivers Installer For Windows by Snoop05
- Minimal ADB & Fastboot by shimp208
- ADB AppControl by Cyber.Cat
- Collection Of Various Scripts - build.prop; init.d; etc. by knzo
- Auto-format SDcard to internal and SDCard storage by Octanium91
- Unpack/Repack Kernel Ramdisk - Android Kitchen by osm0sis
- Customise Qualcomm Splash Screens by mlgmxyysd
- APK Toolkit by 0xd00d
- Batch Tools, Scripts, Zips & More For Multiple Devices by osm0sis
- PixelFlasher - GUI Tool For Pixel Phones by badabing2003
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