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Android 4.2, tablets, and related thoughts

Android 4.2, tablets, and related thoughts

Posted Nov 22, 2012 20:41 UTC (Thu) by mastro (subscriber, #72665)
In reply to: Android 4.2, tablets, and related thoughts by Jonno
Parent article: Android 4.2, tablets, and related thoughts

Many traditional command line tools are available from Google Play.

The official way to gain root (for Nexus devices, some other manufacturers ship modified Android versions that may make this harder) is documented in the official Android documentation: http://source.android.com/source/building-devices.html (unlock the bootloader using fastboot and install sudo from Google Play).


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