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I would like to be able to do pc backups of all android cellphone & data. I am also looking to do dev on android apps, so i am guessing I would need an android emulator/player of some sort. What is my best options for software to use beyond android sdk on Mx Linux? When I look in MXPI I am a bit overwhelmed & unsure of what software I need to download for this project. Please help steer me in the right direction. I am planning to make a dedicated virtualbox for this so it doesn't muck up my main pc.

By far the easiest way I have found of accessing the files on my phone is by using a web program. You install an app on the phone, go to the web page, scan a QR code, and it connects, giving you access to files, photos, and contacts.

It's called Airmore:

https://airmore.com/

I can't help you with the other part of your query I'm afraid.

Chris

I don't just want to access user data, I want a full offline backup ( alternative to google cloud). I prefer a more secure solution that doesn't involve using the web.

galaxysurfer wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:40 pm I don't just want to access user data, I want a full offline backup ( alternative to google cloud). I prefer a more secure solution that doesn't involve using the web.

Not sure how that would work.

Chris

galaxysurfer wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 1:57 pm I would like to be able to do pc backups of all android cellphone & data. I am also looking to do dev on android apps, so i am guessing I would need an android emulator/player of some sort.

Could I recommend the excellent resources at XDA developer?

https://forum.xda-developers.com/

I am aware of xda developers. I am hoping to have a developer desktop setup. It is easier to work on a desktop than a cellphone, although will need the cellphone hardware for testing & implementation ultimately. I would like to install android studio on a virtualbox version of Mx linux. I am not having the best of luck so far. For dependencies it wants gnome desktop environment for starters. I am not sure what else i need to do to get this setup running on a pc. Re android cellphone & firestick... I want both phone emulation to run apks ( thinking Bluestacks - but supporting linux ) as well as ability to build apks for android tv & custom roms for phone. I also want to be able to do a complete backup of cellphone data/ contents away from any clouds for data backup & restoration purposes. Not that fond of google world, but understand the benefits of android code. I guess what I need as a minimum the android studio on mx linux. I do see the bare components offered in MXPI but not the full studio. Maybe that is due to open source restrictions?

Okay I think I found my solution here

https://fossbytes.com/best-android-emulators-linux/


I will report back how it works for me.

Hope this helps other mx users.

I will need to test out my phone back up options using Mx Linux.

I wrote, a script to mount android devices just like they are thumb drives- it may be handy for making back ups...

https://github.com/PPC-scripts/android- ... SB-connect


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