The Android Debug Bridge (adb) backup and restore commands may be removed in a future Android release, as detailed in a commit merged into the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) git repository. adb is ...

While we are all still digging through all the changes in Android 4.2.2, we’ve found one new change that relates to security. In Android 4.2.2 there is a new featured called USB Debugging whitelist.

For many users, Android Debug Bridge (ADB) probably isn’t a familiar term when talking about Android smartphones. But spend long enough dabbling in the ecosystem’s more advanced capabilities, and ...