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April 3, 2010

Application: Android Commander – Easily manage your phone with ADB or Mounting your SD

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Written by: Simon Walker
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Android Commander is a Windows Application that allows you to manage your Android device very easily without having to learn complicated ADB commands or mount your SD card.

Requirements

Phone Requirements:
- ROOT (only for Applications Manager and flashing options)
- BusyBox (required only for rooted phones; included to most ROMs)
- Settings->Applications->Development->USB debuging must be enabled
- USB cable

PC Requirements:
- Windows
- Android SDK *
- SDK/Tools set in System Path (program can set it for You )

* Download the Android SDK: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
* Installing the Android SDK: http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html

Program has been tested on:
- G1 + Official T-Mobile UK Android 1.6 DRC92 (no ROOT!)
- G1 + Donut by Laszlo
- G1 + CyanogenMod
- G1 + xROM Eclair
- G1 + Dwang
- G1 + SuperD
- Magic 32B + CyanogenMod
- Hero + Modaco
- Hero + Hik@Ri
- Hero + CKDroid
- Nexus One + Enomther add-on
- Nexus One + Cyanogen add-on

Android Commander has the following features:

Explore files:
- copy multiple files/dirs between Phone and PC
- copy multiple files/dirs between Phone folders
- delete multiple files/dirs from Phone
- new dir and rename options
- drag&drop multiple files/dirs in to progrm
- drag&drop files/dirs between program tabs
- partitions size info
- bookmarks

Manage apps:
- windows integration
- backup multiple apps to any dir on Phone/PC
- batch/single apps install
- install as private
- update
- batch/single uinstall apps
- uninstall with option to keep data or not

Console:
- type any shell command
- run sh script from PC

and more…
- flashing zip and img files
- options to reboot, reboot to recovery, reboot to bootloader, power off phone
- tools…

For more information head over to the Android Commander official site or discuss it in more detail in the Android Commander for Windows forum.







About the Author

Simon Walker
I was an IT consultant for 20 years and ran my own web design and development company for an additional 3 years. I have been involved with technology from birth. OK, that maybe an exaggeration, but it sure is a long time. I'm also an avid Home Theater geek and self appointed installer for friends and relatives. My first serious modding of Smart-Phones started with my T-Mobile WING and now Android devices. I'm also a bit of a photographer, although Android has kind of taken over my life and photography has taken a back seat.





 
 

 
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6 Comments


  1. Lieutenant

    I want to do this wirelessly using LAN or wifi, is this possible?

    if not, will it be added?


  2. Lieutenant

    I want to do this wirelessly using LAN or wifi, is this possible?

    if not, will it be added?


  3. Yes, It can be do while you are using LAN or wifi.

    Bulk Rename


  4. Yes, It can be do while you are using LAN or wifi.

    Bulk Rename


  5. hey I like this post. I found it from doing a google search. Ive been looking for this sort of thing for a while. This info will come in handy to me. I will check back soon to search the rest of your blog. thanks


  6. hey I like this post. I found it from doing a google search. Ive been looking for this sort of thing for a while. This info will come in handy to me. I will check back soon to search the rest of your blog. thanks



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