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Factory Reset Protection (FRP) is a security feature implemented in Android devices starting from Android 5.1 Lollipop and later. Its purpose is to prevent unauthorized access to a device that has been lost, stolen, or reset to factory settings. If the user does not recall the Google account information, alternative methods such as FRP bypass ...
Factory reset: Step by step. While the steps for performing a factory reset may vary depending on the brand of your Android phone, there’s one thing everyone should do.
The version history of the Android mobile operating system began with the public release of its first beta on November 5, 2007. The first commercial version, Android 1.0, was released on September 23, 2008. The operating system is developed by Google on a yearly cadence since at least 2011. [1] New major releases are announced at Google I/O in ...
A Nokia XR20 that shows the logo of Android One on startup. Android One is a family of third-party Android smartphones promoted by Google.In comparison to many third-party Android devices, which ship with a manufacturer's customized user interface and bundled apps, these devices run near-stock versions of Android with limited modifications, and a focus on Google services (although they may ...
List of custom Android distributions. This is a list of Android distributions, Android -based operating systems (OS) commonly referred to as Custom ROMs or Android ROMs, forked from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) without Google Play Services included officially in some or all markets, yet maintained independent coverage in notable ...
Android Go. Android Go, officially Android (Go edition), [ 2] is a stripped-down version of the Android operating system, designed for low-end and ultra-budget smartphones (but is also used by some tablets [ 3][ 4][ 5] ). It is intended for smartphones with 2 GB of RAM [ 6] or less and was first made available for Android Oreo.
Android recovery mode. Not to be confused with Fastboot mode or Odin mode. The Android recovery mode is a mode of Android used for installing updates and wipe data. [1] [2] It consists of a Linux kernel with ramdisk on a separate partition from the main Android system. Recovery mode can be useful when a phone is stuck in a bootloop or when it ...
Android Oreo ( codenamed Android O during development) is the eighth major release and the 15th version of the Android mobile operating system. It was initially unveiled as an alpha quality developer preview in March 2017 and later made available to the public, on August 21, 2017. It contains a number of major features, including notification ...