Skip to Content
Android System Programming
book

Android System Programming

by Roger Ye
May 2017
Beginner to intermediate
470 pages
10h 49m
English
Packt Publishing
Content preview from Android System Programming

Cache partition

There are three files in the cache partition, which can be used as the communication channels between the main system and recovery tool. These three files are:

  • /cache/recovery/command: This is a file for input parameters from the recovery point of view. There is one command per line in this file. The arguments that may be supplied in the file are:
    • -send_intent=anystring: The main system may use this command to send a message back to itself after recovery exit
    • -update_package=path : This command specifies a path to install an OTA package file
    • -wipe_data: This command tells recovery to erase user data (and cache), and then reboot
    • -wipe_cache: This command tells recovery to wipe cache (but not user data), then reboot
    • -set_encrypted_filesystem=on|off ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.

Read now

Unlock full access

More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly

AirBnbBlueOriginElectronic ArtsHomeDepotNasdaqRakutenTata Consultancy Services

QuotationMarkO’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.
Julian F.
Head of Cybersecurity
QuotationMarkI wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.
Addison B.
Field Engineer
QuotationMarkI’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.
Amir M.
Data Platform Tech Lead
QuotationMarkI'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Mark W.
Embedded Software Engineer

You might also like

Android Programming for Beginners - Third Edition

Android Programming for Beginners - Third Edition

John Horton
Programming Android with Kotlin

Programming Android with Kotlin

Pierre-Olivier Laurence, Amanda Hinchman-Dominguez, Mike Dunn, G. Blake Meike
Clean Android Architecture

Clean Android Architecture

Alexandru Dumbravan

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781787125360