You can enable Androids screen reader from the Linux command line
with the following command:
adb shell settings put secure enabled_accessibility_services com.google.android.marvin.talkback/com.google.android.marvin.talkback.TalkBackService
Unfortunately you had to enable USB
Debugging on your Android device before. Furthermore you must
install the Android
Debug Bridge on your PC. Otherwise the command above will not
work.
I had to analyse some network requests while I was working on an
Android app project. That turned out to be surprisingly easy, using mitmproxy. This article covers the
proxy installation and usage by wget and within the source
code of an Android app.
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This Android application Monitors the clipboard and speaks newly
added text immediately.
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I’ve created a small Android app, which vibrates the current time. To
start the vibration the display must be locked. Then press the power
button twice in a row with a delay between 500 and 1500
milliseconds.
Update 2024: Version 2.2.0 supports Android 14
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Calendars and address books contain very sensible personal data. So
it’s not advisable to share them with companies like Google or Apple.
But with more than one client system in use, it is necessary to run an
own calendar server to synchronize that data between the clients.
The first part of this article describes the installation and
configuration of a calendar and contacts server. After that follows the
presentation of calendar and address book programs for the Linux console
and the Android operating system.
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