An app can not
send ADB commands from within Android, so EngineeringMode theoretically shouldn't be susceptible to malware attacks like the recently discovered Toast Overlay bug.
Not exact matches
First thing that you need to do is to setup the Android SDK for your computer, so that you will manage to
send new files to your tablet via «
adb sideload»
commands.
Currently apps have to be installed via
ADB, which requires using a
command prompt to
send commands to the device.
To disable over the air updates, from the
ADB command line,
send the following
commands:
Use
adb to
send the following instructions (there are 6
commands, execute them one by one, not by copying the entire block).
First up, you'll need to install
ADB and Fastboot on your computer so that you can
send the bootloader - unlock
command to your Pixel or Pixel XL.
From here, connect your device, then open an
ADB command prompt window, and
send the following
command:
The platform - tools folder is significant because it houses a pair of files (
adb.exe and fastboot.exe) that the Windows
command prompt needs to reference before it can
send any
ADB or Fastboot
commands.
Put simply,
ADB lets you
send commands from your computer to your phone or tablet, some of which would require root access if they were performed on the Android side of the connection.
The only trouble is you have to actually know every
command you're
sending, otherwise
ADB isn't of much use.
ADB and Fastboot will allow you to
send all the necessary
commands to unlock your bootloader, back up your device, and more.
ADB stands for Android Debug Bridge, and it allows you to
send commands to your Android device over USB through a terminal /
command - line interface such as Windows Command
command - line interface such as Windows
Command Command Prompt.
So yes, if you
send the
command:
adb shell am start - n https://t.co/yYfeX14Ioj.engineeringmode/.qualcomm.DiagEnabled — es «code» «password» with the correct code you can become root!