wasbit <
was...@nowhere.com> wrote
> It would help if you told Windows users what an APK is. I had to look it up.
> APK = Android Package Kit
>
> So my answer is no, & I probably never will. :)
Hi wasbit,
These two platforms are almost completely 100% inter-related, wasbit, where
very many times you edit Android files on Windows (not so much vice versa).
In fact, your entire Android phone is always simply a drive letter on
Windows (which is done 100% of the time as it's all over your Wi-Fi LAN).
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https://i.postimg.cc/QtbR1GY0/webdav13.jpg> Editing Android on Windows
Since Android files are Windows files, you edit them on both platforms.
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https://i.postimg.cc/1zsvNCRj/emulate03.jpg> Editing Windows on Android
Most of the time you use Windows editing freeware, such as those listed.
adb freeware <
https://duckduckgo.com/?&q=windows+adb+editor+free>
APK editor freware <
https://duckduckgo.com/?&q=windows+apk+editor+free>
Android emulator freeware <
https://duckduckgo.com/?&q=android+emulator>
etc.
BTW, I must make a comment about your very strongly held opinion given
I aim for seamless compatibility between all platforms that I use myself.
Nobody minds anyone having an opinion - but it should be sensibly sound.
Personally, I think the way you presented yours, is illogically unsound.
You're kind of like saying that Windows isn't a camera so why would you
ever want to edit a JPEG (Joint Pictures Expert Group) file on Windows.
It's like saying Windows isn't a paper book so why would you ever want to
edit an EPUB (Ebook Publishing) format file or a MOBI (Mobipocket) file.
The fact is that Android runs on Windows, which if you don't know this, you
should since Android freeware has _always_ run on the Windows platform.
And, the fact is an Android APK is nothing more or less than a zip file.
To scratch the surface, which you didn't do, the APK file is much like the
EXE is for Windows in action, but far more like the ZIP file is in content.
The Windows EXE comparison is here:
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https://www.techradar.com/how-to/what-is-an-apk-and-how-do-i-install-one>
The Windows ZIP comparison is here:
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https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/what-is-apk-file/>
In fact, you use Windows almost all the time to _install_ APK files.
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https://i.postimg.cc/wvsbcNBz/scrcpy05.jpg> APKs install from Win10
And, in fact, you _often_ manage your entire Android phone from Windows.
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https://droidwin.com/debloat-remove-bloatware-from-samsung-devices-via-adb/>
More in fact, I customize Android all the time from Windows, wasbit, where,
for example, my Android phone is simply another drive letter on Windows 10.
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https://i.postimg.cc/BvJdKWzt/webdav06.jpg> Both sdcards mounted
And, if I felt like it, I could do everything I want to on Windows with
emulation, which is how Stan might want to test out his customizations too.
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https://i.postimg.cc/056zRLBY/emulate01.jpg> Android on Windows
For example, just like people illogically complained about the loss of the
XP Start Menu in Windows 10 (it never disappeared, in fact), people love to
complain about things that they misunderstand almost completely.
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https://i.postimg.cc/6pZjtmHz/winxp-win10-menu03.jpg>
Notice my point is people have strong opinions, like you do, but those very
strong opinions are logically insensible because of what they're based on.
These are WindowsXP cascade menus, for example:
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https://i.postimg.cc/HnPZkDDv/wiinxp-win10-menu01.jpg>
These are Windows10 cascade menus, for example:
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https://i.postimg.cc/nz3T3bzV/winxp-win10-menu02.jpg>
They're literally the same folder (copied over from WinXP to Windows 10).
And yet, people have strong opinions that the WinXP menus "went away".
Why? Because some people form very strong opinions based on wrong/mere
assumptions, where I am making a case that you just did that moments ago.
What Stan wants to do is customize Android so that he can call one activity
from one app from an activity that is in another app, as far as I can tell.
That's a fair customization for anyone to want to do.
a. Use the one app GUI "page" display for the phone dialer;
b. But use a different app GUI "page" display for contacts retrieval.
Where GUIs that display "pages" are called "activities" in Android speak.
My suggestion was to use Windows freeware tools to modify the Android app.
Much like I customize my Windows system to make it do what I want it to.
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https://i.postimg.cc/D0J1tgDZ/windows-tweak.jpg>