# Things you absolutely <span style="color:red;">SHOULD NOT </span>do: As with any kind of modding, there are some things you should just generally be careful about, so, I've condensed some of that into this list here :) - Don't flash ROMs which aren't made for your device, you will end up Soft bricking the device or worse - Don't flash .zip files or anything else if you don't trust whoever is distributing them! - never flash stuff like voltefix.zip, pubgfix.zip, or anything similar without investigating first. Usually, these are made to troll people, and they are known to Hard Brick devices by overwriting the entire storage or removing criticial partitions - <span style="color: red;">Do not run `fastboot erase abl`! "abl" stands for "++A++ndroid ++B++oot++l++oader", erasing it makes your device practically useless, as it would then be ***Hard Bricked***</span> - Do not erase or overwrite partitions with Fastboot that you don't know what they are! So please don't run commands like `fastboot flash system`,`fastboot flash boot.img` etc if you don't know what they do, and if you don't trust the person giving you things to flash!
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Introduction to Android Modding

Getting Started Disclaimer and Introduction Navigating around this book Pros/Cons to modding your Android Device Things you SHOULD NOT do Enabling developer options Unlocking your Bootloader Choosing a Custom ROM

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Where to get Android Mods and alike

:::warning :warning: under construction! ::: How do I even get all of this? [name=Some Random Reader] [time=May 8, 2022] I'd recommend by just using your favourite search engine (e.g Google, DuckDuckGo, StartPage) Seriously, type in your device's Name, Codename, or Model Number, add "ROM" or "Root" or something at the end, and é voilá! you got yourself some (usually) decent results!

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ADB and Fastboot

Enabling ADB on-device To enable ADB on your Android device, first enable developer options. To do that, head to your phone's "About Phone" page in the settings app, and hit the "Build Number" text about 10 times. on MIUI you might have to hit "MIUI Version" instead. Once you've done that, search for "ADB Debugging" or "USB Debugging", then enable it. Now your device will ask whenever a PC with ADB installed and running connects if you want to allow a connection using ADB Installing it on your PC/Mac

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Navigating around this book

Content Markers This HackMD book uses some marks to more easily identify certain aspects and their current state For instance, I use the :warning: emoji to signify something is under construction or otherwise unfinished. Usecase Marker Under Construction :warning:

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