After setting up a new Ubuntu 17.04 system with Android Studio 3.0 Canary 1, I wasn't able to launch the Android emulator. The console error message showed:

Emulator: libGL error: unable to load driver: i965_dri.so
Emulator: libGL error: driver pointer missing
Emulator: libGL error: failed to load …

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When running Espresso tests I wanted a way to save screenshots of the app under test whenever a test failed. This feature isn't currently supported and all of the solutions online seemed overly complex due to supporting older test tool versions, like manually parsing the stack trace for the method …

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My Android Open Source Project (AOSP) bug fix has been approved and merged, officially making me an AOSP contributor sponsored by Amazon! This is a very exciting milestone for me and I'm looking forward to fixing future bugs (some that I've already found).

The Android Debug Bridge (ADB) command-line tool …

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Enable Developer Mode on Nexus 7

Go to Settings then About tablet.

Keep tapping "Build number" for a total of 7 times. After the third tap you will see a toaster notification that says "You are four steps from being a developer". Continue to tap until you get "No need …

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