# A. Enable Developer Options

*This just enables weird settings on your phone. It doesn't pose any risks as long as you don't run amok in the `Developer options`
menu. And it can be disabled again at the end of the process if you like.*

1. Go to `Settings` > `About`.
2. Find `Build number` at the bottom.
3. Tap it 7 times, and you should see a popup message telling you are a developer.

# B. Enable USB debugging

*Similar to the above, this just adds the possibility of debugging over a USB cable. It does nothing risky by itself.*

1. Go to `Settings` > `System` > `Developer options`
2. Scroll down to `Debugging` section and enable `USB debugging`.

# C. Connect USB in ADB mode

1. Plug the phone into a Windows PC.
2. If the phone doesn't say "USB Debugging Connected" in a notification, you may need to install a driver in Windows:
   1. Download the Google USB Driver here (or if your phone is not Google, you might need a different one)
      - https://developer.android.com/studio/run/win-usb
   2. Unzip the driver to a temporary location.
   3. Open the Windows `Device Manager`.
   4. Find the unrecognized android phone indicated by a yellow exclamation mark
   5. Right-click, `Update Driver`, `Browse my computer for drivers`
   6. `Browse...` to the location you unzipped the driver. Click `Okay` for the next few steps until the driver is installed.
3. When this is done the phone should say "USB Debugging Connected" in a notification.

# D. Connect with ADB

1. Download the platform tools here, by clicking the "Windows" link: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
2. Unzip the download in an appropriate folder for android hacking tools.
3. Open a Command Prompt, `cd` to that location, run this command: `adb devices`
4. Look at the phone. It should be asking you if you want to allow the computer to connect. Permit it.
5. If you have succeeded, `adb devices` should list an attached device.

# E. Forbid Skype from using VIBRATE

1. Enter: `adb shell`
2. You should see a unix prompt ending in `$`. You are now typing commands directly into the phone's underlying linux operating system.
3. Enter: `appops set com.skype.raider VIBRATE ignore`
4. When you are done, enter: `exit`