fastboot

Communicate with connected Android devices when in bootloader mode (the one place adb doesn't work). More information: https://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/+/master:system/core/fastboot.

Unlock the bootloader:
fastboot oem unlock
Relock the bootloader:
fastboot oem lock
Reboot the device from fastboot mode into fastboot mode again:
fastboot reboot bootloader
Flash a given image:
fastboot flash {{file.img}}
Flash a custom recovery image:
fastboot flash recovery {{file.img}}
Display connected devices:
fastboot devices
Display all information of a device:
fastboot getvar all

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