Basic android nix-shell

README.md

Android nix-shell

This is a basic sample of a nix-shell for android flashing

Installation

curl --progress-bar \
 https://gist.githubusercontent.com/DarkOnion0/44493c8786460d6464c1375c25fb3343/raw/16fcc1133e752aaaeeb30bf07fda90812fde4cd5/default.nix > /tmp/android-shell.nix \
 && nix-shell /tmp/android-shell.nix

default.nix

{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
pkgs.mkShell {
  shellHook = ''
    echo -e "Hello world from the android nix-shell"

    tips () {
      echo -e "\nUsefull links:"
      echo -e "============================================================="
      echo -e "Recovery (TWRP)           | https://twrp.me/Devices/"
      echo -e "OS (/e/ os)               | https://doc.e.foundation/devices"
      echo -e "OS (lineageOS)            | https://lineageos.org/"
      echo -e "Android help forum (xda)  | https://www.xda-developers.com/"
      echo -e "============================================================="

      echo -e "\nCommand info:"
      echo -e "====================================================================================="
      echo -e "adb == when device is running the os / inside the adb sideload mode in the recovery"
      echo -e "fastboot == every other time when it's not adb"
      echo -e "====================================================================================="

      echo -e "\nBasic command :"
      echo -e "===================================================================================================================="
      echo -e "adb/fastboot devices                       | list the connected devices"
      echo -e "adb/fastboot reboot {bootloader, fastboot} | reboot android device to the wanted state (the arg in {} can be omited)"
      echo -e "\nadb sideload [FILE]                        | flash an os to an android device"
      echo -e "\nfastboot boot [FILE]                       | flash a recovery to an android device"
      echo -e "===================================================================================================================="
    }

    tips
    
    # The adb server must be run as root to be able to connect to device    
    #adb kill-server
    sudo adb start-server
  '';

    # nativeBuildInputs is usually what you want -- tools you need to run
    nativeBuildInputs = [
      # Android default tools
      pkgs.android-tools
      
      # Samsung tool
      pkgs.heimdall
    ];
}