ADB, Android Debug Bridge, is a command-line utility included with Google’s Android SDK. ADB can control your device over USB from a computer, copy files back and forth, install and uninstall apps, run shell commands, and more.
We’ve covered some other tricks that require ADB in the past, including backing up and restoring your smartphone or tablet and installing Android apps to your SD card by default. ADB is used for a variety of geeky Android tricks.
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Install Java JDK & Android SDK
Before installing the Android SDK,
you’ll have to install Oracle’s Java development kit. You can download it from here –
ensure you download the x86 (32-bit) version, even if your computer uses a
64-bit operating system.
Even if you already have the Java
runtime (JRE) installed, you’ll need to install the JDK as well.
With the Java JDK installed, you can
now download the Android SDK from Google and install it on your computer. If you see a Java-related
error during installation, ensure you downloaded and installed the x86 version
of the JDK, not the x64 one.
Android SDK Setup
Once the Android SDK is downloaded
and installed, launch the SDK Manager application from your Start menu.
Enable the Android SDK
Platform-tools checkbox and click the Install button. This downloads and
installs the platform-tools package, which contains ADB and other utilities.
Enable USB Debugging
To use ADB with your Android device,
you must enable USB debugging on it. You’ll find this option under Developer
Options on your device’s Settings screen.
Test ADB and Install Device Drivers
Locate the android-sdk’s folder.
Note the SDK path displayed at the top of the SDK Manager window.
If you used the default install
location, you’ll find ADB in the following directory:
C:\Users\NAME\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools
If you used a different install
location, you’ll find ADB in the platform-tools directory inside your
android-sdk directory.
Browse to this directory, hold Shift
and right-click inside it, and select Open command window here.
To test whether ADB is working
properly, connect your Android device to your computer using a USB cable and
run the following command:
adb devices
You should see a device in the list.
If your device is connected but nothing appears in the list, you’ll need to
install the appropriate drivers.
Your manufacturer may provide a
downloadable driver package for your device. You can also try installing the
Google USB Driver from the Extras folder in the SDK Manager window.
You may have to force Windows to use
the installed drivers for your device. Open the Device Manager (click Start,
type Device Manager, and press Enter), locate your device, right-click it and
select Properties. You may see a yellow exclamation mark next to the device if
its driver isn’t installed properly.
On the Driver tab, click Update
Driver.
Use the Browse my computer for
driver software option.
Navigate to the following folder if
you installd the Google USB driver:
C:\Users\NAME\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\extras\google\usb_driver
(Check the extras\google\usb_driver
folder under the android-sdk folder if you installed the Android SDK to a non-default
location.)
ADB Commands
Once you’ve got your drivers
correctly installed and the adb devices command indicates it can communicate
with your Android smartphone or tablet, you can start using ADB.
In addition to the variety of tricks
that require ADB, ADB offers some useful commands:
adb install C:\package.apk –
Installs the package located at C:\package.apk on your computer on your device.
adb uninstall package.name –
Uninstalls the package with package.name from your device. For example, you’d
use the name com.rovio.angrybirds to uninstall the Angry Birds app.
adb push C:\file /sdcard/file – Pushes a file from your
computer to your device. For example, the command here pushes the file located
at C:\file on your computer to /sdcard/file on your device
adb pull /sdcard/file C:\file – Pulls a file from your device to
your computer – works like adb push, but in reverse.
adb logcat – View your Android
device’s log. Can be useful for debugging apps.
adb shell – Gives you an interactive
Linux command-line shell on your device.
adb shell command – Runs the
specified shell command on your device.
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