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How To-set up adb

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This post covers the set up of adb tool on windows, mac or linux systems. To find out how to install adb or fastboot click here

Tip: Disable any security keys, patterns or passwords you have set on your device before trying out any installations. Having a password or lock can cause issues in some installations.You can always set them up later.

To use adb with your device, you’ll need to enable developer options and USB debugging:

  • Open Settings, and select “About”.
  • Tap on “Build number” seven times.
  • Go back, and select “Developer options”.
  • Scroll down, and check the “Android debugging” or “USB debugging” entry under “Debugging”.
  • Plug your device into your computer.
  • On the computer, open up a terminal/command prompt and type

    adb devices
  • A dialog should show on your device, asking you to allow usb debugging.

  • Check “always allow”, and choose “OK”.

adb should now be running on your device.

Want to setup Fastboot ? click here

What are Google Platform Tools?

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What are the Google Platform Tools? Well to put it simply they are a set of tools which are essential if you plan to mess around with your android smart phone. These set of tools interface with the android platform through tools like adb, fastboot and systrace. These are tools you would definitely need if you plan to install custom ROM’s on your android smart phones.

You can download the latest version of the Google platform tools from the link given below. The link is the official link on the Android site. It has links for different operating systems.

These tools are required to access the phone especially when you have messed up the Custom ROM installation. In case your phone is ‘dead’ or not responding. Please note these tools are common for all android phones.

Follow the steps as described on the site to install on your PC. This is important as you would need the tools to be fully functional when running on your PC.

Download the Google Platform Tools for various operating systems:

Windows

Mac

Linux

Extract the downloaded platform tools package to any folder you like (e.g. your home directory or the standard applications directory). Now you need to add this directory to the PATH of your operating system, enabling you to call the tools from any folder. Depending on your Operating system this can be achieved differently:

Windows

  • Download and install the Universal adb driver.
  • Press [WIN] + [PAUSE] to open the “System” window
  • On the left, click the “Advanced system settings” button
  • Open the “Advanced” tab
  • At the bottom of this tab, click the “Environment Variables” button
  • Edit the “PATH” variable and append a semicolon followed by the path you extracted your tools to (e.g. ;C:UsersAndyadb-fastbootplatform-tools)
  • Reboot your PC

MacOS/Linux

  • Depending on your distribution the “.bash_profile” or the “.profile” file in your home folder and add following lines substituing the path with the path where you extraced your tools
 if [ -d "$HOME/adb-fastboot/platform-tools" ] ; then
    export PATH=$HOME/adb-fastboot/platform-tools:$PATH"
 fi
  • Log out and back in

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