Android Debug Bridge (ADB) | Android Open Source Project

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Android Debug Bridge (ADB)
lets you connect your development workstation directly to your Android
device so you can install packages and evaluate your changes. To learn the
details of ADB, review its
README.

Confirming you have ADB

The adb tool is part of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). ADB is
available after you’ve built or downloaded ADB.

To confirm you have the ADB binary, run the following command in a terminal:

adb version

If you have ADB installed, you see its version in the output.

Building ADB

If you don’t yet have ADB, build Android. In summary:

1. Check out the Android source code.

2. Set up your environment and build Android:

   source build/envsetup.sh
   lunch <target>
   m
   

Downloading ADB

You can also download ADB as part of
Android Studio or in the
standalone SDK Platform Tools.

Enable USB debugging

Now enable USB Debugging
on the Android device to allow the connection. You’re also prompted when
plugging the device into your machine.