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Rooting an Android device can be a daunting (and annoying) task sometimes, especially if you’re not a rooting expert or not up-to-date with current do’s and don’ts. However, the benefits of having root access still convince many Android users to go through the process of unlocking their bootloader and rooting their phone.
How to Use ADB on Windows, macOS, Linux and Chrome OS. After you have successfully installed ADB on your Windows PC, Mac, Linux system or Chromebook, using it is just a matter of executing various ADB commands in the Terminal. Just make sure that you have connected your Android device to your computer while USB debugging is enabled. ADB can be used on a variety of OS, but for this article, we will help you set up Android Debug Bridge for Windows, macOS and Linux OS. Setting up the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) Some things need to be done on Android smartphone and tablets (to accept the ADB commands) and then we have to follow specific step by step guide for different. This is the easiest way to get a manual installation of ADB and Fastboot. Delete your old installation (optional) rm -rf /.android-sdk-macosx/ Navigate to and click on the SDK Platform-Tools for Mac link. Go to your Downloads folder. Cd /Downloads/ Unzip the tools you downloaded. Install ADB on Mac OS. Download the driver from the above download links and extract the files. Open terminal and type the following command.
Before starting the actual process, you need to have ADB (Android Debugging Bridge) and Fastboot installed on your system. ADB is a command-line based tool that allows a connection between your computer and an Android device. Fastboot is not really a tool but a protocol that allows system image modifications over a USB connection.
Most rooting guides don’t really go into detail when it comes to installing ADB and Fastboot. For that reason, many rooting beginners immediatel feel lost and tend to give up. If you don’t have a clue how to set up ADB and Fastboot in order to root your device, then you’re in the right place. This guide will show you how to install these tools on both Mac OS X and Windows.
Get ADB and Fastboot on your computer with Android Studio
There are several ways to set up ADB and Fastboot. For beginners, the easiest way is to install Android Studio which includes all important SDK tools.
Installing Android Studio on Windows
- Launch the .exe file that you downloaded and follow the setup wizard.
- Once the installation is successful check if you can find a folder called “platform-tools” in Users<user>sdk. In this folder, you should find two files called “adb” and “fastboot”.
- That’s it! Skip the Mac installation part below and see how you can use ADB and Fastboot inside a command line window.
Installing Android Studio on Mac OS X
- Launch the downloaded .dmg file.
- Add Android Studio to your applications (drag & drop).
- Open Android Studio and go through the installation process.
- Once that’s finished, you can find ADB and Fastboot in this directory: /Users/<user>/Library/Android/sdk/. If you don’t see your library folder, make sure to switch on its visibility in the view options (right click in the finder window).
How to use ADB and Fastboot in a command line tool
Now that you have the necessary SDK tools installed, you need to know how you can use them to connect to your Android device. All you need to do is start up a command line tool like Terminal on OS X or Windows’ Command Prompt and change into the directory where ADB and Fastboot are located.
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On Windows, you can simply have the platform-tools folder (located inside the sdk folder) open and make a right mouse click while holding down shift (shift + right click). Then select “Open command window here” which will fire up a command prompt window with the platform-tools directory selected.
On Mac OS X, fire up a Terminal window. Now you need to change the directory to the platform-tools folder inside the sdk folder. To do that, type ‘cd’ followed by a space and then drag and drop the ‘platform-tools’ folder into the Terminal window. That will enter the exact path to the folder. Now, execute the command by hitting enter. It should look like in the screenshot below
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With that setup, you should be able to access your Android device using ADB. To check if ADB itself is working correctly, try the following command:
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If you see something like “Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.32” then ADB was successfully installed.
To check if you have a working connection to your Android device, execute the following line after enabling USB debugging in the developer settings on your device:
This should display your device’s serial number together with the word “device”.
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Now, you’re ready to actually start rooting your device! I hope this guide was easy to follow and helped you get ADB and Fastboot set up. If you have any questions or issues, let us know in the comments!