This is how you can install and set up ADB on Linux systems.īefore I move forward, let me clarify that your Chromebook should have Play Store support Chrome OS should be on the Developer Channel and have Linux enabled on your machine.

Finally, your Android device will show up on the Linux Terminal with the serial number.

On your Android device, check the box for “Always allow” and then tap on the “Ok” button.

Connect your Android device and run the adb devices command on the Linux terminal.

Make sure to change the username to your actual Linux username. Execute the below command to move to the particular folder.

After that, open the Linux terminal and move to the extracted folder location.

Download the ADB Platform Tools for Linux from Google’s official page and unzip the file to a suitable location like your home directory.

You should now see the serial number of your device on Mac This signifies that ADB is successfully installed on your Mac.

So, just enable the checkbox and tap on “Allow”. You will receive a prompt on your Android device to allow USB debugging.

Now connect the Android device to your Mac and execute the adb devices command.

After that, install the ADB platform-tools from the below command.īrew install android-platform-tools -cask.

The whole installation will take about 10 mins.

During the installation, it might ask for your password. First of all, open the Terminal on your Mac and execute the below command.Homebrew is an open-source package manager that installs the missing packages. We will have to install Homebrew first on macOS and then we can install the Android platform-tools easily. Here, we will take a slightly different path to install ADB on macOS.

Congratulations! ADB is now successfully installed on your Windows PC. If it does not detect your device then run adb devices again and this time, it will definitely detect your device. Now, you should see your device’s serial number in the Command Prompt window.

Enable the “Always allow” checkbox and then tap on “Allow”. It will prompt a “USB debugging” prompt on your smartphone.After that, connect your Android device to Windows PC and execute adb devices command.Instantly, a command prompt window will open up in the ADB directory. Now head over to the extracted folder, and click on the address bar.

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