Almost every owner Android device, which decided to improve its pet by replacing the firmware or operating system kernel, encounters a program adb.
For most beginners, it is this program that becomes an insurmountable obstacle, and today we will tell you how to install and start working with this wonderful application, which will help you, for example, get root rights on your device, flash new versionAndroid or even restore your phone or tablet to its original state after unsuccessful system intervention.
So what is it A.D.B. loved by all modders and hackers, where can we get it, and why do we need it?
What is ADB.
Abbreviation A.D.B. stands for Android Debug Bridge(Android debug bridge). ADB is integral part, which can be downloaded from here .
Because operating system Android is a variety Linux, to configure it you often need to work through the command line. Of course, there are programs - terminal emulators that allow you to execute commands directly on the device, but, firstly, it is inconvenient to do this on a small phone screen, and secondly, sometimes you need access to the device via a computer, and in these and many other cases the program adb simply irreplaceable. Program adb establishes a connection between the device and the computer and allows you to perform various manipulations with the system directly on the computer Android.
How to install ADB.
First of all, we recommend that you download the latest version, the version available at the time of writing this guide is r11, all further descriptions are based on her example, and in earlier versions, the location necessary programs after installation SDK, may differ from what is described here.
1. Download it, it can be found at the link provided earlier. There are several varieties SDK, For Microsoft Windows,Mac OS And Linux.
We need a variety for Microsoft Windows. And here there are two options - download the installer or zip archive with Android SDK. We don’t need an installer, especially since it won’t allow us to install SDK V Windows 7, and therefore download the zip archive.
The archive contains a folder android-sdk-windows, which itself contains SDK. Unpack it onto your computer. In our example, we placed the folder at the root of drive C. If you do the same, the path to SDK we will have this: C:\android-sdk-windows
In earlier versions SDK inside this folder in a folder tools the program we needed was located adb, but later it was moved by the developers to the folder platform-tools.
However, if you go to this folder, you will not find the program inside it adb, so let's move on to the next installation step.
2.
Install SDK Platform Tools.
We make sure that our computer is connected to the Internet and launch the folder located android-sdk-windows, program SDK Manager. After starting the program, the following window will appear:
We need to download and install Android SDK Platform-tools And Android SDK Tools.
By double clicking on an item or by clicking on “ Accept" And " Reject» Check these two items in the list and uncheck all other items, as shown in the above screenshot. Then click " Install"and wait until the components we need are downloaded and installed.
Now we have adb installed on our computer, but to work with our phone or tablet we will need to install their driver and for further convenience with the program, it would be nice to write the path to it and other components in the Windows system.
3. If we go to the folder C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools\, we can now find the program there adb.
After this, we need to edit the PATH system variable so that every time we start the program and enter commands we do not have to type the path to the program, which looks like this:
C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools\adb
If you have never edited system variables, create a system restore point so that you can later return it to its original state.
If you have installed Windows 7, right-click on the shortcut “ Computer", select " properties" and in the window that opens select " Advanced System Settings».
If you have Windows XP, click right click mouse on " My computer" and then by " Properties»
In the next window on the tab " Additionally» click on the button « Environment Variables " In the list " System Variables"select a variable" path" and press the button " Change…»
The variable editing window will open, and in paragraph “h” variable value"at the very end of the line, after the semicolon, add the path to the folder tools and folder platform-tools:
;c:\android-sdk-windows\tools;c:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools;
(if there was no semicolon at the end of the line, add one - each path in this line must be separated from the other by a semicolon)
If you installed in another folder, write at the end of the line your path to the tools and platform-tools.
Installing device drivers.
Some devices, such as company phones and tablets Samsung have their own software to synchronize with your computer, and if you have it installed on your computer, then the device driver is already installed on your system.
But for devices like Nexus One, which are supplied without any additional programs and drivers, to work with Android SDK, drivers need to be installed.
To do this, go to the folder in which we installed SDK and launch SDK Manager.
Exactly the same as we installed Android SDK Platform-tools And Android SDK Tools, find and select from the list “ Google USB Driver package" Click " Install"and wait while the program downloads the drivers. Drivers for 32 and 64 bit Windows will be downloaded to the following folder:
C:\1\android-sdk-windows\extras\google\usb_driver
You can now install drivers for your device. To do this, in the settings menu of your phone or tablet, select “ Applications"(Applications), and in it we include " USB Debugging"(USB debugging).
We connect our device to the computer. The computer will detect new hardware and prompt you to install drivers. We install the drivers from the folder where they were downloaded earlier.
After installing the drivers, a new device will appear in Device Manager " ADB Interface" and we can verify this by opening it by right-clicking on the icon " Computer» -> « Properties» -> « device Manager»
Additionally, you can try installing a universal ADB driver on your computer.
How to launch ADB
Work with the program adb best way is through the command line Windows. To open the command line on a computer with Windows XP, click " Start" and in the input field " Execute» dialing cmd and press “Enter”.
On a computer with Windows 7, click " Start" and in the input field "Find programs and files" we type cmd and press “Enter”.
A command line window will open, and in order, for example, to see what devices we have connected to the computer, we type the command in it
adb devices.
Program adb will display a list of devices currently connected to the computer.
For each mobile device, you need to download only those drivers and files that are intended specifically for it. Otherwise, there may be problems with the operation of your smartphone, and even worse, failure. Therefore, be careful when performing any action with your smartphone.
The ADB driver (Android Debug Bridge) is designed for smartphones, which connects the device to a computer, where it is possible to control its operation via the command line.
Fastboot mode is designed to reset factory settings and install firmware on a smartphone.
Complete step-by-step instructions for installing ADB/Fastboot drivers under Windows
1/ Download the ADB/Fastboot driver and install it in the root of the C:\ drive, creating a folder named “Android”.
2/ On your smartphone, go to “Settings” in the “For Developer” section. Read how to unlock this option.
3/ In the “For Developer” section, enable “USB Debugging” and “ADB Debugging”.
4/ Connect the smartphone to the computer using a USB cable.
5/ In our case, our smartphone is not recognized. We go to the “Device Manager” on the computer and see the following:
6/ Right-click on “ADB Interface”, select “Software Update”.
7/ A window pops up where we select the option “Search for drivers on this computer.”
8/ Another window opens where OS Windows prompts us to specify the search path for the driver. Select the option “Select from the list of devices on my computer.”
9/ In the next window, look for and select the “Android device” option.
10/ The following window opens with a list of drivers previously installed on Windows.
11/ If the window is empty, then click the “Search on disk” option below the list. We go to the folder where we previously installed the ADB drivers (C:\Android - in our case), click OK.
12/ All drivers are fully installed!
13/ In order to check correct installation drivers, go to our “Android” folder, press the key combination: Shift + right mouse button. In the menu that appears, select “Open command line.” Next, on the command line, enter the command "adb devices".
14/ If you did everything correctly, you will see the following on the screen:
In order to work in Fastboot mode, we do all these points again, except points 2 and 4. Instead, just go to Fastboot and connect to the computer. We check by entering the command "fastboot devices" to the command line.
ADB and Fastboot utilities are included in the kit Android development SDK (not to be confused with Android Studio and even more so it’s cumbersome to download installation file, unless, of course, you are going to develop for Android). ADB is a debugging tool that allows you to access the Android console from your computer () by connecting the gadget to your PC via USB. At the same time there should be . Fastboot is designed to work with the device when it is loaded in the mode of the same name (if your device has one).
Using this you can control your smartphone/tablet from your computer: make a backup of applications, record a screencast, put your smartphone into Recovery mode and much more. In addition, you can work with ADB via Wi-Fi. To do this, you must have root rights on your device, and you will also need a special application that connects to your computer over the network. For example, ADB Wireless or WiFi ADB. But this is material for a separate article.
Using Fastboot you can install firmware, (or CWM), unlock Bootloader(on devices HTC,Motorola, Sony, , , the last time it was blocked), clean up the system partitions.
1. First of all, go to the official website, where you can download the Android SDK: https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html. We go down to the bottom of the page to the “” section and select downloading the archive for Windows.
2. Check the “ I have read and agree with the above terms and conditions" and click the "
3. Download it and unzip it to the root of your Disk " C:».
4. You also need to download the Java Development Kit from official page. Go to the site, agree to the terms license agreement by checking the “” box and download the JDK version that matches the bitness of your system.
First way
Return to the Android SDK folder, open " tools" and run " android».
Check the box " Android SDK Platform-tools" (and " Google USB driver" if you have a Nexus device) and click " Install Packages».
Read below about installing drivers for other devices.
Select " Accept License" and press " Install».
My log showed that there was an error during the installation process. But in the end everything ended successfully.
After completing the above steps, in the folder " tools_version-windows"will appear" and it will contain the ones we are interested in " A.D.B." And " Fastboot».
Second way
Go to the folder " sdk-tools-windows-version» → « tools» → « bin" and holding down the " Shift", right-click on an empty area. Select " Open command window" or "" if one of the latest builds of Windows 10 is installed on your PC or laptop.
Paste the command into PowerShell or Command Prompt (in PowerShell, add ./ at the beginning):
Click " Enter" to execute the command. The files will download and you will be asked to install:
To enable, enter y, i.e. " yes", and press " Enter", after which the installation will begin "".
At the end, a message will be displayed on the command line that the procedure completed successfully. And the folder "" with ADB and Fastboot inside will appear in " sdk-tools-windows-version».
(!) If for some reason you cannot install ADB and Fastboot using the previous methods, use the third option - just download archive"" and unzip to disk " C:».
smartphone or tablet, you need to download the USB driver: - Samsung - the driver is included in the Kies utility: http://www.samsung.com/ru/support/usefulsoftware/KIES/ or you can download it separately by selecting the desired model: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads
- HTC - included in HTC Sync Manager: http://www.htc.com/ru/software/htc-sync-manager/
- Nexus - Android driver is installed along with the Android SDK, as described above.
- Huawei – together with the HiSuite utility: http://consumer.huawei.com/minisite/HiSuite_en/index.html
- LG – install LG PC Suite: http://www.lg.com/ru/support/software-firmware
- Motorola - see this page: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481
- Sony Xperia – FastBoot drivers for all models are here: http://developer.sonymobile.com/downloads/drivers/
- Xiaomi – Mi PC Suite: http://pcsuite.mi.com
- MTK – for Chinese devices on MediaTek chips: http://online.mediatek.com/Public%20Documents/MTK_Android_USB_Driver.zip
- Lenovo – select your smartphone or tablet model and download the ADB driver: http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/GlobalProductSelector
- Look for solutions for devices from other manufacturers on their official websites.
There are various universal ADB driver installers (for example, this one: http://adbdriver.com/downloads/) – they can also be used, for example, when for some reason it was not possible to install an official solution.
If your model comes with a driver without an installer, you will have to do the following:
1. Go to " Control Panel» → « device Manager" In Windows 10, just right-click on the menu “ Start" and select " device Manager».
2. Find in the list the device for which you need to install drivers. Right-click and click " Update drivers».
As you can see, the computer correctly recognizes my Nexus 7 tablet. If your PC detects the smartphone incorrectly or there is a yellow triangle next to the device with exclamation point inside, “manual” installation of Android drivers is mandatory for you.
3. Select " Search for drivers on this computer».
4. Specify the path to the driver folder on your PC.
Wait until the installation is complete and then reconnect the gadget to your computer via USB.
Working with ADB or Fastboot is done from the command line; you can enter it in two ways:
Method 1: Right-click on “ Start" and select " Command line(administrator)" Next, using the commands, you need to go to the folder with ADB and Fastboot (after entering each, click “ Enter»).
To return to the root of the disk " C:\", use:
cd/Thanks to this command we open the desired folder:
CDIn my case it turned out like this:
cd \tools_version-windows\platform-tools
You will succeed ( Google developers changed the name of the archive after the original version of this instruction was written):
Cd\sdk-tools-windows-version\platform-tools
The path to Fastboot and ADB is indicated, now we work with them from the console.
To avoid having to do this every time, add the path to "" to the "" variable Path" First, go to the folder, in the navigation bar, right-click on "" and select "".
Go to " Control Panel" To do this, click " Win» + « R" and in the "Open:" field insert . Click " OK».
Select " System» → « Advanced System Settings» → «».
Find the variable " Path", highlight it and select " Change…».
Click " Create", paste the folder path "" and click " OK».
2: Go to " sdk-tools-windows-version» → «», then, holding « Shift", right-click on an empty space and select " Open command window" or "".
Enter the following to check how the PC sees Android (in Windows PowerShell insert ./ before the command):
adb devices
Don't forget that USB debugging must be enabled to work with ADB! You will find more useful commands in the previous article, the link is at the beginning of this post.
If you have a phone or tablet running Android OS, then you probably want to connect it to your Windows 10 device, for example, to transfer files. In this case, we recommend downloading ADB drivers for Windows 10 - special file libraries that simplify the operation of two devices on different OSes.
Peculiarities
Typically, there is no need to download ADB drivers for Windows 10 if all you need is to transfer files. These drivers have a much broader purpose:- Transfer files from device to device;
- Get ROOT rights to Android OS;
If this version drivers suddenly don’t suit you, then don’t worry, you can always download - this is a universal program for automatic search and installation of any drivers, including ADB.
Despite the fact that the program is completely free, it is very functional. Version available in Russian and English language. For those who want to simultaneously download and antivirus program To avoid infecting your smartphone, we recommend using
Universal ADB Driver (UAD) is a GUI based application that allows you to quickly install the Google ADB Driver on your Computer in few Clicks only.
Here, we have tried to share the latest version of Universal ADB Driver along with the previous releases. If you are searching for Drivers for your Android Device then this is a treat for you.
Features of Universal ADB Driver
Quick Installer:
It allows you to quickly install the Google ADB Driver in a few seconds only. Simply connect the device to the computer and run the Universal ADB Driver Setup and follow the screen instructions.
Supports every Device:
It supports almost every Android Device, whether it is from Major brands like Samsung, HTC, Sony or from Minor brands. It automatically detects the chipset of your device and install the driver accordingly.
Detects Manufacturer & Model:
It automatically detects the Manufacturer name and Model Number of your Device and shows it under the Manufacturer and Description List.
Refresh Button:
It allows you to quickly refresh the device list that is attached to the computer. This feature is introduced in version 2.0 and is not available in version 1.0.
Supports Windows x86 and x64 Bit:
It automatically detects the BITs of you computer and allows you to install the ADB Driver on Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 easily.
Readme Once :
[*] Compatibility: It supports Windows Computer only, including Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
[*] Supports Nokia and Amazon: It supports Nokia devices including Nokia X, Nokia XL Series. It also supports all the Amazon Devices.
[*] How to Install: If you want to learn How to install the setup then head over to the Page.
[*] Best Alternative: Although Universal ADB Driver is perfect in all sense, but there is a great alternative available, called . Beside installing the adb driver, it also install the fastboot files on your windows computer.
[*] Credits: Universal ADB Driver is created and distributed by universaladbdriver.com. So, full credits goes to them for sharing the Driver for free.
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