how to install and use android debugger for mac

And Use Android Debugger Mac OS Now Available

There is a new tutorial for ADB and Fastboot setup for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS now available.

Android Debug Bridge (ADB): This tool allows you to send a wide array of terminal commands to your phone at just about any time; provided you have debugging enabled on your phone.

And Use Android Debugger Update Or Flash

On the other hand, Fastboot is used when you need to modify, update or flash your phones firmware.

Fastboot allows you to send commands to the bootloader, which means you can flashmodify things like custom recoveries, stock firmware or factory images etc.

This tutorial will install or setup ADB and Fastboot on Mac OS, Linux, Chrome OS and Windows PC.

If you are on a Linux, ChromeOS, or Mac machine, you may find a tool named NexusTool created by GitHub Member corbindavenport very useful.

The Nexus Tools script automatically detects your OS, and then downloads and configures almost everything you need to use ADB on your machine.

However, if you are missing a udev list, which makes the device visible for debugging, then get to this thread.

Alternatively, you can use the method to and the package is also light weight and easy to use.

For Windows OS users, simply download the quick ADB and Fastboot installer listed below.

The setup will progress and ADB and Fastboot environment will be enabled across the Windows installation.

So you can open a Command Prompt (cmd) anywhere and start using ADB commands ad well as Fastboot commands anywhere.

These download links will remain static, but Google will periodically update the referenced file with the latest binaries as they go live.

The script does not need to be downloaded, simply copy and paste this command into the terminal and run it to install ADBFastboot.

Nexus Tools is licensed under the GPLv3 license, and the source code is at the GitHub project below.

For Mac, you can search for it from Spotlight with -Space or find it in your Applications Utility folder.

How To Install And Use Android Debugger For Mac