How To Install & Set-up ADB On Linux, Mac And Windows

1. ADB & its Types:
2. Download ADB for Linux, Mac and Windows:
3. How to install & setup ADB on Linux, Mac and Windows:

ADB is a command line tool that enables you "the user" to interact or communicate with your Android device. However, it is a versatile tool which has the ability to control your smartphone over USB from a computer, thereby installing and uninstalling apps, copying files, run shell commands and a lot more. ADB in full can also be called Android Debug Bridge.

Talking about the types of ADB, basically, it consists of two applications— one running on your computer (Windows, Linux or Mac) and the other running on your Android smartphone. Hence, you can control your device from a computer that is connected through a USB cable or even Wifi using ADB. Although not everyone appears comfortable with the command line tools such as ADB yet it can be very useful especially if you love to tweak your Android device. For some newbies, it could be difficult to install and setup the ADB tool on their computers. Therefore, i thought and decided to share with you how to install and setup ADB on Linux, Mac and Windows.

Installing ADB on a computer is quite simple nowadays. There was a time when you had to go through the lengthy procedure of installing the Android SDK tools to install the ADB. However, now that you have a simple installation package, you can easily install and setup ADB on Linux, Mac and Windows. All you need now is to download the installer package and install it on your computer. For your ease, we have provided the links for the ADB installer package for Windows, Mac and Linux. In addition to that, we have also listed the necessary instructions to setup the ADB on Windows, Mac and Linux.

» Downloads:

• ADB for Linux
• ADB for Mac
• ADB for Windows

» Prerequisite:
Before installing ADB on your PC, there are some certain settings that needs to be enabled on your smartphone — just like the Developer options. To do this, simply head-over to your Setting » About Phone » Build Number then tap it seven times to become a developer. Now, navigate back to your phone settings » Developer Options then toggle on USB Debugging option

» How to Setup ADB on Linux:

• First and foremost, download ADB for Linux from the link provided above.
• Extract the zip file to an easy accessible area (Desktop environment precisely). 
• Open a Terminal window and enter the following command:

  cd /path/to/extracted/folder/

  This will change the directory to where you extracted the ADB files. 
• Connect your device to your Linux machine via a USB cable. 
• Change the connection mode to “file transfer (MTP)” mode. (not required for every device) Once the Terminal is in the same folder your ADB tools are in, execute the following command to launch the ADB: adb devices 
• On your smartphone/tablet, you’ll see a prompt asking whether to allow or deny USB debugging. 
• Grant access to it.
•  All done and you're good to go...

» How to Setup ADB on Mac:

• Download ADB for Mac with the link provided above (Download section).
• Extract the contents of zip file to an easy accessible folder.
• Now open Terminal. 
• To browse to the folder you extracted ADB into, enter the following command:

  cd /path/to/extracted/folder/

• Connect your device to your Mac via a USB cable. 
• Change the USB connection mode to “file transfer (MTP)” mode. (not required for every device) Once the Terminal is in the same folder your ADB tools are in, execute the following command to launch the ADB: adb devices.
• On your smartphone, you’ll see a prompt asking whether to allow or deny USB debugging. 
• Simply grant access to it.
• All done and you're ready to go!!!

» How to Setup ADB for Windows:

• The download link has already been provided via the download section above, so download it from there.
• Extract the zip file into an easily accessible folder. 
• Head-over to the folder where you extracted the ZIP file. 
• In the folder containing the contents of the zip file, open up a Command Prompt. 
• To open, hold Shift and Right-click within the folder then click the “open command prompt here” option. (Windows 10 users will have “PowerShell” instead of “command prompt”).
• Now connect your smartphone or tablet to your computer with a USB cable. 
• Change the USB mode to “file transfer (MTP)” mode. (some OEMs doesn’t require this) 
• In the Command Prompt window, enter the following command: adb devices 
• On your smartphone, you’ll see a message asking if to allow or deny USB debugging. 
• Grant the access. 
• And that’s it.

» Install ADB on Linux, Mac or Windows:
Still having hard time after following the above procedures? No worries, hence you can share the area where you're stocked on by making use of the comment section for assistance

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