How To Install & Use The ADB | Guide For Commands, Drivers, Configuration, APK Installation, Shell

Welcome to my guide on how to install and use the ADB or Android Debug Bridge tool. In this tutorial, I walk you through how to set up and use the adb with physical devices, emulators, USB Debugging, Wireless Debugging, and where to download all the things you need to do that. See the links below, and don't forget to look at the timestamps for specifics.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:10 Glossary for technical terms I will be using
00:31 Choosing a CLI Program
00:54 Android SDK Platform Tools with or without Android Studio
01:30 Enable Developer Options on your Android Device
01:57 Enable USB Debugging
02:43 Enable WiFi Debugging with Pairing
03:55 How to start an ADB Server and check connected devices
04:39 Sending commands to a specific device using the -s option
05:06 How to install an APK on the device with adb install
05:32 How to use the Device's Unix Shell and start an interactive Shell session
06:27 Outro

Links:
FreeCodeCamp Article:
Android SDK Platform Tools Download:
Enable Developer Options:
Windows USB Drivers:
Linux USB Configuration/Rules:
Android APK Signing:

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[PositionTheory]

Great video, Ryan. This seems to be the only good video showing how to connect using ADB that I could find!

[apathydron]

I finally automated location services to turn on only when I have maps open. THANKS!

[MrLewful]

It just tells me that .\adb function is not recognized in windows power shell. Being a complete beginner at this and wanting to add a command to my phone has been a fruitless process.

[gdidy]

I'm trying to install apps on my vehicle but i cant tick ✅ the "allow unknown sources" does allow usb debugging replace it?