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Getting command-line access with ADB

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Getting command-line access with ADB

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- [Instructor] When preparing the environment for testing, we loaded the Android SDK. One of the important testing tools that we loaded with that is called ADB: the Android Debug Bridge. This enables us to get command line access to any Android device. To use ADB, I need to put the device into developer mode and I can do this by selecting the phone's settings, scroll down and select About, and then tap on the entry Build Number seven times. The phone will display a message to say it's in developer mode and add a new entry to the Settings menu called Developer Options. The easiest way to run ADB is over USB. So I can go into Developer Options and select USB Debugging. When I connect it to the computer subsequently, it will then ask whether I want to activate Debugging mode. I've got my Android phone connected to the computer using a USB cable. Let's look at the commands we can use with ADB. In the Basic options, we can see…

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