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June 10, 2019 ยท View on GitHub

ADB over WiFi

Android app that toggles a rooted device's Android Debug Bridge daemon (adbd) between USB and WiFi mode.

Overview:

  • this is a tool useful to Android developers

Background:

  • the normal way to connect an Android device to a computer is over USB:
    • connect Android device to computer by USB cable
    • depending on the computer's OS, make sure drivers are installed
    • test connection: 
        adb devices
  • an alternative way to connect an Android device to a computer is over WiFi:
    • connect Android device to computer by USB cable
    • depending on the computer's OS, make sure drivers are installed
    • test connection: 
        adb devices
    • configure Android device over USB to switch its ADB daemon to use wireless mode: 
        adb tcpip 5555
    • reconnect computer to Android device over WiFi: 
        adb connect <Android-IP>:5555
    • detach Android device from USB cable
  • an alternative way to connect a rooted Android device to a computer over WiFi:
    • configure Android device on its command-line to switch its ADB daemon to use wireless mode: 
        su
  setprop service.adb.tcp.port 5555
  stop adbd
  start adbd
    • connect computer to Android device over WiFi: 
        adb connect <Android-IP>:5555
    • configure Android device on its command-line to switch its ADB daemon back to USB mode: 
        su
  setprop service.adb.tcp.port -1
  stop adbd
  start adbd

Screenshots:

stopped running

Notes:

  • minimum supported version of Android:
    • Android 1.0 (API 1)

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