The Android Debug Bridge, commonly referred to as the ADB tool by Android users, is a great way to interact with and manage your Android phone, especially when it comes to advanced configuration. But like any other powerful tool, it also relies on command line arguments, so users need to enter these commands to get desired results on their device.
The casual end user just getting started with the Android ecosystem may not be comfortable enough with these commands to get the job done. But thanks to Labo, an accredited developer from XDA who developed the Windows-based GUI tool, users can easily take advantage of ADB commands and use them in a way never before.
What are you waiting for? Download the ABD GUI Tool to configure your computer and manage your Android phone with ADB commands.
Android and PC Setup
If this is your first time trying the developer options on your phone, you must enable permissions from Android settings. Open About the page in Android settings and tap Build number 5 times until you see a congratulatory message stating that developer options are enabled.
Go back and open Developer options. Here, turn on search and detect errors via USB. You can now control your phone with ADB commands from your computer. Just make sure that the appropriate drivers for Android are installed on your computer. Having done that, you can now simply plug the device into your computer and start using the ADB GUI tool.
If you are one of my regular readers, you must know my preference for wireless connections and how much I hate wires around my workstation. If you want to connect wirelessly, you need to install a simple app called Wi-Fi ADB. When you enable the service, it will give you an IP address. Just put it in the tool where it says Wireless ADB and enable the connection.
Note: Always keep an eye on the phone screen when you connect for the first time from a certain computer. You will be asked to allow a secure connection from the computer. Verify it is a trusted source and save the settings.
ADB GUI Tool
Now that we’re connected, let’s see where the ADB GUI tool can be helpful.
Ordinary things
After you launch the app, the home screen will show some standard commands like shutdown, reboot, or reboot into the bootloader and recovery. To check if your phone is connected using ADB server, you can click Device display to get a list of devices currently connected to your computer.
The real fun starts with the second tab – i.e. Phone Info.
Phone Info and Screen Capture Tool
Here you can get information on your phone like IMEI, Wi-Fi, CPU and other system components. You may not need these stats on a daily basis, but sometimes when you are cooking ROMs or modifying Android system files, it comes in handy. The screenshot button is something you probably use every day, and if connected wirelessly, you can save screenshots on your phone directly to your computer.
Advanced users who want to cross the safe line can try changing their device’s resolution and DPI. But make sure you know what you’re doing!
Push and pull system files
Sometimes, when you’re trying to port a device-specific feature to your phone, the developer will ask you to pull some files, edit them, and push them back into the system. Using ADB’s GUI tools, this could be a walk in the park. inside Files tab, enter the path that you need to pull (copy) the files from, edit and push it back.
This option can be useful when you need to install an application as a system program.
Backup and restore
This option allows you to back up your entire phone along with all data files associated with apps. When you perform a backup, you’ll receive a prompt on your phone to allow this process and ask if you’d like to password protect and encrypt the backup file. The choice is yours, but if you forget your password, you won’t be able to retrieve the file.
Recovery option is also available in case you lose all your data on any day.
Conclusion
That’s pretty much everything about the ADB GUI tool with the added bonus of using it over Wi-Fi. Try it out whenever you want to explore your Android phone. But just be careful! Modifying system files can be fun but can also cause the phone to bootloops if things go awry. If you get stuck anywhere, just leave a comment and we’ll come to your rescue as soon as we can.
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