Installation Linuxįor Linux, this is quite easy: Simply unpack the downloaded binaries into a directory of your choice. Not being familiar with Mac OS, I can not speak for it.
For Linux, you find the necessary steps described in my answers here and here. Linux and Mac OS users might need to make their device known to their operating system. If your computer is running Windows, you will also need the special drivers for your device (no generic solution here, so you need to check this out yourself usually, those drivers are offered for download on the manufacturer's website). in the Download area of my Android site, where I try to keep up-to-date versions available – for Linux, MacOS, and Windows. Requirementsįirst, you will need the basic binaries. I will try to explain how to do this, and hopefully cover the most used computer systems. To be able to run basic ADB commands in the context needed by an average user, a rudimentary installation is completely sufficient. In fact, it is not necessary to install the entire SDK if one does not want to use it for development.