Android Debug Bridge
Android Debug Bridge, more widely known as ADB, is a core tool for Android. It is included in the Android SDK, in the folder/platform tools. If you go to this folder and call the command adb, you will see on the screen a list of the available options.
Tip
If you haven't done this by now, this is a productivity tip that will pay off in probably the first minute working with ADB. Add to your PATH environmental variable the location where you have stored your Android SDK. From this moment, you will be able to call all the tools included within that folder from any part of your system.
With adb, we can perform multiple operations, including displaying devices, taking screenshots, or connecting to and disconnecting from different devices. It is not the purpose of this book to give a thorough review of each operation of a tool, but here, we present a list of the most common and useful functionalities of adb:
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