Install ADB on the macOS Devices

To setup ADB on macOS device, follow these steps:

1.  Go to https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools. 

2.  Scroll down the page to locate Downloads. 

3.  Select SDK Platform-Tools for Windows and download it. 


4.  The platform-tools zip file will be downloaded. Extract the folder and place it in an accessible location.

5.  Save it in a location where you won't accidentally delete it.

6.  Start the terminal and enter the following commands: 

mkdir ~/.android-sdk-macosx

mv platform-tools/ ~/.android-sdk-macosx/platform-tools

7.  Add platform-tools to the path

echo 'export PATH=$PATH:~/.android-sdk-macosx/platform-tools/'   >> ~/.bash_profile

8.  Refresh your bash_profile (or restart the Terminal app).

source ~/.bash_profile

9.  This package contains an adb.exe file; please note down this path which is required when configuring the agent. 

The next step is to Set up the Android devices.

Note: 

Alternatively, to install ADB via Homebrew, use the following command in the terminal:

  • brew install --cask android-platform-tools