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Install ADB Setup on macOS Device

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. 

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

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

  3. Start the terminal and enter the following commands: 

mkdir ~/.android-sdk-macosx

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

  1. Add platform-tools to the path:

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

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

source ~/.bash_profile

  1. 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.

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

  • brew install --cask android-platform-tools