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The '''Android Debug Bridge''' (commonly abbreviated as '''adb''') is a [[programming tool]] used for the [[debugging]] of [[Android (operating system)|Android]]-based devices. The [[Daemon (computing)|daemon]] on the Android device connects with the server on the host PC over [[USB]] or [[Transmission Control Protocol|TCP]], which connects to the client that is used by the end-user over TCP. Made available as [[open-source software]] under the [[Apache License]] by [[Google]] since 2007, its features include a shell and the possibility to make backups. The adb software is
== Features ==
[[File:Android Device Monitor.png|thumb|left|Android Device Monitor]]
Features of adb include copying files from the host computer,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Darcey|first=Lauren
Some [[Graphical user interface|graphical interfaces]] have been made available. The graphical Android Device Monitor in [[Android Studio]] can be used for retrieving information from an Android device.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Morgillo|first1=Ivan|last2=Viola|first2=Stefano|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bOrUDQAAQBAJ|title=Learning embedded Android N programming: create the perfectly customized system by unleashing the power of Android OS on your embedded device|date=2016|___location=Birmingham, UK|page=89|isbn=9781785283284|oclc=1020708322|access-date=2021-09-26|archive-date=2021-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926122010/https://www.worldcat.org/title/learning-embedded-android-n-programming-create-the-perfectly-customized-system-by-unleashing-the-power-of-android-os-on-your-embedded-device/oclc/957278992|url-status=live}}</ref>
Android's method to install APK files on a device has been used as a way to sideload unofficial apps onto [[Windows Subsystem for Android]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-sideload-android-apps-on-windows-11/ | title=How to sideload Android apps on Windows 11 | date=23 January 2022 }}</ref> and Chrome OS's Android virtual machine.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.xda-developers.com/how-sideload-apps-chromebook/ | title=How to sideload apps to a Chromebook | date=5 March 2023 }}</ref>
Shizuku allows an Android phone to connect to its own ADB when connected to a wireless network. The application is available for free on the Google Play Store.<ref>{{Cite web |title=User manual {{!}} Shizuku |url=https://shizuku.rikka.app/guide/setup/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=shizuku.rikka.app}}</ref>
== Development history ==
The [[Android SDK|Android Software Development Kit]] (SDK) was first released in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Google releases Android SDK|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/188112/androidsdk.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-10|website=[[Macworld]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910144537/https://www.macworld.com/article/188112/androidsdk.html}}</ref> Since 2017, Google made it possible to download adb separately from the Android SDK.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-01-05|title=Google makes ADB, fastboot, and other platform tools available without full SDK or Android Studio download|url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2017/01/05/google-makes-adb-fastboot-platform-tools-available-without-full-sdk-android-studio-download/|access-date=2021-09-09|website=Android Police|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410215628/https://www.androidpolice.com/2017/01/05/google-makes-adb-fastboot-platform-tools-available-without-full-sdk-android-studio-download/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2015, Microsoft released an Android emulator that can connect to the adb client.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vasile|first=Cosmin|title=Microsoft Releases Android Emulator and It's Supposed to Be Faster than Google's|url=https://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-releases-android-emulator-and-it-s-supposed-to-be-faster-than-google-s-488016.shtml|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-10|website=[[Softpedia]]|language=english|archive-date=2021-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910152702/https://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-releases-android-emulator-and-it-s-supposed-to-be-faster-than-google-s-488016.shtml}}</ref> In 2016 for [[Android Studio]] 2.0 a 5x performance improvement was made for installing apps and pushing files through adb.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Android Studio 2.0 - Beta|url=https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2016/02/android-studio-20-beta.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910162958/https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2016/02/android-studio-20-beta.html|archive-date=2021-09-10|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Android Developers Blog|language=en}}</ref> For easier usage of [[Android Things]], a wrapper was made in 2017 around manual adb commands.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Android Things Developer Preview 6|url=https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/11/android-things-developer-preview-6.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910162953/https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/11/android-things-developer-preview-6.html|archive-date=2021-09-10|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Android Developers Blog|language=en}}</ref> For Android 11 in 2020, Google added adb incremental installations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Turning it up to 11: Android 11 for developers|url=https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2020/09/android11-final-release.html|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Android Developers Blog|language=en|archive-date=2021-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917230702/https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2020/09/android11-final-release.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, Wi-Fi adb was integrated into Android Studio for macOS.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Announcing Android Studio Arctic Fox (2020.3.1) & Android Gradle plugin 7.0|url=https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2020/12/announcing-android-studio-arctic-fox.html|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Android Developers Blog|language=en|archive-date=2021-09-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912132619/https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2020/12/announcing-android-studio-arctic-fox.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021 for [[Android 12]], the <code>adb backup</code> command was limited so that backing up user data from apps is opt-in using a per-app manifesto configuration<ref>{{Cite web|title=Behavior changes: Apps targeting Android 12 {{!}} Android 12 Beta|url=https://developer.android.com/about/versions/12/behavior-changes-12?hl=bg|access-date=2021-09-28|website=Android Developers|language=en|archive-date=2021-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928195103/https://developer.android.com/about/versions/12/behavior-changes-12?hl=bg|url-status=live}}</ref> after being deprecated in Android 10 along with <code>adb restore</code>.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/mobile/google-considers-removing-android-adb-backup-and-restore/ | title=Google Considers Removing Android ADB Backup and Restore }}</ref>
== Setup ==
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=== Host computer ===
For Windows, the Android SDK contains the adb.exe binary that can be extracted and installed.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Harwani|first=B. M.
On [[Ubuntu]], adb can be installed with the <code>android-tools-adb</code> package.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Smyth|first=Neil
=== Android device ===
In [[Android 4.2.2]] or later ([[Android version history#Overview|API level 17]]), a dialog is shown with an RSA [[Public key fingerprint|fingerprint]] that the user needs to accept. This protects against computers exploiting the debugging mechanism without consent of the device user.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Run apps on a hardware device|url=https://developer.android.com/studio/run/device?hl=de|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Android Developers|language=en|archive-date=2021-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908120934/https://developer.android.com/studio/run/device?hl=de|url-status=live}}</ref> Starting in Android 4.2, the developer settings are hidden by default. Pressing seven times on the build number in the about menu makes them visible to the user. After that, the USB debugging option can be enabled.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wallen|first=Jack|title=How to enable Developer options in Android 4.2|url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/pro-tip-how-to-enable-developer-options-in-android-42/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-09|website=[[TechRepublic]]|language=en|archive-date=2021-09-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909131841/https://www.techrepublic.com/article/pro-tip-how-to-enable-developer-options-in-android-42/}}</ref> Some Android vendors have different procedures to enable it. For example, Huawei requires entering a pincode before adb can be enabled.
If the [[touchscreen]] of an Android device is broken, it can be possible to connect a mouse to the device using [[USB On-The-Go]] and enable USB debugging.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ogubuike|first=Udochi|date=2019-08-09|title=How to enable USB debugging mode on Android|url=https://punchng.com/how-to-enable-usb-debugging-mode-on-android/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-09|website=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2019-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917190512/https://punchng.com/how-to-enable-usb-debugging-mode-on-android/}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Aranzulla|first=Salvatore|author-link=Salvatore Aranzulla|title=Come attivare debug USB|url=https://www.aranzulla.it/come-attivare-debug-usb-1144637.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-09|website=Salvatore Aranzulla|language=it-IT|archive-date=2021-09-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909140557/https://www.aranzulla.it/come-attivare-debug-usb-1144637.html}}</ref>
== Architecture ==
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== Security ==
Up to [[Android 2.2]], Android was vulnerable to the ''RageAgainstTheCage'' [[Exploit (computer security)|exploit]]. The adb [[Daemon (computing)|daemon]] did not check for the return value of the [[setuid]] [[system call]] when [[dropping privileges]]. The exploit [[Fork (system call)|forks]] processes until it fails due to the exhaustion of [[process identifier]]s. When the daemon crashes and restarts, it cannot start a new process with dropped privileges and keeps running as root. Then adb provided a root shell.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Drake|first=Joshua J.
Various families of malware such as ADB.Miner, Ares, IPStorm, Fbot and Trinity have scanned the internet for public availability of the adb interface and installed malware on those devices.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cimpanu|first=Catalin|title=Android devices ensnared in DDoS botnet|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/android-devices-ensnared-in-ddos-botnet/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-10|website=[[ZDNet]]|language=en|archive-date=2021-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910135518/https://www.zdnet.com/article/android-devices-ensnared-in-ddos-botnet/}}</ref> adb can also be used to remove [[malware]], by booting into [[safe mode]] and running the <code>adb uninstall</code> command.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Schuman|first=Evan|title=This Vultur app takes malicious to the next level|language=en|work=[[Computerworld]]|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/3627326/this-vultur-app-takes-malicious-to-the-next-level.html|access-date=2021-09-10|archive-date=2021-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910135522/https://www.computerworld.com/article/3627326/this-vultur-app-takes-malicious-to-the-next-level.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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