ADB (Android Debug Bridge) and Fastboot are two command-line tools used for developing and modifying Android devices.
ADB allows developers to access the Internal systems of an Android device and perform actions such as installing and debugging apps, copying files to and from the device, and running shell commands.
Fastboot, on the other hand, is used to flash firmware or system images to an Android device. This tool is especially useful for unlocking bootloaders, installing custom recoveries, and updating to a new version of Android.
Both ADB and Fastboot are commonly used by developers and power users to customize and tweak their Android devices.
Download Links:
ADB Fastboot or Platform tools can be downloaded from the official android developers website or from following links
How to Install Android SDK Platform tools:
- it’s a portable program just extract the zip and use according your requirement’s
How to Install APK File with Android SDK Platform tools:
- Connect your Android device to your computer using a USB cable.
- Enable Developer Options and USB Debugging on your device:
- Go to Settings > About Phone > Software Information.
- Tap on the Build Number 7 times to enable Developer Options.
- Go to Settings > Developer Options and enable USB Debugging.
- Download and Install the Android SDK Platform-Tools package on your computer, which includes ADB and Fastboot.
- Open a command prompt or terminal window on your computer.
- Navigate to the platform-tools directory where ADB is installed.
- Type the following command to install an APK file:
adb install "file Name" ex. adb install whatsapp.apk
How to Install Stock ROM Via Android SDK Platform tools:
- Connect your Android device to your computer using a USB cable.
- Boot the device into Fastboot mode:
- Turn off the device.
- Press and hold the Volume Down and Power buttons simultaneously until the Fastboot logo appears.
- Open a command prompt on your computer.
- Navigate to the platform-tools directory where fastboot is Installed.
- type the following command to flash a system image
fastboot flash [partition-name] [path-to-image-file].img
- Replace [partition-name] with the name of the partition you want to flash (e.g., boot, system, recovery, etc.).
- Replace [path-to-image-file] with the path to the system image file you want to flash.
- Wait for the flash process to complete. It may take a few minutes to flash the system image.