
When you execute a command in the cmd window, you’ll get a pop-up on your Android’s screen asking you to Allow USB debugging. You need to allow the debugging option so that your devices and computer can communicate and interact with each other. In case you don’t see Developer Options listed under device Settings, open About device> Software Information and tap the Build number 7 times to unlock the hidden Developer options on your Android device. You can find it under Settings> Developer options.

Note: Make sure to enable the USB debugging option on your Android device. You can simply launch a command window from inside the platform-tools folder by typing “ cmd” in the Windows file explorer address bar as shown below and hitting the Enter key on your PC’s keyboard. Well, this method is far easier than the one I described above. You can now execute any ADB or Fastboot command.From the context menu pop-up, select the “ Open command prompt here” option.While pressing the Shift key on the keyboard, perform a right-click on your mouse at an empty place inside the folder window.Open the folder in which you extracted the content of the Platform-tool.zip file.In case you need to launch the Command or CMD window from inside the Platform-tools folder, there are 2 ways to do that. Click the Search icon next to the Windows menu icon on the taskbar and hit the Enter key. It’s very easy to launch a command prompt window on a Windows PC. Having extracted the zip file, you need to launch a command prompt window before you can execute an ADB or Fastboot command. You can extract it anywhere on your computer but I prefer saving the files to a folder created as “Android” on the C drive on my Windows PC. If you don’t know what to do with the zip file you just downloaded and how to execute the ADB and Fastboot commands, I am going to explain everything you need to know.įirst of all, you need to unzip the “ platform-tools-latest.zip“. Now that you have already downloaded the SDK Platform-tools, you need to install it or set it up on your computer.

I wrote a detailed guide on installing ADB and Fastboot on Linux to help you with using ADB commands easily.ĭon’t Miss: How to Install Use ADB Commands on Android Phones How to Use SDK Platform-Tools (Learn, how to install and use ADB and Fastboot on Mac) ADB Platform Tools (Linux & Ubuntu)
