O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers. Get XDA Developers' Android Hacker's Toolkit now with the O’Reilly learning platform. Now you can download and run the installer for the Android SDK.Ģ.ĝownload the appropriate package for your operating. Booting Device to Bootloader/Fastboot Booting to Recovery Checking ADB and Fastboot connection Unlock Bootloader. If you have 64-bit Windows, click the 圆4 link.Ĥ.ĝownload the installer to a location you can easily find on your computer.Ħ.Ĝlick through the JDK installation wizard accepting all the defaults. It includes tools that interface with the Android platform, primarily adb and fastboot. Most Windows users will click on Windows x86. Android SDK Platform-Tools is a component for the Android SDK. Any current version will work with Android SDK.ģ.Ĝlick to accept the licensing agreements and then select the correct installer for your computer. Navigate your browser to (see Figure A-1).

Although you do not use the tools provided by the JDK, it must be installed for you to be able to install the Android SDK.ġ. The first step to getting access to the Android developer tools is to download the Java Development Kit (JDK).

This appendix helps you to set up the Android developer tools you use to root and hack your phone. You can find the adb tool in android sdk/platform-tools or Download ADB Kits.

Setting up environment variables for Windows computers What is ADB Android Debug Bridge (adb) is a command line tool that lets you communicate with an emulator or connected Android device.Appendix A: Setting Up Android SDK and ADB Tools

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