adb command not found

Question

I need to run an adb forward command before I could use the ezkeyboard application which allows user to type on the phone using browser.

When

Answer 1

If you don't want to edit PATH variable, go to the platform-tools directory where the SDK is installed, and the command is there.

You can use it like this:

1. Go to the directory where you placed the SDK:

   cd /Users/mansour/Library/Developer/Android/sdk/platform-tools

2. Type the adb command with ./ to use it from the current directory.

   ./adb tcpip 5555

   ./adb devices

   ./adb connect 192.168.XXX.XXX

Answer 2

In my case with Android Studio 1.1.0 path was this

/Users/wzbozon/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools

Add the following to ~/.bash_profile

export PATH=~/Library/Android/sdk/tools:$PATH
export PATH=~/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools:$PATH

Answer 3

if youd dont have adb in folder android-sdk-macosx/platform-tools/ you should install platform tools first. Run android-sdk-macosx/tools/android and Install platform tools from Android SDK manager.

Answer 4

Is adb installed? To check, run the following command in Terminal:

~/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb

If that prints output, skip these following install steps and go straight to the final Terminal command I list:

1. Launch Android Studio
2. Launch SDK Manager via Tools -> Android -> SDK Manager
3. Check Android SDK Platform-Tools

Run the following command on your Mac and restart your Terminal session:

echo export "PATH=~/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools:$PATH" >> ~/.bash_profile

Note: If you've switched to zsh, the above command should use .zshenv rather than .bash_profile

Answer 5

This is the easiest way and will provide automatic updates.

1. install homebrew

   ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL 
   https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
   

2. Install adb

   brew cask install android-platform-tools
   

3. Start using adb

   adb devices
   

Answer 6

I am using Mac 10.11.1 and using android studio 1.5, I have my adb "/Users/user-name/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools"

Now edit you bash_profile

emacs ~/.bash_profile

Add this line to your bash_profile, and replace the user-name with your username

export PATH="$PATH:/Users/user-name/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools"

save and close. Run this command to reload your bash_profile

source ~/.bash_profile