

Now that you have set up SDK Platform tools on your computer, here are a few things that you should start with.

That’s all for now! I’ve also prepared a very exhaustive list of useful ADB, ADB Shell, and Fastboot commands in a dedicated tutorial. If you encounter any problem while running commands, read my tutorial on fixing ADB or Fastboot is not recognized error. You can also enable system-wide ADB and fastboot so that you can execute commands without navigating to the “platform-tools” directory every time. Please note that to sideload and APK on your Android phone via ADB or to flash a system image (.img) file using Fastboot commands, you need to place those files inside the “ platform-tools” folder first. You will need to download the Android SDK without Android Studio bundled.

You’ll see the list of the IDs of attached devices in the Command Prompt window represented by a string of alphanumeric values as shown below. The SDK Tools primarily includes the stock Android emulator, hierarchy viewer.Navigate to Appearance Behavior > System Settings > Android. Now launch a command window and type the following command and click the Enter key on the keyboard. In the welcome screen, select Configure > SDK Manager.Having enabled USB Debugging from Developer options, connect your phone or tablet to the computer using a compatible USB cable.
