(Anyone with a Google Nexus One or Nexus S knows what I mean.) While you may not necessarily ever use ADB or Fastboot (depends on what phone you have, and the type of developer support it gets), it is always nice to have them installed when the time comes that you do need them. they no longer require users to use ADB or Fastboot), there are still times when users need to use ADB and/or Fastboot. While many mods/hacks are now becoming more main-stream-user friendly with GUIs (i.e. You need ADB and Fastboot if you are one of those people that like to mod/hack your Android phone. Without going into too many technical details (trust me you don’t want technical details), let’s just say they are two command-line tools used when modding/hacking Android phones. What are ADB and Fastboot and why do I need themĪDB stands for Android Debug Bridge, while Fastboot stands for, well, Fastboot. Hopefully this guide makes it simple and straightforward to get ADB and Fastboot installed on your computer. While yes, developer hubs like XDA-Developers do provide instructions on how to get ADB/Fastboot installed, there are so many convoluted guides out there, it is easy to throw one’s hands up in defeat.

I was completely lost myself when I first ventured into the world of Android. The only problem is the average Joe has no idea what ADB and Fastboot are because, well, they aren’t your run-of-the-mill applications.

Anyone that has ever tried to mod their Android phone has come across users telling other users to run various different ADB and/or Fastboot commands.

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