These aren’t given to you in a easy to use installer though. Those links will always have the most up to date versions.

They call it the SDK Platform Tools (or just Platform Tools) and have automatically updated download links (which is why I would rather not link directly to these downloads here). These links take you to the official Google download page for its ADB & Fastboot tools bundle. Thankfully, this has changed and we can simply grab the Platform Tools SDK now.ĭownload SDK Platform Tools for Window s Download SDK Platform Tools for Mac Download SDK Platform Tools for Linux But you had to use its installer to get those two files I mentioned onto your computer. Whether or not you used it to actually install Android Studio didn’t matter.

PowerShell can be opened by holding the Shift button on the keyboard and right-clicking on an empty space within the folder.įor years the only way to get ADB & Fastboot tools installed on your PC was by using the Android Studio installer.

Open a Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell in this folder.

Browse in the new “platform-tools” folder that was extracted.

Use something like 7zip or WinRAR for this.

Download the SDK Platform Tools for your PC.

Intermediate Method: Google’s SDK Platform Tools The desktop shortcut takes all the guesswork out of that. That’s because the Command Prompt wasn’t opened up in the correct folder. This is particularly important because you can have ADB installed, open a Command Prompt (in the wrong folder/directory), and be told your ADB commands aren’t recognized. Not only that, but the Command Prompt is also opened to the same folder as your ADB & Fastboot files are located in. The installer does it all for you and the desktop shortcut opens up a Command Prompt window for you. You don’t need to extract, decompress, or move any files around. It’s what I used when I first began messing with ADB and Fastboot tools and it’s very easy to install. This installer has been made available to us thanks to XDA member shimp208 and has been installed millions of times.

So click the “Next” button once last time before clicking the “Finish” button and completing the install.

Then click the “Create a Desktop Icon” box to make sure the installer creates the shortcut for you.

I chose to change my install folder in the video below so it would be easier to find in the future (for updates).

Customize where you want to install your ADB & Fastboot tools.

Double-click the file we just downloaded to begin the installation.

Beginner Method: Minimal ADB & Fastboot Tools It’s not just about what you’re installing, it’s also about how you access it and how you keep it updated. There are many approaches to the task so you will want to choose the one that is suited to you.

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