It should display your device as being connected. Now in the command terminal type: adb devices If you are prompted on your device, then choose “ file transfer (MTP)” mode. Connect your Android phone to your computer via USB (Make sure that you are using Data cable, not the charging cable).

Shift + Right Click on the folder and select “ Open Command Window Here”.

Navigate to the folder on your PC where the SDK tools were installed.

You can now go into the Developer Options to turn on USB Debugging. USB debugging is usually found under Developer Options, so if you have not enabled Developer Options yet, go to Settings>About Phone> tap on “ Build Number” 7 times, and you will get an alert that Developer Options are enabled. ADB will only work on your device when USB debugging is enabled. When you click Install, it will begin downloading the necessary files to your computer. If you’re on a Nexus phone, you should also choose “ Google USB Driver”.

Open the SDKManager.Exe and choose only the “ Android SDK Platform Tools” for installation.

Go to the Android SDK website and navigate to “ SDK Tools Only”.

This guide will walk you from start to finish. Installing ADB on a Windows machine is a fairly painless but involved process. zip files you would otherwise flash in custom recovery, unlock your bootloader on Nexus devices, and several other uses for debugging your Android phone. With ADB you can perform many useful commands to back-up your data, sideload. The Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is an important command-line tool for controlling your Android device from your computer.

Install adb from command line