

Read Also: Install ADB and Fastboot on Debian, Ubuntu, Mint and Other Debian based Linux. So, I will be guiding you on how you can install ADB and Fastboot on your Arch or Manjaro system. Meaning you don't need the whole SDK just to install and use these tools. But a long time ago Google started making these tools available in standalone packages. There was a time if you needed ADB or Fastboot only, you had to install the huge package of Android SDK itself. They are both handy and powerful tool to perform many advanced tasks on Android OS using a desktop. But they are not always used altogether with Android Studio.

When you install Android Studio both of them are installed. Most probably, you will see your device (unknown device) with yellow exclamation mark under Portable Devices/ Other Devices/ Device name/ADB Interface/Android.ADB and Fastboot are part of the Android SDK. Now, connect your phone to your PC via a USB cable and open Device Manager in your PC.

Go back to the Settings menu and in Developer options enable USB Debugging/ Android Debugging.Ģ. To do so, go to Settings > About phone > tab build number several time to enable Developer Options. Go to Google website and download the USB driver and install it as described in the page.ġ. Once completed, you will see fastboot/adb folder at C:\adb if selected system wide or at C:\user\user name\adb if selected current userīefore start, install Android USB drivers on your computer. Press Y (yes) to install ADB system-wide or press N (no) for Current user onlyĦ. Press Y (yes) to install ADB and Fastbootģ. Download the 15-second adb/fastboot installer and run the exe file on your windows PC.Ģ. Simplest and Proper way to Install ADB and Fastboot Drivers on Windowsġ.
