If Android Studio is a luxury SUV, Platform-Tools is a rusty, indestructible Jeep. It doesn't have power windows, but it will get you out of a mud pit when your phone is bricked, your app is frozen, or your emulator is acting up.
# Typical location export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/Android/Sdk/platform-tools echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/Android/Sdk/platform-tools' >> ~/.zshrc android_sdk platform tools
Verify it works:
Today, we are going to strip away the GUI and get our hands dirty with adb , fastboot , and systrace . When you install the Android SDK, you download several packages. The most critical is Platform-Tools . This package updates backward (meaning newer tools work with older Android versions) and includes the utilities necessary for a device to communicate with a computer. If Android Studio is a luxury SUV, Platform-Tools
adb shell monkey -p com.yourpackage -v 500 This sends 500 random touch events, gestures, and system-level events. If your app survives 500 monkeys, it's ready for production. Users won't do this. But you can: When you install the Android SDK, you download
adb backup -apk -shared -all -f backup.ab Creates a backup of all apps and shared storage. To restore: