ADB (Android Debug Bridge) and Fastboot with Android Drivers

What is ADB? Android Debug Bridge (adb) is a versatile command line tool that lets you communicate with an emulator instance or connected Android-powered device. In the simple words in mobile phone field, ADB and Fastboot is a mode from phone which at this mode you can debug, update / flash, format and more.

You have to know little bit about command prompt or just follow the instruction in each guides that was given by specifics purposes. For beginner there are only few command that you should know

Normal Mode
At this step your mobile must in normal mode and you have to activate USB Debugging, how to activate USB Debugging?

• Go to Settings
• Select Developer Options (if you can't find it, just go to "About" and tap 5 times in "Build Number" and developer mode should appear on main setting now; this reference  is for Samsung mobile. Because sometimes different manufature has different ways to activate, just try one-by-one)
• Now back to main Setting, or in other sub-menu (for Oppo) you will see new menu "Developer Options" and select it and check "USB Debugging" and then back to main windows (standby)
• Attach your mobile phone and it should install driver automatically or you can install manually
• Now you will see popup windows that prompt you to give access your computer to mobile phone, just give check and OK

[tab] [content title="Enable Developer Option"]

 

[/content] [content title="Enable USB Debugging"]

[/content] [content title="Allow USB Debugging"]

[/content] [/tab]
Now it's time to work with ADB program. For simple use we have add 1 .bat file so, you easily open ADB program directly.

• After extract ADB Fastboot, click START to open ADB
• Firstly, check your current ADB version by type adb version
• To start connect your phone, type adb devices

[tab] [content title="Check ADB version"]

   

[/content] [content title="ADB Devices"]

[/content] [content title="To see all command available"]

[/content] [/tab]
To knowing further about ADB and command or function, go to:
https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb.html

Recovery Mode
At this mode you you use ADB for update purposes only, e.g; ASUS or other phone that support flashing throguh sideload using simple command below:
adb devices
adb sideload your-zip-filename.zip


Fastboot Mode
Samsung doesn't have fastboot mode but most others mobile exist. Different manufacture has different combination key-press to enter fastboot. But you can try with several ways:

1. If your phone (except Samsung of course) normal, you can try with ADB command in normal mode above by type:
   adb devices
   adb reboot fastboot 
   Remember that you have follow exactly the steps in normal mode. If you not granted then you won't be able to use the command at "unauthorized" mobile.
2. Here some command that usually use in fastboot mode
   fastboot devices {connect your device}
   fastboot -w {format user area}
   fastboot flash recovery recovery.img {to flash recovery only}
   fastboot oem unlock {to unlock bootloader}
   fastboot oem unlock-go {unlock bootloader for xiaomi}
   fastboot {to see other available command}
   fastboot reboot {to reboot device}

Hope this article help you knowing the ADB and fastboot. If you have any question, please write comment below.


ADB Fastboot 1.0.32   ADB Driver  latest_usb_driver_windows.zip

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