ADB and Fastboot are arguably two of the most indispensable tools used
when working with Android devices. If you really want to modify, debug,
and tweak along with their countless uses in rooting, and other
procedures ADB and Fastboot are a must for any Android device owner.
Typically if you want to install ADB and Fastboot you have to download
and setup the Android SDK (If you really want to learn about Android
Development I highly recommend downloading and installing the full
Android SDK
from here), but this can be unnecessary for people who just want to install ADB and Fastboot.
To simply the process I created a windows
installer that will install the latest version of ADB and Fastboot for
you quickly and easily. The total installation of Minimal ADB and
Fastboot is around 2 MB in size (Compared to the 90+ MB size of the
Android SDK Tools, and 425+ MB size of the complete Android SDK) making
it very lightweight.
Prerequisites
- Your device is plugged into your computer
- You have USB Debugging enabled under Developer Options (Note: This may be listed as ADB Debugging on some ROM's)
- You have installed the necessary drivers and your computer is recognizing your device
- Download the Minimal ADB and Fastboot setup.exe from HERE or HERE
- Follow the Installers instructions and select where you would like
to install Minimal ADB and Fastboot too (For simplicity I choose to
install it to the Desktop)
- After you have chosen where to install Minimal ADB and Fastboot too
select whether you would like to create a Start Menu Folder or not for
the instalation
- Once you have chosen where to install it to and if you want to create a Start Menu Folder select the install option
- After the Installation Wizard has completed you can select to start Minimal ADB and Fastboot
- You can also start Minimal ADB and Fastboot by navigating to the
Start Menu Folder you choose to create during installation or the
desktop shortcut you choose to create and selecting Minimal ADB and
Fastboot
- You should now see a command window open, with the command window
open you can now issue ADB and Fastboot commands to your device
For more information on issuing commands to your device using ADB and Fastboot I would recommend taking a look at this guide on ADB and this guide on Fastboot.