To use ADB with your Android device, you must enable a feature called "USB Debugging." Open your phone's app drawer, tap the Settings icon, and select "About Phone." Scroll all the way down and tap ...

If you’ve ever tried to root your Android phone or flash a ROM, you may have heard about ADB and/or fastboot. These two tools are surprisingly powerful, but can be a bit overly complex to install.

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Time to root that brand new Motorola XOOM of yours (Thanks @Koush!). We aren’t going to dig into a bunch of ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. *WARNING* – This method is pretty much untested. Proceed with extreme caution. Read the support thread below ...

Windows/Mac/Linux: Google’s ADB and fastboot are incredibly powerful command line tools for customizing your Android phone. Up until now, these tiny tools have been bundled in the gigantic Android SDK ...

Ryan is a tech/science writer, skeptic, lover of all things electronic, and Android fan. In his spare time he reads golden-age sci-fi and sleeps, but rarely at the same time. His wife tolerates him as ...