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How to connect to adb over wifi
In some cases it might be required to get adb access to your device without plugging in a cable:
- Charging port is in bad shape
- The data cable is broken
- The cable is in another room and you are a couch-potato
- …
Important: Make sure no device is connected to your computer via cable,
otherwise any command used after connection won’t get through to the correct device
For your mobile device running LineageOS 18.1+
On your device
- Go to the developer settings
- Press
Enable Wireless debugging
- Select
Pair device with pairing code
You will see a dialog showing you IP address, port and a code.
On your computer
- Open a command line window
- Type
adb pair <ip>:<port>
and replace<ip>
and<port>
with the data seen on the device - You will be asked for the pairing code. Type it in and hit
Enter - You will now see an output similar to
Successfully paired to <ip>:<port>
- To connect to the device, type
adb connect <ip>:<port>
and replace<ip>
and<port>
with the data seen on the Wireless debugging page after closing the pairing dialog
Additionally you will get a notification on your device.
Note: This method is supported natively since Android 11.
For your Android TV device running LineageOS 16.0+, or mobile device running LineageOS 17.1 or lower
On your device
- Go to the developer settings
- Check
ADB Over Network
You will now see the device’s IP address below the tile which you’ll need for the next step
On your computer
- Open a command line window
- Type
adb connect <ip>:5555
and replace<ip>
with the one you see on the QS tile - You will get an output similar to
connected to <ip>:5555
To disconnect, you simply type adb disconnect
.
Please note that after a command that might interrupt the connection, like adb root
you need
to disconnect and reconnect using the commands above before you can successfully communicate with
the device again.