How to connect to adb over wifi

In some cases it might be required to get adb access to your phone 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
• …

For your phone running LineageOS 18.1

On your phone

1. Go to the developer settings
2. Press Enable Wireless debugging
3. Select Pair device with pairing code

You will see a dialog showing you IP address, port and a code.

On your computer

1. Open a command line window
2. Type adb pair <ip>:<port> and replace <ip> and port with the data seen on the phone
3. You will be asked for the pairing code. Type it in and hit Enter
4. You will now see an output similar to Successfully paired to <ip>:<port>

Additionally you will get a notification on your device.

For your phone running LineageOS 17.1 or lower

On your phone

1. Pull down the status bar menu (full expansion)
2. Press the small pencil-icon to edit your QS tile
3. Find the “Adb over Network” tile and drag it to the area on top
4. Connect to the same wifi network as your computer
5. Activate the tile by pressing it once

You will now see the device’s IP adress below the tile which you’ll need for the next step

On your computer

1. Open a command line window
2. Type adb connect <ip>:5555 and replace <ip> with the one you see on the QS tile
3. 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.