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Android Debug Bridge

== connecting to a physical phone using adb==
'''enable developer usb debugging'''

go to and enable: Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging
 
'''enabling app installation'''

go to and enable: Settings > Applications > Unknown sources


'''command line'''

The adb command line utility is installed as part of the Android SDK

list locally attached devices

 $ '''adb devices'''
 List of devices attached 
 c7b5b844        device

run shell interactively

 $ '''adb shell'''
 shell@android:/ $ 

at this point you are connected to your device.  You can move around the phone file system, list files, etc..

copy files off the device
  $ adb pull /pathtofileondevice localfilename
'''
copy files to the device'''
  $ adb push localfilename /pathtofileondevice

backup a device

I attempted the below procedure but the backup would hang at the shared storage (sdcard).

 $adb backup -shared -all -f my_backup_file
 Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation.

You will be promped on screed at the device to confirm the backup by selecting "Back up my data".  You can also choose to encrypt the backup file and lock it with a password.  (android 4.2.2)

==backup a particular app / apk==

grep for package in list

usage options: -3: Filter to only show third party packages, -f: See their associated file
 $ '''adb shell pm list packages -f -3 | grep abccorp_app'''
 package:/data/app/com.abccorp.abccorp_app-fww9oZOScSyUhl26nLwn6g==/base.apk=com.abccorp.abccorp

pull apk from phone
 $ '''adb pull <filename on device> <local filename>'''

 $ '''adb pull /data/app/com.abccorp.abccorp_app-fww9oZOScSyUhl26nLwn6g==/base.apk abccorp_app_1.1.1'''
 /data/app/com.abccorp.abccorp_app-fww9oZOScSyUhl26nLwn6g==/base.apk: 1 file pulled. 13.9 MB/s (29403087 bytes in 2.014s)

where filename is the string provided by the package list up to .apk

and

where abccorp_app_1.1.1 is the filename of your choosing. I get the app version from the android gui on the device apps list. I don't know of a way to get it from adb.

==links==
[http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html Full Android Debug Bridge reference at android.com]


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