ADB: Chrome Extension for Android Remote Debugging
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ADB Plugin is a Chrome Extension that runs ADB daemon and enables remote debugging for mobile. With it, you do not need to download the Android SDK or run ADB yourself from the command line.
☞ Feb 2014: This extension is mostly deprecated now. Please follow the guide below for remote debugging:
☆ Guide to remote debugging: developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/docs/remote-debugging
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✓ Chrome on Android 24+ is required. If you're seeing an empty white window, update your Chrome version in Google Play.
☄ This extension is open source: github.com/GoogleChrome/ADBPlugin
User reviews
- Convenient for developing mobile apps
- Helpful port forwarding features
- Useful for debugging
- Perfect for developing PhoneGap apps and mobile websites
- No longer works or is deprecated
- Doesn't recognize devices
- Crashes frequently
- Limited functionality (only to view and inspect elements)
- Poor compatibility with certain devices or operating systems
- No longer works / deprecated
- Doesn't work with certain devices
- Crashes frequently
- Helpful for development / debugging
- Limited functionality
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ADB does not require any sensitive permissions.
Risk likelihood
ADB has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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