ADB

ADB Plugin for remote debugging Chrome on Android (Now deprecated)

What is ADB?

'ADB' is a Chrome Extension that operates the ADB daemon, allowing remote debugging for mobiles. It removes the necessity to run ADB manually from the command line or download the Android SDK. The extension requires Chrome on Android 24+, is now mostly deprecated but remains open-source. Note that if users encounter an empty white window, it is recommended to update their Chrome version.

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Users: 40,000+

Rating: 3.72 (136)

Version: 0.9.8 (Last updated: 2014-02-19)

Creation date: 2014-02-18

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Size: 12.73K

Email: ex*****@chromium.org

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 4390 ▼ 7

Other rankings

#5336 in Developer Tools ▼ 10

#66 in android keyword 13 ▲ 13

#92 in plugin keyword 67 ▼ 5

#145 in debug keyword 32 ▲ 13

#151 in developer tools keyword 58 ▲ 19

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Summary

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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

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Pros

Convenient and easy to use
Helpful for developing mobile apps
Once successfully installed, the performance is quick and efficient

Cons

Frequent crashes of the app
Issue with recognizing USB devices
Problems with functionality after updates or on different operating systems

Most mentioned

Crashing issues
Problems with USB device recognition
Ease of use

Recent reviews

No longer works. Depriecated according to Chrome Web Store. Replaced by developer tools which totally fail to work with my Galaxy Note 10. Looks like Google did it again... Took away a fantastic tool and replaced it by a non-working alternative..