Setup ADB and Fastboot on Mac |Easy Step by Step Guide

Each and Every Android user who loves modding and change their device, who wants to try different firmware’s, root their phone, install a custom ROM and kernel’s, first they want to unlock their bootloader and install custom recovery and for that, they need to install ADB and fastboot drivers.

How to Setup ADB Mac OS and Windows:

Set up ADB and Fastboot on Mac is as simple as in Windows. Since they both are part of the Android SDK package, all you want to do is download the kit (which is over 500 MB) and set up path variables, or you may use below methods to install ADB and fastboot driver on Mac OS. One of the first things to remember is to put your device in USB debugging mode. Without doing this, your PC won’t recognize your device.

Install ADB and Fastboot on Mac:

There are two greatest methods to install ADB and fastboot driver on Mac OS.

1. By passing a script in Terminal by WonderHowTo sub-blog HTC.
2. By using Nexus Tool.

Install ADB and fastboot driver on Mac OS

METHOD 1:

( By passing a script in Terminal by WonderHowTo sub-blog HTC.)

STEP 1:

• Download the Android zip file and extract it on the desktop.

                                                             Android zip file

STEP 2:

• Now Open Terminal on Mac computer by Pressing Command + Spacebar key combination to open Spotlight search and type ‘Terminal’.
• Type ‘cd Desktop/Android’ on Terminal.

                                                                                 cd desktop

STEP 3:

• Now select the file on Android folder, select file ADB-Install-Mac.sh file and drag it on Terminal and press Enter.

                                                                          ADB-Install-Mac.sh file

STEP 4:

• It will ask for your password detail to proceed, enter your login password and it will install ADB and Fastboot on Mac OS.

                                                                              Fastboot

STEP 5:

• You can see a message on Terminal ‘You may now run Android and Debug Bridge and Fastboot Command’ means you successfully setup ADB and fastboot on Mac OS.

                                                                         Debug Bridge

METHOD 2

Install ADB and fastboot driver on Mac OS with Nexus Tool

STEP 1:

• This method developed by XDA member @corbin052198 that install ADB and fastboot on Mac OS and Linux by typing a single command on terminal.
• Now type or copy the quoted code and paste it on Terminal “bash <(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/corbindavenport/nexus-tools/master/install.sh)“

                                                                                       bash

STEP 2:

• This command will setup ADB and Fastboot on Mac OS.
• According to the developer, this command also works on Linux and you can easily setup ADB and fastboot on Linux also.

                                                                          ADB and fastboot

STEP 3:

• To uninstall ADB and fastboot from Mac type or copy the quoted code and paste “bash <(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/corbindavenport/nexus-tools/master/uninstall.sh)“.

                                                                     uninstall ADB

• This command will uninstall ADB and Fastboot from Mac OS.

How to check ADB and Fastboot is configured on Computer:

• To check ADB and Fastboot is correctly configured on your Computer and type ‘adb devices’ on the terminal.
• It will display the list of devices connected.
• Also checked by going to the location ‘/usr/bin ‘ and if you can found ADB and fastboot files their means you successfully setup ADB and Fastboot on Mac OS.