ADB Pairing / Connection Guide

If your device is not rooted, you need to use the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) with some of our apps which require extra privileges (including Permission Manager X, WhatsRunning and Backopier). This is a step-by-step guide how you can enable ADB and configure it to work with the app.

Apps may not use ADB on all devices

Some OEMs block the ability of apps to establish a local ADB connection. See the example of Amazon Fire TV. On such ROMs root is the only option, unfortunately.

ADB is limited

ADB is not as powerful as root is. See the Limitations of ADB.

Note

The following instructions apply to near-AOSP ROMs. Customized ROMs might have different or missing settings.

First enable the Developer Options. Then follow the Android 10- or Android 11+ guide whichever applicable to your device.

• Developer Options
• Android 10 and below
  • Enable TCP/IP
    • Verification (Optional)
  • Connect the app
• Android 11 and above
  • Android's mDNS service
  • Pairing / Connecting
    • Notification / service
    • Split-screen
  • ADB depends on Wi-Fi