


Android SDK is now a part of Android Studio, Google’s new IDE for Android development. and we always recommend you should have your USB drivers properly installed and your Android phone should be working perfectly fine with ADB and Fastboot. We do so many tutorials daily on Team Android on how to root Android phones, install custom firmware etc. Similarly, ADB allows you to access your phone directly from the computer while connected with a USB cable using command line tools. You can also flash bootloader updates or flash system images of various Android updates. Why do we need them? ADB (Android Debug Bridge) and Fastboot / Bootloader helps us install a custom recovery which allows us to root our Android devices, install custom ROMs, debug apps, collect system data and perform many other system tweaks which are not otherwise possible. Android SDK brings with itself the two most important tools needed for tweaking your Android phone, ADB and Fastboot.

Android SDK is now a component of the whole Android Studio setup. This tutorial explains how to set up and install ADB and Fastboot using Android SDK / Android Studio on your computer.
