How to connect your Android device over Wi-Fi using ADB command
Sometimes it requires to connect your Android device over Wi-Fi using
ADB command to get rid of USB cable. Also, if you want to run automation and
you want to keep your mobile to a place where is it safe or locked, in such
cases you won’t be able use USB cable all the time connected to your pc or laptop.
The USB cable sometime limits your movements as well.
These above reasons are my experiences which I faced while working on
Android App automation.
Let see how to overcome this issue with available ADB commands. Below
are the procedures to connect Android Device over Wi-Fi using ADB Command.
Important: Make sure your PC/Laptop and Mobile phone are connected to same Wi-Fi network.
Pre-requisites:
1.
Make sure you
have Android_Home configured into your PC/laptop - (click here to see how to configure)
2.
You must have USB
debugging option enabled into your Mobile phone.
3.
Connect your
Android Device using USB cable to your pc/laptop
You can watch Youtube video or follow the steps mentioned below
Now run below adb commands.
4. To check list of devices
connected & to ensure your USB debugging option is working fine.
-> adb
devices
5.
Run adb tcpip
5001
(you can choose any random port)
(you can choose any random port)
6. Disconnect your
device (remove the USB cable).
7. Go to the Settings
-> About phone -> Status to view the IP address of your phone.
8. Run adb
connect <IP address of your device>:5001
9. If you run adb
devices again, you should see your device.
Now you can execute adb commands or use your IDE for android development/debugging - wireless
10. If you want to see IP address of your phone , run
-> adb shell ifconfig | grep inet
Or
To see list of Apps installed i.e packages onto your phone
-> adb shell pm list packages
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