android-platform-tools
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Details for android-platform-tools
Package name
- android-platform-tools
License
- Apache-2.0
Last updated
- 16 September 2026 - latest/stable
- 16 September 2026 - latest/edge
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Android development tools
Tools commonly used for Android development. Currently the following tools are supported:
- adb
- fastboot
- mke2fs.android (required by fastboot)
- simg2img, img2simg, append2simg
- mkbootimg, unpack_bootimg, repack_bootimg, avbtool
In order to enable the full featureset you will have to grant permissions to this Snap:
sudo snap connect android-platform-tools:adb-support
sudo snap connect android-platform-tools:block-devices
sudo snap connect android-platform-tools:raw-usb
sudo snap connect android-platform-tools:removable-media
sudo snap connect android-platform-tools:network
sudo snap connect android-platform-tools:network-bind
Creating system-wide aliases is also possible:
sudo snap alias android-platform-tools.adb adb
sudo snap alias android-platform-tools.fastboot fastboot
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