LADB ā€” Local ADB Shell

3.3
906 reviews
10K+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

CHECK SUPPORT SECTION FOR MANUAL PAIRING TUTORIAL

How does it work?

LADB bundles an ADB server within the app libraries. Normally, this server cannot connect to the local device because it requires an active USB connection. However, Android's Wireless ADB Debugging feature allows the server and the client to speak to each other locally.

Initial Setup

Use split-screen more or a pop-out window with LADB and Settings at the same time. This is because Android will invalidate the pairing information if the dialog gets dismissed. Add a Wireless Debugging connection, and copy the pairing code and port into LADB. Keep both windows open until the Settings dialog dismisses itself.

Issues

LADB is sadly incompatible with Shizuku at the current moment. That means that if you have Shiuzuku installed, LADB will usually fail to connect properly. You must uninstall it and reboot to use LADB.

Troubleshooting

Most errors can be fixed by clearing the app data for LADB, removing all Wireless Debugging connections from Settings, and rebooting.

License

While this project is GPLv3 licensed, I would like to add a parameter: please do not publish unofficial (user) LADB builds to the Google Play Store.

Support

MANUAL PAIRING:
Sometimes, LADB's Assisted Pairing mode can be finicky with newer versions of Android. This is because the device does not recognize that there is an available device to connect to. Sometimes, a simple app restart fixes the issue.

This tutorial demonstrates how you can skip the Assisted Pairing mode and reliably pair the device yourself.

https://youtu.be/W32lhQD-2cg

Still confused? Email me at tylernij+LADB@gmail.com.

Privacy Policy

LADB does not send any device data outside of the app. Your data is not collected or processed.
Updated on
Jul 6, 2024

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Ratings and reviews

3.3
859 reviews
David Ruskin
June 22, 2024
June 20 update broke the app. No longer connects! Sadly, whereas others had claimed the previous iteration "doesn't work with newer phones," I have been running the newest version of Android, and, while there were rare times the app wouldn't connect, truth is that all that was ever required was a restart of the app or the phone and problem solved. A slight inconvenience, yes but infinitely preferable to the abject failure of this newest update, which doesn't connect at all!
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Unkown
June 2, 2023
Doesn't always work. I have this app installed on a few devices. On all devices, it takes a few attempts to get it the app to connect and be able to use the app. On one device, it will connect for a few seconds and disconnect. Making me unable to remove any other app. When I used this app on the devices worked eventually, it worked well to be able to remove bloatware. Would be nice to consistently work.
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jc fyre
January 3, 2024
This app works great! To any users facing issues, make sure the pairing process goes all the through while on split screen before closing split screen. If it continues to have problems try again, or you can try unpairing then pair again, if that doesnt work then clear the app cache and data and start all over. It can be finicky sometimes but once it pairs successfully you are good to go. Some devices may block uninstalling with commands but works for Samsung phones in my experience just fine.
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What's new

- Full rollback to v3.2.1