LADB — Local ADB Shell

3.5
844 reviews
10K+
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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While this project is GPLv3 licensed, I would like to add a parameter: please do not publish unofficial (user) LADB builds to the Google Play Store.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 2, 2023

Data safety

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Ratings and reviews

3.5
797 reviews
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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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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River Song
January 24, 2022
I'm extremely new to doing anything with phones, after having multiple phones effected by malware and none of the "anti-virus apps" catching it, I had enough. This app made it easy for me to take back control of my phone and protect it better. One of the Trojans that kept appearing is the SVC Agent (not part of the OS). It's now gone and I'll continue to monitor and learn about others, not to mention ridding the bloatware, exciting times over here. Great app!
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What's new

2.3:
- Update android libraries
- Add a button to pair manually
- Film tutorial video for manual pair (will be found in app description)

2.3.1:
- Fix bookmarks page crashing due to Google UI library update