Steps to Use ADB sideload on your Android Device

Almost certainly every Android power-user has in any case once in his life made use of ADB – Android Debug Bridge. Being an adaptable command line tool it allows you to you converse with an emulator case or allied Android device. Making use of ADB shell commands offers you further charge over your device and from time to time it saves your machine from being bricked.

Take into account that whilst using ADB sideload, the customary ADB shell won’t operate. Listed below are some easy steps you should follow to flash update.zip package with the help of adb sideload mode (rooted in stock Android recovery):

• The ADB drivers and ZIP package, which is to be installed, should be placed in the same location- adb.exe, AdbWinApi.dll and AdbWinUsbApi.dll (usually it’s SDK\platform-tools)

• Be sure that you encompass USB debugging allowed in Settings > Development on your device

• Your phone drivers must be installed on the PC you’re intending to use

• Subsequently boot your device in recovery mode (Android logo with an exclamation mark) and connect your device to computer

• Now just long press “power” button first, followed consequently by “volume up” key. Now you’ll be able to see the recovery menu on screen

• Draw on the volume up/down keys to choose “apply update from ADB,” after that press power to go for it

• Open a command prompt on your system (cmd.exe), followed by typing and confirming by ENTER:

• cd /d <adb.exe location> (for example: cd /d c:\SDK\platform-tools) or you can open your SDK/platform-tools folder, then press SHIFT button and the right-click mouse button and choose “Open command prompt here”

• adb sideload <filename>.zip (for example: adb sideload update.zip)

• Now the zip package will initiate installing. Once it is done, opt for “reboot system now.”