ADB & FASTBOOT COMMAND ON WINDOWS

 

PART1: GET ADB & FASTBOOT TOOLS

1. Download the latest version of platform-tools on Google drive (link) or go to the official SDK Platform Tools release -> choose options for Windows PC (link).

2. Move the ‘platform tools’ folder to C drive so that you can easily access it anytime.

PART 2: SETTING PATH AND ENVIRONMENTS

1. Copy the path (address) of the ‘platform tools’ folder. You can shift+right click to get the option called ‘Copy as Path’, using which will copy the path to PC’s clipboard. Mine is in the C drive, and here is its path: “C:\platform-tools”
   

2. Open Environment Variables settings by searching for it in Windows search. Otherwise, find it manually as given below:

1. Right-click the Computer icon.

2. Click Properties.

3. Click Advanced system properties.

4. In the window that pops up, click Advanced.
   

5. Click Environment Variables.

3. Under System variables section, click the Path option to select it.
   

4.  Click the Edit button.

5. Add the path of the platform-tools folder:

1. On Windows 10, click the New button, and then copy the path of your ‘platform tools’ folder.
   

6. Click OK, then again OK, and then again OK to exit.

7. Open a command window or a PowerShell window and type adb and then hit the enter key, you shall get a list of adb commands. Meaning, adb is working from everywhere on your Windows PC. Try the same with fastboot.

PART 3: INSTALL USB DRIVER FOR FASTBOOT

1. Downloads the Google USB driver in here

2. Extract the zip file and we got the folder include all these folders:

3. Search Computer Management on your PC :

4. Choose Device Manager -> Other devices -> Android Phone -> Update Driver Software

5. Choose Browse my computer for driver software

6. Choose Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer

7. Choose Have Disk

8. Choose Browse -> Redirect to USB_driver folder -> Choose android_winusb -> Click Open -> OK then wait until it is installed successfully.

 

 

PART 3: How to use ADB & Fastboot 

1. Put the watch correctly on the charger and connect to your PC 

2. Run command <adb devices> to make sure ADB works well, the response should be:

3. Run command :

Adb reboot bootloader

-> The watch will reboot then go to fastboot mode 

4. Run command fastboot devices to make sure fastboot works well, the response should be:

 

Congratulations, you are good to go the next Steps !