Set Up Device For Development

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Set Up Device for Development
how to setup an Android device and connect it to a computer so that the device may be
used to run and debug Xamarin.Android applications.
By now, you've probably seen your great new application running on the Android
emulator, and want to see it running on your shiny Android device. Here are the
steps involved with connecting a device to a computer for debugging:
1. Enable Debugging on the Device - By default, it will not be possible to debug

applications on a Android device.
2. Install USB Drivers - This step is not necessary for OS X computers. Windows
computers may require the installation of USB drivers.
3. Connect the Device to the Computer - The final step involves connecting the
device to the computer by either USB or WiFi.
Each of these steps will be covered in more detail in the sections below.
Enable Debugging on the Device
It is possible to use any Android device to test an Android application. However the
device must be properly configured before debugging can occur. The steps involved
are slightly different, depending on the version of Android running on the device.
Android 4.0 to Android 4.1
For Android 4.0.x to Android 4.1.x, debugging is enabled by following these steps:
1. Go to the Settings screen.

2. Select Developer options .
3. Check off the USB debugging option.
This screenshot shows the Developer options screen on a device running Android
4.0.3:
Android 4.2 and higher
Starting in Android 4.2 and higher, the Developer options is hidden by default. To
make it available, go to Settings > About phone, and tap the Build number item
seven times to reveal the Developer Options tab:
Once the Developer Options tab is available under Settings > System, open it to
reveal developer settings:
This is the place to enable developer options such as USB debugging and stay awake
mode.
Install USB Drivers
This step is not necessary for OS X. Just connect the device to the the Mac with a USB
cable.
It may be necessary to install some extra drivers before a Windows computer will
recognize an Android device connected by USB.
Note
These are the steps to set up a Google Nexus device and are provided as a reference.
Steps for your specific device may vary, but will follow a similar pattern. Search the
internet for your device if you have trouble.
Run the android.bat application in the [Android SDK install path]\tools directory.
By default, the Xamarin.Android installer will put the Android SDK in following
location on a Windows computer:
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C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk
Download the USB Drivers
Google Nexus devices (with the exception of the Galaxy Nexus) require the Google
USB Driver. The driver for the Galaxy Nexus is distributed by Samsung. All other
Android devices should use the USB driver from their respective manufacturer.
Install the Google USB Driver package by starting the Android SDK Manager, and
expanding the Extras folder, as can be seen in the follow screenshot:
Check the Google USB Driver box, and click the Install button. The driver files are
downloaded to the following location:
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[Android SDK install path]\extras\google\usb\_driver
The default path for a Xamarin.Android installation is:

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C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Android\android-
sdk\extras\google\usb_driver
Installing the USB Driver
After the USB drivers are downloaded, it is necessary to install them. To install the
drivers on Windows 7:
1. Connect your device to the computer with a USB cable.

2. Right-click on the Computer from your desktop or Windows Explorer, and
select Manage .
3. Select Devices in the left pane.
4. Locate and expand Other Devices in the right pane.
5. Right-click the device name and select Update Driver Software . This will
launch the Hardware Update Wizard.
6. Select Browse my computer for driver software and click Next .
7. Click Browse and locate the USB driver folder (the Google USB driver is located
in [Android SDK install path]\extras\google\usb_driver).
8. Click Next to install the driver.
Installing Unverified Drivers in Windows 8
Extra steps may be required to install an unverified driver in Windows 8. The

following steps describe how to install the drivers for a Galaxy Nexus:
1. Access the Windows 8 Advanced Boot Options - This step involves rebooting
the computer to access the Advanced Boot Options. Start up a command line
prompt and reboot the computer by using the following command:
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shutdown.exe /r /o
2. Connect the device - Connect the device to the computer

3. Start Device Manager - Run devmgmt.msc; you should see your device listed
with a yellow triangle over it.
4. Install the Device Drivers - Install the device drivers as described above.
Connect the Device to the Computer
The final step is to connect the device to the computer. There are two ways to do so:
 USB cable - This is the easiest and most common way. Just plug the USB cable
into the device and then into the computer.
 WiFi - It is possible to connect an Android device to a computer without using
a USB cable, over WiFi. This technique requires a bit more effort but could be
useful when there is no USB cable or the device is to far away for a USB cable.
Connecting via WiFi will be covered in the next section.
Connecting over WiFi
By default, the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is configured to communicate with an

Android device via USB. It is possible to to reconfigure it to use TCP/IP instead of
USB. To do this, both the device and the computer must be on the same WiFi
network. To setup your environment to debug over WiF issue these steps from the
command line:
1. Determine the IP address of your Android device. One way to find out the IP
address is to look under Settings > Wi-Fi , and then tap on the WiFi network
that the device is connected to. This will bring up a settings screen showing
information about the network connection, similar to what is seen in the
screenshot below:
On some versions of Android the IP address won't be listed there but can be
found instead under Settings > About phone > Status.
2. Connect your Android device to your computer via USB.

3. Next, restart ADB so that it using TCP on port 5555. From a command prompt,
type the following command:
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adb tcpip 5555
After this command is issued, your computer will not be able to listen to
devices that are connected via USB.
4. Disconnect the USB cable connecting your device to your computer.
5. Configure ADB so that it will connect to your Android device on the port that
was specified in step 1 above:
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adb connect 192.168.1.28:5555
Once this command finished the Android device is connected to the computer
via WiFi.
When you're done debugging via WiFi, it is possible reset ADB back to USB mode
with the following command:
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adb usb
It is possible to ask ADB to list the devices that are connected to the computer.
Regardless of how the devices are connected, you can issue the following command
at the command prompt to see what is connected:
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adb devices
Summary
This article discussed how to configure an Android device for development by
enabling debugging on the device. It also covered how to connect the device to a
computer using either USB or WiFi.

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1. Enable Debugging on the Device - By default, it will not be possible to debug

1. Go to the Settings screen.

Download the USB Drivers

[Android SDK install path]\extras\google\usb\_driver

The default path for a Xamarin.Android installation is:

Installing the USB Driver

1. Connect your device to the computer with a USB cable.

Extra steps may be required to install an unverified driver in Windows 8. The

2. Connect the device - Connect the device to the computer

By default, the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is configured to communicate with an

2. Connect your Android device to your computer via USB.

adb tcpip 5555

adb connect 192.168.1.28:5555

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