
Android Debug Bridge (ADB): This tool allows you to send a wide array of terminal commands to your phone at just about any time provided you have debugging enabled on your phone. There is a new tutorial for ADB and Fastboot setup for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS now available. Update: Google officially released the ADB and Fastboot. You can also specify the full path to the actual APK file if it is located elsewhere. The APK file you want to install must be located in the platform-tools folder in the above example. Below are some example ADB commands you can run via the Terminal app. 8.) Congratulations! You are now connected to the Fire TV via ADB from MacOS. adb connect 192.168.0.20 Note: Replace the IP Address with the address you found in step 6. Settings – Device – About – Network 7.) Connect to the Fire TV via the following command in the Terminal app. 6.) Find your Fire TV IP Address from the Fire TV settings. Settings – Device – Developer Options – Apps from Unknown Sources (ON). Settings – Device – Developer Options – ADB debugging (ON). Type the following into the Terminal app: cd $HOME/Desktop/platform-tools/ 5.) Enable ADB Debugging on the Fire TV. 4.) Now change the current directory to the extracted folder on Desktop. Alternatively you can do a Spotlight search for Terminal to open the app. The Terminal app can be found under Finder – Go – Applications – Utilities – Terminal.

This will create a folder named platform-tools on your desktop. 2.) Unzip the file by double clicking on the downloaded zip file. Save the downloaded zip file to your desktop for this tutorial. How to install ADB and connect to the Fire TV from MacOS 1.) Download the SDK Platform-Tools for Mac from the Android developer website. 8.) Congratulations! You are now connected to the Fire TV via ADB from MacOS.Note: Replace the IP Address with the address you found in step 6.7.) Connect to the Fire TV via the following command in the Terminal app:.



