How do I debug Android on Mac?

• Using Windows
• Using Mac

Using Windows

Notes:

• Ensure that the Developer options is enabled on your Android device (Settings > About Device > Tap on Build Number 7 times and Developer Options will be visible in your Settings menu). Enable USB Debugging on your device (Developer Options > USB Debugging).
• The device must not be locked and should be active.

1. On your Windows Computer, download and Install Android SDK.
2. Once the installation completes, Android SDK will launch automatically. Select and Install Android Platform Tools.
3. Connect your Android device to your Windows PC via USB cable.
4. Open a new command prompt session with administrator privileges, change the working directory to the path where Android SDK is installed (cd [path where Android SDK resides]/platform-tools).
5. First, run the following command
   
6. Next, run the command to list the devices connected to your PC. Note down the device id of your device.
7. Run,
   

   adb.exe logcat-vthreadtime[device id]>C:\android-debug.log

   
   Enter the device id obtained in the previous step in place of [device id].
8. Perform any actions on your Android device.
9. To stop the adb process, press Ctrl + C on the command prompt window.
10. The debug data can be viewed from c:\android-debug.log file.

In case your machine does not recognize your device, try the following:

• Unplug and replug your device.
• Enable Verify apps over USB option (Settings > System > Developer Options > Debugging).
• Check if the device notification bar displays the message USB debugging connected.
• Select Revoke USB debugging authorizations to revoke access to all computers you’ve previously authorized (Settings > System > Developer Options > Debugging).

Using Mac

Notes:

• Ensure that the Developer options is enabled on your Android device (Settings > About Device > Tap on Build Number 7 times and Developer Options will be visible in your Settings menu). Enable USB Debugging on your device (Developer Options > USB Debugging).
• The device must not be locked and should be active.

On your Mac device, download and Install Android SDK.

1. On your Mac device, download and install Android SDK. Once the installation completes, Android SDK will launch automatically. Select and Install Android Platform Tools.
2. Connect your Android device to your Mac device via USB cable.
3. Open a new Terminal, change the working directory to the path where Android SDK is installed (cd [path where Android SDK resides]/platform-tools).
4. First, run the following command
   
5. Next, run the command to list the devices connected to your PC. Note down the device id of your device.
6. Run,
   

   ./adb logcat-vthreadtime[device ID]>/tmp/android-debug.log

   
   Enter the device id obtained in the previous step in place of [device id].
7. Perform any actions on your Android device or reproduce any issue you encountered.
8. To stop the adb process, press Ctrl + C on the Terminal window.
9. The debug data can be viewed from android-debug.log file.