macOS
brew install --cask android-platform-toolslocal Homebrew cask metadata
cask
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für android-platform-tools in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
brew install --cask android-platform-toolslocal Homebrew cask metadata
Überblick
Android SDK component
Verlauf
Android SDK Platform-Tools is the Android SDK component that ships adb, fastboot, and related host-side utilities. In package-manager practice it is the small install that developers, ROM maintainers, CI images, and device tinkerers reach for when they need Android device access without a full IDE.
The Android Debug Bridge is documented by Android as a command-line tool for communicating with a device, installing and debugging apps, and running shell commands. The platform-tools package became the distribution vehicle for adb and fastboot as Android separated SDK components into independently updated downloads.
Google's Platform-Tools release notes show the package as a continuously updated SDK component rather than a standalone application. Its history is therefore tied to Android device protocols and host tooling: adb for development and debugging, fastboot for bootloader-level flashing, and small filesystem/image helpers used by the Android build and device ecosystem.
The toolset is installed by Android Studio and the Android SDK Manager, but package managers also carry it because many users need only adb and fastboot. Homebrew distributes it as a cask, making macOS command-line Android workflows possible without installing the full Android Studio application.
Its adoption spread beyond app developers into CI pipelines, hardware labs, custom ROM communities, recovery workflows, and test automation. That mixed audience explains why platform-tools is treated like a core system utility package even though it is officially an SDK component.
Common use centers on `adb devices`, `adb install`, `adb shell`, log capture, port forwarding, file transfer, and fastboot flashing or boot commands. The Android documentation also records `ANDROID_USER_HOME` as the parent for Android tool configuration, with the default user directory under `.android`.
Package users care about version freshness because adb and fastboot need to track Android platform behavior, USB/device protocol changes, and security fixes. Installing platform-tools from a package manager gives scripts a stable executable path while still following Google's SDK releases.
This is a classic package-manager split: a large vendor SDK is reduced to the few host binaries people actually put in PATH. It is especially valuable on macOS and CI runners where installing Android Studio would be slow, stateful, and unnecessary.
The source lives in Android's public Gitiles infrastructure rather than a conventional GitHub project, which is a useful reminder that official source-control URLs are not always the same shape as community package metadata expects.
Sicherheitslage
Für android-platform-tools wurde kein passendes lokales Secret-Handling-Manifest gefunden. Nucleus-Paketmetadaten bleiben hier veröffentlicht, damit künftige Abdeckung eine stabile Paket-URL hat.
Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.
local files
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
$ANDROID_USER_HOME~/.android/Executables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
adb | Binärdatei | Homebrew-Cask-Binärdatei | adb |
etc1tool | Binärdatei | Homebrew-Cask-Binärdatei | etc1tool |
fastboot | Binärdatei | Homebrew-Cask-Binärdatei | fastboot |
hprof-conv | Binärdatei | Homebrew-Cask-Binärdatei | hprof-conv |
make_f2fs | Binärdatei | Homebrew-Cask-Binärdatei | make_f2fs |
make_f2fs_casefold | Binärdatei | Homebrew-Cask-Binärdatei | make_f2fs_casefold |
mke2fs | Binärdatei | Homebrew-Cask-Binärdatei | mke2fs |
Aktualität
Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.
https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/platform-tools
Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | cask:android-platform-tools |
|---|---|
| Version | 37.0.1 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew Cask |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/android-platform-tools |
| Homepage | https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/platform-tools |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/platform-tools |
| Quellarchiv | https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools_r37.0.1-darwin.zip |
| Zuletzt aktualisiert | 2026-07-09T19:03:03Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| SHA-256 | 7d009f4fb1a70ecaa52937ef4d68f5180c9578e9502fb985f000b50e01b4c9e2 |
| Download-URL | https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools_r37.0.1-darwin.zip |
| Bottle | nicht erfasst |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Registry-Fakten
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | android-platform-tools |
| Names |
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| Artifacts | |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
adb 1:34.0.5-12
Android Debug Bridge
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
sudo apt install adbadbd 34.0.5-12
Android Debug Bridge daemon
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
sudo apt install adbdandroid-libbacktrace 1:34.0.5-12
Android backtrace library
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
sudo apt install android-libbacktraceandroid-libbacktrace-dev 1:34.0.5-12
Android backtrace library - Development files
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
sudo apt install android-libbacktrace-devandroid-libbase 1:34.0.5-12
Android base library
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
sudo apt install android-libbaseandroid-libbase-dev 1:34.0.5-12
Android base library - Development files
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
sudo apt install android-libbase-devandroid-libcutils 1:34.0.5-12
Android utils library for C
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
sudo apt install android-libcutilsandroid-libcutils-dev 1:34.0.5-12
Android utils library for C - Development files
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
sudo apt install android-libcutils-devandroid-liblog 1:34.0.5-12
Android NDK logger interfaces
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
sudo apt install android-liblogandroid-liblog-dev 1:34.0.5-12
Android NDK logger interfaces - Development files
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
sudo apt install android-liblog-devandroid-libnativehelper 34.0.5-12
Support functions for Android's class libraries
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
sudo apt install android-libnativehelperandroid-libnativehelper-dev 34.0.5-12
Support functions for Android's class libraries - Development files
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
sudo apt install android-libnativehelper-devandroid-libsparse 1:34.0.5-12
Library for sparse files
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
sudo apt install android-libsparseandroid-libsparse-dev 1:34.0.5-12
Library for sparse files - Development files
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
sudo apt install android-libsparse-devandroid-libutils 1:34.0.5-12
Android Utility Function Library
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
sudo apt install android-libutilsandroid-libutils-dev 1:34.0.5-12
Android Utility Function Library - Development files
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
sudo apt install android-libutils-devQuellspur
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