Option 1 - Using Homebrew This is the easiest way and will provide automatic updates. Install ruby -e '$(curl -fsSL. Install adb brew cask install android-platform-tools. Start using adb adb devices Option 2 - Manually (just the platform tools) This is the easiest way to get a manual installation of ADB and Fastboot. Delete your old installation (optional) rm -rf /.android-sdk-macosx/.

Navigate to and click on the SDK Platform-Tools for Mac link. Option 3 - Using MacPorts Analoguously to the two options (homebrew / manual) posted by @brismuth, here's the MacPorts way:. Install the Android SDK: sudo port install android. Run the SDK manager: sh /opt/local/share/java/android-sdk-macosx/tools/android. As @brismuth suggested, uncheck everything but Android SDK Platform-tools (optional). Install the packages, accepting licenses. Close the SDK Manager.

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Add platform-tools to your path; in MacPorts, they're in /opt/local/share/java/android-sdk-macosx/platform-tools. E.g., for bash: echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/opt/local/share/java/android-sdk-macosx/platform-tools' /.bashprofile. Refresh your bash profile (or restart your terminal/shell): source /.bashprofile. Start using adb: adb devices. Hi, it's a matter of style. Your formatting is hard to read.

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Generally writing in caps is equivalent of SCREAMING at people on the net. Bolding it and bolding too much make things worse 3. This 'username' thing is not needed here, see the accepted answer to see better solution - your answer would be shorter and simpler. You can see the accepted answer and learn from the style - how to present things, and highlight them and make it clear. I followed that and it's just simple copy/paste a few times. Currently the accepted answer is also more complete. – Oct 14 '16 at 11:41.