Create an environment variable (Optional)
- Open Terminal
- Type
cd ~
this will take you to your home directory - Type
touch . profile
this will create a hidden file named profile - Type
open - e . profile
this will open the file you just created in TextEdit - In the file, type
export PATH = $ { PATH }:/ pathToTheAndroidSdkFolder / android - sdk - mac_86 / platform - tools
- Save file, close TextEdit, Quit Terminal, and Relaunch Terminal
- NOTE: By creating an environment variable you won’t need to
cd
to the Android/tools folder every time you want to run ADB