I've searched online and found a few articles. I've tried following them but the steps say to change the USB setting from charging the device to transfer files (MTP) but I've unplugged and replugged my phone twice and there's no option for file transfer.
I've also downloaded Minimal ADB and FastBoot and the sites say to extract it into the root C drive but it didn't come in a zipped folder and when I opened it it showed up as the command prompt window. Typing in the command it says after you've installed it, it said it couldn't find what I was looking for.
So I deleted it and installed another one this one came in a zipped folder so I extracted it to the C drive and then the site said to open command prompt in the folder but I clicked on empty space and a few of the files and applications in there but no option to open command prompt came up.
I know I'm probably doing something wrong so I am looking for assistance.
After Package disabler Pro disappeared I really need another disabler app to get rid of Facebook and Chrome and others from my phone.
Thanks.
check out my old thread. There is a more or less a batch script, wich was for S7,
here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/debloat-galaxy-s7-services-safe-to-t3432967
fromt there you might come up with your own way, that you can post here.
Also I may do something similar on my S10 now.
Aroma installer helps a little, but I don't need those 100 other small spy & bloat apps.
Basically you need a list of all apps installed.
And sort them out.
If you have it rooted, there are multiple apps to remove system apps.
Wait, so you can uninstall apps installed on the system volume without having root? or were these apps that were not installed on the system drive?
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My pc using w10x64, it wont recognize my s10+ exynos. For some strange reason. When i type in adb devices, its not showing my s10+. I did installed samsung usb driver.
Package disabler pro is on playstore now
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I have debugging on , disc drive, installed sdk manager, htc drivers , download the fr3vo file and try to run and get this ,,,, What am i missing
Arnezie said:
I have debugging on , disc drive, installed sdk manager, htc drivers , download the fr3vo file and try to run and get this ,,,, What am i missing
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Instead of disk drive put it in USB charge only. Also if it still doesn't work, restart the phone and try again. Let me know if your still having problems
Oh also, I just looked at your picture, your adb service is not running. Open command prompt and change your directory to where adb is. Typically something like C:/android/android-sdk/platform-tools.
Then type adb devices or any other command and that should start up adb. Once again let me know if you have any questions
Isn't this right?
It very well could be. Mine is set up slightly different. But go into the sub folders and you should find one named tools or platform tools and one will contain adb. So you just need to find adb.
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It very well could be. Mine is set up slightly different. But go into the sub folders and you should find one named tools or platform tools and one will contain adb. So you just need to find adb.
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? I am not sure adb is installed right, how do I know
By going into the sub folders of your android sdk going into tools or platform tools and it will be there. It's named adb.ext. ext being extension , I don't remember what the extension is. If you can't find it I would uninstall android sdk, go to the site http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html , download the recommended package, install it and when it asks where you want to install it use C:/Android/android-sdk.......
It could also be in your program files. I would just reinstall if you don't find it easily...
Re downloading now
Make sure you uninstall and delete everything so It's not sloppy...
Is it suposed to take forever once you get to the installing archives part?
Ya there are a few things that take a while. I don't know exactly what parts because I usually just leave it for a while and come back when It's done. Did you install it to the right location like I said earlier?
Yes i installed it where you said, it is still installing.........
ok re installed , tried 4 more times , somthing just isnt right and I don't know what it is?????
Dude just use the post thats Easy Frevo w/ overclock and bloat remover..u plug in phone to computer in charge mode with usb debugging on and make sure phone screen is not on(but phone is) and hit like 2 buttons to root and 2 buttons to overclock..so much easier
EDIT>> Heres the one. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158400
irishgreen said:
Dude just use the post thats Easy Frevo w/ overclock and bloat remover..u plug in phone to computer in charge mode with usb debugging on and make sure phone screen is not on(but phone is) and hit like 2 buttons to root and 2 buttons to overclock..so much easier
EDIT>> Heres the one. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158400
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You still need adb for that method , that is where i think somthing isn't right.
What is it saying? Have you got adb started? You need to be able to get into the command prompt and run adb commands. Once you can do that if it doesn't work there are a few workarounds you can try but you have to have adb working.
this is what it is saying
Adb still isn't running. Have you found where adb is located yet?
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk
U shouldn't
i dont think you really need to root your phone if you can't even set up adb .... for one you are not even in the correct directory ... u have to cd C:/android/android-sdk/platform-tools then type adb devices
Hi everyone, I got my watch 2 days ago and rooted it in the first two hours and since then keept trying different android apps on the watch and since then I managed to find a way to sideload apps without a computer and I am sharing it with you.
Note: This guide assumes you have your watch connected to your phone, your phone connected to the internet, a computer around and adb installed on the computer and some abilities of using adb commands to pull files and installing apk's and some basic linux commands like "cd".
Note 2: Links to the apps are in the 2nd post.
Note 3: List of working apps and tips in 2nd post.
Note 4: Guide to using adb from the phone and connecting the watch to a new device without a format in the 3rd post.
Here are the steps:
Install ASTRO Bluetooth Module on the phone.
Install Bluetooth file transfer on the phone.
Connect the phone to the computer and pull the ASTRO Bluetooth Module apk file from data/app.
Connect the watch to the computer (adb over bluetooth or over USB) and sideload the ASTRO Bluetooth Module you just pulled from your phone.
Open the ASTRO Bluetooth Module app on your watch and tic the OBEX FTP SERVER option.
Open the Bluetooth file transfer app on your phone and switch to the Bloueooth tab (the one with the blue Bluetooth sign).
You will see your G Watch in the Cache list, click on it.
On the list that will open click on "File Transfer Profile (FTP)" and wait for it to connect.
Now the contents of the /sdcard folder of the watch should be shown on the Bluetooth tab.
To send a file switch back to your other tab and long-press on the file you want to send and click upload.
To receive a file from your watch go to the Bluetooth tab and long-press the file you want and click Download.
In the bluetooth tab you can also fully manage your sdcard folder from your watch so you can delete, move and copy any file or folder on your watch,
Enjoy.
Also in case you want to sideload apps to your watch you first need to send them using the method above and then do this:
Install terminal Emulator on your phone and sideload it to your watch the same way you did with ASTRO Bluetooth Module above.
Sideload Minuun keyboard for wear or an other keyboard if you think you can use it.
Optional, usefull only if you have root: Install ES File Explorer on your phone and sideload it to your watch.
To install apps open Terminal Emulator on your watch and go to the folder your apk file is in using the "cd" command and then do: "pm install <appname>.apk" changing <appname> to the name of your apk file.
If you choose to install ES File Explorer you can do that much easyer by enabling root acces in it and the option to automatically install and uninstall apps.
And if you want to uninstall apps directly from your watch do this:
Open Terminal Emulator.
Issue the command: "pm list packages -3" and find the package name of the app you want to uninstall
Issue the command: "pm uninstall <packagenamehere>" replacing <packagenamehere> with the package name of the app you want to uninstall.
NOTE: Uninstalling apps using ES File Explorer does unfortunately not work because it asks if you want to uninstall the app and the buttons are not on the screen so you can't click on the "Yes" option.
Done.
Here you go guys, have fun, hope this helps someone else as much as it does help me, will also try to find a way to connect the watch to the adb daemon on the phone via bluetooth and if I manage to do that I will surely post a guide.
Resources:
Astro Bluetooth Module: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.metago.astro.network.bluetooth
Bluetooth File Transfer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.medieval.blueftp
Terminal Emulator: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm
ES File Explorer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop
List of working apps:
-All the ones that the above post tells you to sideload to the watch
-The apps in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android-wear/general/list-sideloaded-android-wear-apps-t2908106
-MiXplorer-better as a file explorer in my opinion because of the list view, does not have music player and text editor so you still need ES File Explorer for that, also crashes when you exit-link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523691
Tips:
-If an app you want to sideload uses holo theme it will most probably not work, I think wear has holo removed
Thanks to:
@EpicLPer for creating that thread of sideloaded working apps.
Someone managed to execute adb commands from the phone to the watch, look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android-wear/development/adb-smartphone-to-android-wear-t2987568
Also on this thread someone managed to connect the watch to a different phone without a factory reset on an older android wear version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/and.../app-reset-wear-client-switch-phones-t3058962
But it's not that easy anymore, that you now need to do is:
First execute the (adb shell "pm clear com.google.android.gms && reboot") command
And then after the reboot execute the (adb shell am start -a android.bluetooth.adapter.action.REQUEST_DISCOVERABLE) command to be able to connect your phone
I have also made shell scripts to do that directly on the watch using terminal emulator and will upload them soon.
Great stuff sir!
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Great stuff sir!
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Glad you enjoy it, have now added a list of working apps and tips in the 2nd post, if you test other apps and they work please post them and I will add them.
Solid! Thanks
Great any update then?
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Great any update then?
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Sorry I was without a PC for a week and didn't see your message, updates on what are you asking about?
If you are asking about more apps I didn't really get more apps working (android wear is just missing too many things), only some video players but they break the app "Wear Mini Launcher" for some reason, and if you are asking about using adb via bluetooth to debug the watch from the phone that's also something I didn't get working and I did try all the ideas I had.
Root required?
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Root required?
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If you would have read the whole post you would have seen that it only needs root to install apps using ES File Explorer but unfortunately after the 5.1 update the "pm install" command doesn't seem to work anymore (with or without root) it just gives a "FAILED_INVALID_URI" error.
Other news is that someone on the wear general forum actually managed to run adb over bluetooth so you can now install apps from your phone directly using adb instead (but it does require root on your phone) I will post the link in the 3rd post soon.
Ranomez said:
If you would have read the whole post you would have seen that it only needs root to install apps using ES File Explorer but unfortunately after the 5.1 update the "pm install" command doesn't seem to work anymore (with or without root) it just gives a "FAILED_INVALID_URI" error.
Other news is that someone on the wear general forum actually managed to run adb over bluetooth so you can now install apps from your phone directly using adb instead (but it does require root on your phone) I will post the link in the 3rd post soon.
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But does the watch need to be rooted or you only need a rooted phone.
owais113 said:
But does the watch need to be rooted or you only need a rooted phone.
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Do you need root on your watch to execute the "adb install" command command from the PC?
Hi
Just got my A3. I'm unable to connect with adb to restore my backup. I enabled Dev options and USB debugging and when plugged into USB I get P notification icon and USB debugging connected message in notification. However
adb devices
shows nothing is connected. I notice there is no pop up asking if I want to authorize this computer which is iirc normally what happens.
adb can see my blu g6 phone so that's working. When I connect the A3 as a storage device, with no USB debugging, I can transfer files ok, so USB is working. I have a fresh Android studio install which should have the right sdk. I tried
adb connect <ipaddress>
and got "no connection could be made because target machine actively refused it" I did not refuse, because nothing popped up.
Have rebooted both phone and PC (windows 7)
Any idea what's going on? Thanks
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Follow up: okay I figured out I need to install adb driver because A3 shows up in yellow in device manager. But I can't find a driver that works. I googled xiaomi A3 adb driver and downloaded like five of them from different sites and none worked. When I point windows to the folder where I extracted the driver it says could not find driver for your device.
I'm going nuts. Can someone point to a working driver for Windows 7?
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These always worked for me. If they are not automatically installed for the device, follow the instructions in the video.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
Thanks. I figured out where I went wrong.
Instead of using the "browser file on my computer" and point it to where the driver is, I have to choose "let me select from a list" then "all devices", then select the Android composite adb driver. At least this works on Windows 7.
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So I restored my back up, I got the pop up to confirm restore my data, and it seemed to run through the restore and took a while, but nothing changed. None of my app data was restored. All apps are still in newly installed state.
It did restore the data in SD storage, so my download folder etc got restored, which I could've done just copying to and from my PC.
What I really want is all the app data restored so I don't have to log back into all the different services and do all the settings again.
I did the back up with
adb backup -all -apk -shared -f allbackup.ab
Shouldn't that have worked?
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From what I remember adb restore does not install *.apk back. It only writes back system and data files. So if you wanna all the app data restored - reinstall all apps manually before and then do adb restore.
On Windows you can sort of semi-automate that process in command prompt:
for %f in (C:\<your pak folder location>\*.apk) do adb install "%f"
Make sure though apk don't have spaces in their names or adb will complain.
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From what I remember adb restore does not install *.apk back. It only writes back system and data files. So if you wanna all the app data restored - reinstall all apps manually before and then do adb restore.
On Windows you can sort of semi-automate that process in command prompt:
for %f in (C:\<your pak folder location>\*.apk) do adb install "%f"
Make sure though apk don't have spaces in their names or adb will complain.
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I looked at adb logcat and there were a bunch of errors. Looks like it did try to restore app data but failed. Google back up already installed the apks back (except for the ones I side loaded) so that wasn't the problem. It's the app data (settings, etc) that I was hoping to get back
Oh well I just spent an hour setting my apps up again. I hear Google has already deprecated adb backup. Android needs a good non root desktop back up solution, not the cloud backup where you're at the mercy of Google and the individual apps to decide what get backed up.
Hi,
I just bought a mi 4K stick. Android 11
Everything works like a charm except sideloading apps.
Enabled Unknown Sources.
Disabled Google protect.
Granted permission for Downloader and File commander.
Downloader: whenever i click on the file and open the apk to install, it will show the progress bar for 2 seconds and then close. no error.
File Commander: Whenever i try to install the file, progress bar showing staging app and then nothing happens.
I tried the same APK on my TCL Smart TV and it worked like a charm. Android 9
Any hint would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Same problem, any solution?
Same here
Can't install any outside apps
Also mx players doesn't read all files on my external drive
3la2Saber said:
doesn't read all files on my external drive
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What file systems does the xiaomi stick 4k support via usb? Is it more than just fat32?
Are ntfs and exfat supported?
3la2Saber said:
Can't install any outside apps
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Others have mentioned the same issue. You could try a third party installer app like "downloader".
Or, using adb install or other system level tools.
Do you find solution?
Hi,
did anyone find a solution for this problem ?
a Quick update.... I managed to install apps using ADB Command.
first, enabled developed mode and usb debugging.
enabled unknown source
run adb command from windows laptop and install the apk ( adb install apkname)
https://sites.google.com/site/tweakradje/devices/xiaomi-mi-tv-stick?authuser=0 was very helpful....
i also got them installed thru adb , but when restart all of these apps will go away, its really annoying
to install the apps , follow these below steps :
from the CMD
adb.exe connect "IP address of your android device"
cd " location for your apk apps "
adb install " appname "
done
please if anyone find a solution to make these apps stands , share it with us
got it done successfully
now it runs as it should be
i only did a couple factory reset , then it works
most important , when download the downloader app, make sure you provide full accesses and grant permission for unknown app before open the downloader app
and the same for any other apps , download any desire app from downloader then install it , provide permissions then use the app
that's it
thansk
zahi_k said:
Disabled Google protect.
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No need for this.
Dear Assad. Can you please have a step by step in how you did it. It would be appreciated
Hello All. I was able to side load some of the apps using adb. I was not successful to install everything but I did not try to see why. I was able to load the apps that I needed and that is why I did not go further. Also, experts might have an idea why I was not able to do it. nonetheless, here is what I did
1- Download the ADB file and rename it to .CMD __TV_STICK_MODS.CMD__
2- Once downloaded and renamed to say"tv_stick_mods.cmd" (just an example), double click the file to run it.
3- It will prompt you to download the adb.exe and it will take you to the site where you can download it from. You will have to download this file "platform-tools_r34.0.1-windows"
4- Once downloaded, you need to extract the the file in a folder where you know the location and add to the same folder the "tv_stick_mods.cmd" (all have to be in the same folder)
5-Download the apps that you want to side load (no need to put them in the same folder)
6- Go to your Mi box stick and enable developers option and enable USB debugging
7- Also from your Mi box go to the setting of your network connection and obtain the IP address for your Mibox (should be something like 192.167.XX.XX)
8- Run "tv_stick_mods.cmd" again and it will prompt you to enter the IP address for the Mi stick. Enter the IP address that you have obtained in #7 and it will try to connect and it will show you a message on the TV to allow PC to connect (Make sure that you are on the same network as the MI stick)
9- Once permission is granted, then go back to PC/ Laptop and you will see a message that says "this does not seem to be a mi-stick do you want to continue"
10- hit yes and it will take you to another menu where you can explore all the options that you can do with the Mi stick from your laptop.
11- for installing apps, choose option 8 (copy / Install/uninstall)
12- In the next menu chose install and it will prompt you to choose the app that you want to install
13- Go to the location where you downloaded the app and choose the app that you want to install
14- It will prompt you if you want to install that app or not. Hit yes and let it install (should not take more than 10 Secs)
15- once done, it will show success and hit any key. Once this is done, go back and see if your app has been installed.
Hope this procedure helps you guy like it did to me and please if there is any flow in what I did please correct me
sambosat said:
Hello All. I was able to side load some of the apps using adb. I was not successful to install everything but I did not try to see why. I was able to load the apps that I needed and that is why I did not go further. Also, experts might have an idea why I was not able to do it. nonetheless, here is what I did
1- Download the ADB file and rename it to .CMD __TV_STICK_MODS.CMD__
2- Once downloaded and renamed to say"tv_stick_mods.cmd" (just an example), double click the file to run it.
3- It will prompt you to download the adb.exe and it will take you to the site where you can download it from. You will have to download this file "platform-tools_r34.0.1-windows"
4- Once downloaded, you need to extract the the file in a folder where you know the location and add to the same folder the "tv_stick_mods.cmd" (all have to be in the same folder)
5-Download the apps that you want to side load (no need to put them in the same folder)
6- Go to your Mi box stick and enable developers option and enable USB debugging
7- Also from your Mi box go to the setting of your network connection and obtain the IP address for your Mibox (should be something like 192.167.XX.XX)
8- Run "tv_stick_mods.cmd" again and it will prompt you to enter the IP address for the Mi stick. Enter the IP address that you have obtained in #7 and it will try to connect and it will show you a message on the TV to allow PC to connect (Make sure that you are on the same network as the MI stick)
9- Once permission is granted, then go back to PC/ Laptop and you will see a message that says "this does not seem to be a mi-stick do you want to continue"
10- hit yes and it will take you to another menu where you can explore all the options that you can do with the Mi stick from your laptop.
11- for installing apps, choose option 8 (copy / Install/uninstall)
12- In the next menu chose install and it will prompt you to choose the app that you want to install
13- Go to the location where you downloaded the app and choose the app that you want to install
14- It will prompt you if you want to install that app or not. Hit yes and let it install (should not take more than 10 Secs)
15- once done, it will show success and hit any key. Once this is done, go back and see if your app has been installed.
Hope this procedure helps you guy like it did to me and please if there is any flow in what I did please correct me
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hello dear , I tried it and its working i can install the application i need now thank you. but i am still facing one more issue that after restart different apps removed automatically. i disabled google protect from google play store. even some apps installed from google play got deleted. do you know what is the problem and how to solve it? thanks in advance.
Hello;
Well... for the issue of deleted Appz I'm still looking into a solution for this as I'm also facing this issue and till now I was unable to resolve it. Also I have another issue that not all the Appz can be installed. If anyone has an Idea it would be good to share
sambosat said:
Hello;
Well... for the issue of deleted Appz I'm still looking into a solution for this as I'm also facing this issue and till now I was unable to resolve it. Also I have another issue that not all the Appz can be installed. If anyone has an Idea it would be good to share
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hello, also for me still searching for solution for auto deleting apps after restart. for some apps not being installed try to search for another app version that match the stick from https://www.apkmirror.com/ . i am choosing the version compatible with armeabi-v7a and its working fine with me for the apps I need.
Good point I will check it out also I totally forgot about compatibility issue. Thank you for the update
Hi, I have been trying to “debloat” my Samsung TabA8 and have been trying to do it for some days now. Have done everything according to online directions )Developer Options, debugging, etc.)
My problem:
When opening ADB power shell, I get only the list of some of the installed apps on my laptop with Windows 10, but no apps on the Samsung Tablet. Win10 apps then ask me how I want to open those apps. Some of my choices are: Notepad, Open Office,Google Drive, Internet Explorer.
I have tried all of them. Nothing is working.
How do I get a list of Samsung full apps list on the desktop power shell window??
Just entering for instance: “adb shell pm list packages“ or: “com.samsung.android.apps.spage” is not recognized. I have tried several others also.
I have done all of the online remedies and tried the same thing with another tablet-same problem. Nothing seems to help. There is probably something really easy I am missing...(I hope)
If anybody has any suggestions/advice, I would appreciate it very, very much.
uses platform tools then uses adb from inside them not powershell.
read it here https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
Thank you very much for taking the time to reply. Yes, I have been using the platform tools app. Also, made sure that the drivers are up to date. My problem starts in the platform tools power shell. Samsung apps are not visible there. In the past, before adb + develpoper options ,etc.,connecting the tablet to the laptop via usb, I can see the content and can delete pictures, etc.
So, I'm doing something wrong somewhere with adb.... I would really like to disable and render invisible some of those pesky Samsung apps without rooting. Have rooted my Nexus several years ago. It was great. I just don't want to lose the warranty for now.
Again, thank you. If you have any other suggestions, I will appreciate it very much.
Update...I just realized that the problem is probably with adb and power shell. At opening at the top it reads:
"PS C:\ User's \Ann\ Desktop\adb setup"
Is it not completly set up?
A few days ago,I have unzipped, and agreed to install Fastboot, ADB system-wide and installed Device Drivers. If I right click, it wants me to install again. Have done it a couple of times.... Still, it just isn't working...
Again...thank you!
Oh, one more thing I failed to mention is that this tablet is WiFi only. Does it make any difference? I want to debloat it first before doing it on my Samsung S22 phone.
-Device Driver installation problem (your wins)
-Platform tools (adb,fastboot) run with CMD from inside this folder.
you known howto fix it. wins problem.!
Samsung Android USB Driver | Samsung Developers
You need the driver only if you are developing on Windows and want to connect a Samsung Android device to your development environment over USB.
developer.samsung.com
You should also replace your adb with the latest binaries by Google.
SDK Platform Tools release notes | Android Studio | Android Developers
Android SDK Platform-Tools is a component for the Android SDK.
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Download the platform tools for windows zip file. Find out where your current adb.exe file is located. Extract the zip into that location, overwrite the old file(s).