You can't flash whole ROMs with it, but it's helpful for many things that ADB can't do. This allows you to send commands to the bootloader, which means you can flash/modify things like custom recoveries. While ADB is often used in conjunction with rooting or modifying your phone, you can use ADB to send terminal commands to unrooted devices as well.įastboot: When you need to modify your phone's firmware, fastboot is the tool you need.
You can send commands while the phone is turned on and booted, or even when it's in recovery mode. Here's a (very) brief breakdown on what these tools do:Īndroid Debug Bridge (ADB): This tool allows you to send a wide array of terminal commands including but not limited to basic Linux shell commands, plus some specialty developer commands to your phone at just about any time (as long as you have debugging enabled on your phone).
They both serve different functions, but they can be installed with relative ease at the same time, so it's helpful to have both. These two tools allow you to send terminal commands to your phone from your computer via USB.
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