How to Install Fastboot application and ADB

Every one might be getting confused as to how this topic ends up here in the Android tutorials. Well anyone who has tried to modify their Android smart phone must have come across users instructing other users to run different ADB and/or Fastboot commands. The problem here is that, these terms are really complicated and the average user might take some time to digest them. What are these two application (ADB and Fastboot) and what purpose they serve    ADB is the acronym for Android Debug Bridge and Fastboot is a simple term meaning Fastboot. These two applications are command line tools which are used for modifying or hacking Android smart phones. Although many modifications and hacks are becoming user friendly, thanks to graphic user interface (GUIs), there are still some devices, including Google Nexus One or Nexus S which need ADB and Fastboot for rooting. How to install ADB and Fastboot Before installing, please keep in mind that this installation guide is for PC’s running Windows and will work for Windows 7/XP/Vista. For other PC the instructions change a little bit. Step 1: Download Fastboot, ADB and other tools from the link here. Step 2: Extract the contents of the Zip folder to the C:\ partition of the system. The partition will look like C:\Android after the extraction. Step 3: Now press Win + R on the System keyboard to initiate the Run dialog box. Step 4: In the Run dialog box type sysdm.cpl and press OK Step 5: Once OK is pressed the system properties panel will come up Please follow the below path to go to the Environment Variables section. System Properties> Advanced > Environment Variables Step 6: In the Environment Variables window go to the Path under System variables and then click the Edit button: Step 7: After the Edit System Variable window comes up, please type in ;C:\Android in the end and hit OK. Please ensure to add semicolon befor the C: command. That’s it you have installed both ADB and Fastboot. How to use ADB and Fastboot After installation of the tools, they can be easily used by simply typing in the command prompt. For example typing in fastboot xxx or adb xxx where xxx is the command you wish to run. One thing to make note of is that, installing of these tools doesn’t provide full access to modify phones, you must install mobile specific drivers for smooth operations. Please contact us in case of any difficulties, we will try to address your problems.