Here’s a script I created for connecting a device to adb through wifi (wireless connection). For the best results connect only one device through USB to adb and then run this script. I’ve been able to connect up to four devices wirelessly by using this script. Note that when the script is run, the devices ip address will be saved to a file in the active directory, under the filename device-ip-info.txt.
Once the adb wifi connection has been started up, the script will ask you to disconnect your device. From there it will try to make the adb connection to the device, if all goes well you will see your device connected by it’s ip address from the adb devices command.
This script and the others in my series of articles can be downloaded from GitHub:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
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# ADB - Connect Device Through Wifi
# author: Tim Reynolds : http://timreynolds.org
#
# Try connecting only one device at a time through usb when using this script. Multiple devices can be connected one by one
#
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echo "\r\nList it foo...\r\n"
# get full path to adb just in case script gets confused
ADBPATH="${ANDROID_HOME}/platform-tools"
WIFI_PORT=5555
# This current code only connects one device at a time through wifi for adb
# Need to see if it is possible to connect more then one device
for SERIAL in $(adb devices | tail -n +2 | cut -sf 1);
do
echo " *********************************** "
echo " Device Serial #: -> $SERIAL "
echo " *********************************** "
adb -s $SERIAL shell ip route > device-ip-info.txt
ip_addrs=$(awk {'if( NF >=9){print $9;}'} device-ip-info.txt)
echo "\n"
echo " *********************************** "
echo " The device ip address is $ip_addrs "
echo " *********************************** "
echo "\n"
if [[ -n "${ip_addrs/[ ]*\n/}" ]]
then
echo "\n"
echo " *********************************** "
echo " Found Ip Address -> $ip_addrs "
echo " *********************************** "
echo "\n"
adb -s $SERIAL tcpip 5555
# adb connect $ip_addrs:5555
#adb connect $ip_addrs:5555
echo "\n\n"
echo " *********************************** "
echo " starting up adb wifi connection on port 5555 ";
echo " *********************************** "
sleep 6
echo "\n\n"
read -p "Remove USB connection from device and the device will try to connect through wifi. Press any key to continue... " -n1 -s
echo ""
echo ""
echo "*********************************** "
adb connect $ip_addrs
echo "*********************************** "
echo ""
echo ""
sleep 3
adb devices
sleep 3
echo "*********************************** "
echo "Your device should be listed above with the assigned wifi ip address"
echo "*********************************** "
echo "\n\n"
adb connect $ip_addrs:5555
exit
else
echo "*********************************** "
echo "Did Not Find Ip Address. Check network connectivity. -> $ip_addrs"
echo "*********************************** "
fi
done
echo "\r\n";
echo "\r\n**** foo has left the building *****\r\n"