The Android “platform-tools” is a command line functionality used almost exclusively by app developers. Usually accompanied by the Android SDK Manager, they come in handy for complicated tasks ...

6. In the Command Prompt/Terminal window, enter the following command to launch the ADB daemon: adb devices 7. On your phone's screen, you should see a prompt to allow or deny USB Debugging access.

How to install the Android SDK While this might all sound quite complicated, there is good news: you don’t need to worry about the Android SDK much at all anymore.