How to connect to adb over wifi

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In some cases it might be required to get adb access to your device without plugging in a cable:

Charging port is in bad shape
The data cable is broken
The cable is in another room and you are a couch-potato

Important: Make sure no device is connected to your computer via cable, otherwise any command used after connection won’t get through to the correct device

Note: This method is supported natively since Android 11.

Steps

On your device

Go to the developer settings
Press Enable Wireless debugging
Select Pair device with pairing code

You will see a dialog showing you IP address, port and a code.

On your computer

Open a command line window
Type adb pair <ip>:<port> and replace <ip> and <port> with the data seen on the device
You will be asked for the pairing code. Type it in and hit Enter
You will now see an output similar to Successfully paired to <ip>:<port>
To connect to the device, type adb connect <ip>:<port> and replace <ip> and <port> with the data seen on the Wireless debugging page after closing the pairing dialog

Additionally you will get a notification on your device.

Note: This method is supported natively since Android 11.