Before installing, it is helpful to understand the key binaries included in this specific release package:

Then run sudo udevadm control --reload-rules

Latest revision (as of 2026) is >35.x.x.

Adding the platform-tools folder to your PATH allows you to run adb , fastboot , etc., from any terminal.

Android Studio stores the platform-tools in a specific location relative to your SDK installation (e.g., [Android SDK Path]/platform-tools/ ). Android Studio should also automatically add this directory to your system's PATH, allowing you to run commands like adb from any terminal window.

: Open a terminal or command prompt on your system.

The command-line tool that lets you communicate with a device.

unzip platform-tools_r28.0.1-*.zip -d ~/android-sdk/

You need to grab the standalone .zip file for your specific operating system. platform-tools_r28.0.1-windows.zip macOS: platform-tools_r28.0.1-darwin.zip Linux: platform-tools_r28.0.1-linux.zip

: Search for "Edit the system environment variables," click Environment Variables , find Path under "System variables," and add the full path to your extracted folder.

```bash sdkmanager "platform-tools" --revision 28.0.1

fastboot --version