Go to and tap Build Number 7 times until it says "You are now a developer."
To run ADB from any folder without navigating to the directory every time, add it to your system’s environment variables: adb 1.0.41
Beyond basic device management, ADB 1.0.41 enables sophisticated debugging workflows that are essential for serious Android development. Go to and tap Build Number 7 times
adb (Android Debug Bridge) continues to be an essential tool for Android developers, QA engineers, and power users. Version 1.0.41 refines the core experience while introducing incremental improvements and fixes that affect day-to-day workflows. This feature examines what’s new, what matters most to users, practical examples, and recommendations for integrating the release into development and test environments. This feature examines what’s new, what matters most
– Added mandatory packet framing checks to mitigate CVE-2020-0238 (an ADB server vulnerability allowing host-side injection). This broke some older third-party GUI tools (e.g., certain builds of Vysor or scrcpy before v1.16) until they updated their handshake logic.