Connect Android Phone to Android Studio Wirelessly (Easy Guide)

What is this?

Normally, you connect your Android phone to your computer using a USB cable to test apps. Wireless Debugging allows you to connect the phone to Android Studio using Wi-Fi instead of a cable.

What You Need

1. Android phone (Android 11 or later recommended)
2. Android Studio installed on your computer
3. Phone and computer connected to the same Wi-Fi network
4. Developer Options enabled on the phone

Step 1: Enable Developer Options

1. Open Settings
2. Go to About Phone
3. Find Build Number
4. Tap it 7 times
5. You will see: “You are now a developer”

Step 2: Enable Wireless Debugging

1. Open Settings
2. Go to Developer Options
3. Turn on:
   • USB Debugging
   • Wireless Debugging

Step 3: Open Terminal on Mac

Open Terminal and check ADB:

adb version

Step 4: Pair the Phone

On the phone:

1. Open Wireless Debugging
2. Tap Pair device with pairing code
3. Note:
   • IP Address
   • Pairing Port
   • Pairing Code

Example:

IP Address: 172.20.10.4
Pairing Port: 42549
Pairing Code: 123456

On your Mac:

adb pair 172.20.10.4:42549

Step 5: Connect the Phone

After pairing, return to the Wireless Debugging screen.

You will see another address like:

IP Address & Port
172.20.10.4:39017

Connect using:

adb connect 172.20.10.4:39017

Step 6: Verify Connection

Run:

adb devices

Expected result:

List of devices attached
172.20.10.4:39017 device

Common Problems

Error: “failed to connect”

Possible reasons:

• Using the Pairing Port with adb connect
• Phone and computer are on different Wi-Fi networks
• Wireless Debugging is turned off
• Device was not paired first

Fix

adb kill-server
adb start-server