Looking for a way to interact with your Android device on your desktop or laptop? If so, Jack Wallen has just the tool for you.

The Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is the program that lets developers issue commands to Android devices via a computer. This prompt cannot be approved from your phone's lock screen.

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On your Android Wear device: Enable Debug over Bluetooth (described in the previous section). On the phone your Android Wear device is paired with: Attach the phone to your computer with a USB cable.

Hidden in your Android phone's developer options is the USB debugging switch. This useful setting is designed to let Android developers send data and commands between a computer and their phone, but ...