Chrome remote debug Samsung Galaxy s4

Question

I tried to use the remote debugging tool of Google Chrome for my Samsung Galaxy S4 (https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/docs/remote-debugging?hl=nl). But my

Answer 1

I stumbled over this exact problem. The solution above work's like a charm for me. But I'm lazy as hell, so I created a .bat file:

@ECHO OFF 
cmd.exe /K "cd C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools && C: & adb.exe kill-server & adb.exe start-server"

The directory depends on your installation of your ADT.

Save as killstart_adb.bat and run this. Works for me.

Answer 2

workaround if you don't have ADT (Android Development Toolkit) installed:

Managed to detect android based Samsung Galaxy phone after downloading andorid SDK platform-tools.zip and running the following command: "adb devices". It started some deamon, found attached device, and I was also able to see it in chrome canary inspect tab.

previously I also installed "Universal ADB driver" but not sure if this was required

Answer 3

Do you have ADT (Android Development Toolkit) installed? If so, you may have to restart the ADB server. Follow these steps: (from this answer).

1. Open a command prompt (Win+R, "cmd.exe", Enter)

2. Go to the platform-tools directory of your locally installed ADT. In my case:

   cd /d D:\apps\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20131030\sdk\platform-tools
   

3. Restart the ADT server by running the following commands:

   adb.exe kill-server
   adb.exe start-server
   

4. Now observe that your tablet will ask for remote debugging permission (by checking a fingerprint) upon connection.

5. The device should now be found if you open chrome://inspect.