Where is adb in Android 6? Is it removed?

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I use a terminal emulator on my mobile phone to connect to other Android devices via adb (Android Debug Bridge).

The connect command is:

/system/bin/adb connect 192.168.179.12

This works fine on Android 5 and below versions. But on Android 6 (Marshmallow) I get the following error:

java.io.IOException: No such file or directory

When I browse the file system on my Android 6 phone I cannot find adb at this path. On older Android versions I can find adb at this location.

Did Google remove adb from Android 6 ? Where is adb on Android 6 devices?

@Empario are you sure? In Android 5 and below it used to be part of the OS. How to install on my mobile without root? — user4500, Nov 02 '15 at 20:54
I do not have phone supporting Marshmallow yet. Therefore I am not able to try it out. Have tried **adb shell adb**? — Empario, Nov 02 '15 at 21:11
Every adb command gives me a "java.io.IOException: No such file or directory" . This happens on marshmallow devices only ! — user4500, Nov 03 '15 at 04:20

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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Yes, as of android 6.0, the compilation of adb for 'device-on-target' was removed.
here is my question on the subject
Don't know why it was removed, but i hope that in the near future they will add the compilation of it.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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answered Nov 04 '15 at 14:21

Dan Mordechai

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It's a pity. Would be interesting to know why they removed it. I already miss it ! – user4500 Nov 04 '15 at 21:43

Where is adb in Android 6? Is it removed?

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