How to identify a Galaxy Nexus device on Ubuntu?

2 years ago
William Carter
1 minute

In order to recognize the Galaxy Nexus device on Ubuntu, you need to follow these steps:

  1. Firstly, make sure that the developer options are enabled on your Galaxy Nexus device. Go to the settings menu on the device, navigate to “About phone” or “Device Information” section, and then click on “Build number” seven times to enable the developer options.
  2. Connect your Galaxy Nexus device to the computer using a USB data cable.
  3. Open the terminal window.
  4. Use the following command to install the ADB (Android Debug Bridge) tool:
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb
  1. To start the ADB daemon, enter the following command in the terminal.
adb start-server
  1. You can now use the following commands to verify if your device has been recognized.
adb devices

If the device is successfully recognized, you will see the serial number and status of your Galaxy Nexus device.

Now, you can use the ADB tool to perform various operations such as file transfer, debugging applications, and more.

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