# Install adb-enhanced with Homebrew, dnf

Swiss-army knife for Android testing and development. Version 2.11.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-23. Also installable with dnf: sudo dnf install adb-enhanced.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:adb-enhanced
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install adb-enhanced
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install adb-enhanced
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: adb-enhanced from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:adb-enhanced
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 2.11.0
- **Source summary:** Swiss-army knife for Android testing and development
- **Homepage:** <https://ashishb.net/tech/introducing-adb-enhanced-a-swiss-army-knife-for-android-development/>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-23T20:29:30Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- adbe (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 2.11.0
## Project history and usage

adb-enhanced is a Python command-line wrapper around Android Debug Bridge that automates common Android development and testing scenarios.

### Project history

The GitHub repository was created in January 2017. The author blog post, published in June 2018, explains that repeated Android testing flows first became notes and shell scripts, then became the open source tool `adb-enhanced`.

The README positions the tool as a wrapper around `adb`, not a replacement, with commands for device state, permissions, app data, screenshots, screen recording, app inspection, and filesystem operations.

### Adoption history

adb-enhanced is distributed as a Python package and through Homebrew. The README includes install tests for pip and Homebrew, and the supplied package-manager facts list Homebrew and Fedora packaging.

### How it is used

Users invoke the `adbe` executable to toggle Android device states such as doze, battery saver, mobile data, wireless debugging, runtime permissions, app lifecycle commands, screenshots, and screen recording.

### Why package nerds care

The package is useful for developers who want repeatable Android device state changes without remembering long `adb shell` sequences. For maintainers, the main packaging concerns are Python 3 support, installing the `adbe` entry point, and documenting the underlying ADB dependency.

### Timeline

- 2017: GitHub repository `ashishb/adb-enhanced` was created.
- 2018: Author published the release/introductory blog post for adb-enhanced.
- 2018: README documented the Python 3 migration timeline and Python 2 deprecation plan.
- 2020: README states Python 2 no longer worked with the current master branch.

### Related projects

- adb-enhanced wraps Android Debug Bridge and relates to Android SDK platform-tools, Android emulator/device testing, and earlier inspiration from `android-scripts`.

### Sources

- <https://api.github.com/repos/ashishb/adb-enhanced>
- <https://ashishb.net/programming/adb-enhanced/>
- <https://github.com/ashishb/adb-enhanced#readme>


## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for adb-enhanced. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Other Package-Manager Records

- dnf - adb-enhanced - 2.11.0-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: adb-enhanced from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Tool for Android testing and development | https://github.com/ashishb/adb-enhanced


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/adb-enhanced.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/adb-enhanced.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph