When you enable USB debugging, you can issue commands and retrieve files from your Android phone with a computer via a USB connection. Once plugged in, you don't need to interact with your phone's ...

Once that's on, connect your Android to your computer using a USB cable. When a pop-up appears on your Android asking whether you want to allow USB debugging, tap Allow .

Enable ‘USB Debugging’ Next, back out one level to head to the main Settings menu again. Near the bottom of this screen, select the “Developer options” entry that you just unlocked.

Android 11 Developer Preview 2 includes a new "Wireless debugging" setting to let you connect ADB over a Wi-Fi network instead of USB.