Run Flutter Apps in Project IDX on your real device

adb.md

Run Flutter App from IDX on a real device

Using Wireless Debugging (Android 10+)

Note

Wireless Debugging requires you to be connected to a wifi network to work, else Wireless Debugging Settings might not open

so there are basically two steps pairing and connecting. we use ngrok for accessing ports publically

Pairing

• Go to Developer Options>Wireless Debugging after connecting to a wifi device
• Enable it, and click on Pair device with pairing code
• note the <PORT> and <PAIRING_CODE>
• now in termux expose that port using ngrok, note the url (tcp://<NGROK_URL>)

  ngrok tcp <PORT>

• Now in IDX Terminal run adb pair <NGROK_URL> <PAIRING_CODE>
• The device is paired

Tip

Disable adb authorization timeout in developer options, so that you don't need to re-pair it after 7 days

Connecting

After the device is paired, its trusted by the phone, and can connect it without pairing again

Whenever connecting,

• Open Wireless Debugging, and note the <PORT> in IP address & Port
• again expose that in ngrok and note the <NGROK_URL>

  ngrok tcp <PORT>

• In IDX Terminal connect to phone

  adb connect <NGROK_URL>

• Devices is connected
• Run on device using flutter

  flutter run -d <NGROK_URL>

Using ADBD Daemon

Warning

This method is less secure (Anyone with the ngrok url can adb into your device without any extra step)

• Enable USB Debugging, connect your device to PC
• start the adbd daemon on any port, say 5555

  adb tcpip 5555

• In your termux, expose that port using ngrok, note the <NGROK_URL>

  ngrok tcp 5555

• connect to device in IDX

  adb connect <NGROK_URL>

• Run app on device

  flutter -d <NGROK_URL>

Ngrok.md

Ngrok on termux

termux-ngrok

to install ngrok:

pkg update -y
pkg install git
git clone https://github.com/Yisus7u7/termux-ngrok

cd termux-ngrok
bash install.sh

then provide it the authtoken by

ngrok config add-authtoken <TOKEN_FROM_WEB_DASHBOARD>

thanks thats great

credit card credentials is asked to use tcp end points in ngrok, port is opened and then closed immediately