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Axka: Moved page Package installation to Adding programs to PATH

2026-02-08T12:29:23Z

Moved page Package installation to Adding programs to PATH

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	== ADB setup ==		== ADB setup ==

	To use ~~the~~ <code>adb</code> ~~program~~, you can just [[~~Package installation~~\|~~install~~]] the <code>android-tools</code> package.		To use <code>adb</code>, you can just [[Adding programs to PATH\|run it from]] the <code>android-tools</code> package.

	{{Note\|1=Previously you would need use <code>programs.adb.enable = true;</code> and <code>users.users.<your-user>.extraGroups = [ "adbusers" ];</code> to add ADB to your PATH and configure access rules. This option is no longer needed as systemd 258 handles uaccess rules automatically. See the Nixpkgs pull request {{pull\|454366}}.}}		{{Note\|1=Previously you would need use <code>programs.adb.enable = true;</code> and <code>users.users.<your-user>.extraGroups = [ "adbusers" ];</code> to add ADB to your PATH and configure access rules. This option is no longer needed as systemd 258 handles uaccess rules for ADB and fastboot automatically. See the Nixpkgs pull request {{pull\|454366}}.}}

	=== Use Older Platform Version ===		=== Use Older Platform Version ===

Axka: Make "ADB setup" section independent of operating system and method of installation.

2026-02-08T10:38:26Z

Make "ADB setup" section independent of operating system and method of installation.

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	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

	== ~~adb~~ setup ==		== ADB setup ==

	To ~~enable~~ <code>adb</code> ~~in NixOS for unprivileged users~~		To use the <code>adb</code> program, you can just [[Package installation\|install]] the <code>android-tools</code> package.
	~~add these lines to your~~ <code>~~configuration.nix~~</code>.
	~~This is mandatory for all further interactions with your android device~~.

	~~<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">~~		{{Note\|1=Previously you would need use <code>programs.adb.enable = true;</code> and <code>users.users.<your-user>.extraGroups = [ "adbusers" ];</code> to add ADB to your PATH and configure access rules. This option is no longer needed as systemd 258 handles uaccess rules automatically. See the Nixpkgs pull request {{pull\|454366}}.}}
	{
	~~environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.android-tools ];~~
	~~users.users.<your-user>.extraGroups = [ "adbusers" ];~~
	}
	~~</syntaxhighlight>~~{{Note\|1=Previously you would need use <code~~><small~~>programs.adb.enable = true;</code></~~small~~> to add ~~adb~~ to your PATH and configure access rules. This option is no longer needed as systemd 258 handles uaccess rules automatically.}}

	=== Use Older Platform Version ===		=== Use Older Platform Version ===

Henriquekirchheck: Update adb setup from the previous `programs.adb` option to the package.

2026-02-08T04:19:19Z

Update adb setup from the previous `programs.adb` option to the package.

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	This is mandatory for all further interactions with your android device.		This is mandatory for all further interactions with your android device.

	<syntaxhighlight lang=nix>		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	{		{
	~~programs~~.~~adb~~.~~enable = true~~;		environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.android-tools ];
	users.users.<your-user>.extraGroups = [ "adbusers" ];		users.users.<your-user>.extraGroups = [ "adbusers" ];
	}		}
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>{{Note\|1=Previously you would need use <code><small>programs.adb.enable = true;</code></small> to add adb to your PATH and configure access rules. This option is no longer needed as systemd 258 handles uaccess rules automatically.}}

	~~This will add [https://github~~.~~com/M0Rf30/android-udev-rules additional udev rules] for unprivileged access as well as add~~ adb ~~to your~~ <code>~~$PATH~~</~~code~~>.

	~~Alternatively, if you don't want~~ to ~~install~~ adb ~~globally but do want~~ to configure ~~the udev~~ rules~~, you can:~~

	~~<syntaxhighlight lang=nix>~~
	{
	~~services~~.~~udev~~.~~packages = [~~
	~~pkgs.android-udev-rules~~
	];
	}
	~~</syntaxhighlight>~~

	=== Use Older Platform Version ===		=== Use Older Platform Version ===

Pigs: Add category development

2025-05-18T16:57:11Z

Add category development

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	# [https://github.com/mrVanDalo/LineagoOS-build LineageOS build setup using terranix and hcloud], based on the [https://gist.github.com/Nadrieril/d006c0d9784ba7eff0b092796d78eb2a shell.nix to build LineageOS]. Useful if you are in a rush and don't have to much CPU power on your hand.		# [https://github.com/mrVanDalo/LineagoOS-build LineageOS build setup using terranix and hcloud], based on the [https://gist.github.com/Nadrieril/d006c0d9784ba7eff0b092796d78eb2a shell.nix to build LineageOS]. Useful if you are in a rush and don't have to much CPU power on your hand.
	# [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Android_Debug_Bridge Archlinux Wiki to Android_Debug_Bridge]		# [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Android_Debug_Bridge Archlinux Wiki to Android_Debug_Bridge]

			[[Category:Development]]

Phanirithvij: 24.05 -> 24.11 changes

2025-03-13T03:48:11Z

24.05 -> 24.11 changes

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	== Using the Android SDK ==		== Using the Android SDK ==
	NixOS uses the androidenv package for building android SDKs and manually creating emulators without the use of Android Studio. Example android sdk is <code>androidenv.~~androidPkgs_9_0~~.androidsdk</code>. They also include all of the SDK tools such as sdkmanager and avdmanager needed to create emulators.
	{{Note\|<code><small>androidenv.androidPkgs_9_0</small></code> has been replaced with <code><u><small>androidenv.androidPkgs</small></u></code> in nixos 24.11, see [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md#backward-incompatibilities-sec-release-2411-incompatibilities backward-incompatibilities-sec-release-2411-incompatibilities], so all the <code><small>~~androidPkgs_9_0~~</small></code> references below ~~need~~ be ~~changed after~~ 24.~~11 gets released~~.}}		NixOS uses the androidenv package for building android SDKs and manually creating emulators without the use of Android Studio. Example android sdk is <code>androidenv.androidPkgs.androidsdk</code>. They also include all of the SDK tools such as sdkmanager and avdmanager needed to create emulators.

			{{Note\|<code><small>androidenv.androidPkgs_9_0</small></code> has been replaced with <code><u><small>androidenv.androidPkgs</small></u></code> in nixos 24.11, see [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md#backward-incompatibilities-sec-release-2411-incompatibilities backward-incompatibilities-sec-release-2411-incompatibilities], so all the <code><small>androidPkgs</small></code> references below will be androidPkgs_9_0 if you are still using 24.05 or below.}}

	The first link provides a guide for creating a custom android SDK, using a predefined SDK, and how to nixify an emulator. The second link is an extra guide that might have some helpful tips for improving your workflow.		The first link provides a guide for creating a custom android SDK, using a predefined SDK, and how to nixify an emulator. The second link is an extra guide that might have some helpful tips for improving your workflow.
	# [https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#android Official Android SDK guide from NixOS.org]		# [https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#android Official Android SDK guide from NixOS.org]
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	<syntaxhighlight lang=console>		<syntaxhighlight lang=console>
			$ # For nixos < 19.03
			$ # nix-shell -p androidenv.platformTools
			$ # for nixos <= 24.05
			$ nix-shell -p androidenv.androidPkgs_9_0.platform-tools
			$ # For nixos >= 24.11
	$ nix-shell -p androidenv.androidPkgs.platform-tools		$ nix-shell -p androidenv.androidPkgs.platform-tools
	% adb devices		% adb devices
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	<syntaxhighlight lang=console>		<syntaxhighlight lang=console>
	~~$ # For nixos < 19.03~~		$ nix-shell -p androidenv.androidPkgs.platform-tools
	~~$ # nix-shell -p androidenv.platformTools~~
	$ nix-shell -p androidenv.~~androidPkgs_9_0~~.platform-tools
	% adb connect 192.168.1.10		% adb connect 192.168.1.10
	% adb shell		% adb shell
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	targetPkgs = pkgs: (with pkgs;		targetPkgs = pkgs: (with pkgs;
	[		[
	androidenv.~~androidPkgs_9_0~~.androidsdk		androidenv.androidPkgs.androidsdk
	glibc		glibc
	]);		]);
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	let		let
	androidSdk = pkgs.androidenv.~~androidPkgs_9_0~~.androidsdk;		androidSdk = pkgs.androidenv.androidPkgs.androidsdk;
	in		in
	pkgs.mkShell {		pkgs.mkShell {
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	gnumake		gnumake
	nettools		nettools
	androidenv.~~androidPkgs_9_0~~.platform-tools		androidenv.androidPkgs.platform-tools
	jdk		jdk
	schedtool		schedtool

Chandlerswift: buildFHSUserEnv → buildFHSEnv

2025-03-06T16:43:01Z

buildFHSUserEnv → buildFHSEnv

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	=== Building Android on NixOS ===		=== Building Android on NixOS ===

	It's possible to use nix-shell with ~~buildFHSUserEnv~~ to set up an environment in which it's viable to build Android without huge amounts of editing. This is an example shell.nix file.		It's possible to use nix-shell with buildFHSEnv to set up an environment in which it's viable to build Android without huge amounts of editing. This is an example shell.nix file.
	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:		{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:

	let fhs = pkgs.~~buildFHSUserEnv~~ {		let fhs = pkgs.buildFHSEnv {
	name = "android-env";		name = "android-env";
	targetPkgs = pkgs: with pkgs;		targetPkgs = pkgs: with pkgs;

Leroy: Concrete example, relevant to android.

2025-01-24T11:37:19Z

Concrete example, relevant to android.

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	=== Android Debug Bridge ===		=== Android Debug Bridge ===

	Run <code>nix-shell -p usbutils --run "lsusb"</code> on your terminal to get the list of USB devices connected to your computer. Sample output ~~([https://stackoverflow.com/a/58594229/437459 source])~~:<pre>		Run <code>nix-shell -p usbutils --run "lsusb"</code> on your terminal to get the list of USB devices connected to your computer. Sample output:<pre>
			...
	Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub		Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
	Bus ~~001~~ Device ~~009~~: ID ~~138a~~:~~0010 Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS Fingerprint sensor~~		Bus 002 Device 007: ID 0fce:320d Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB Xperia 5 III
	Bus 001 ~~Device 008~~: ID ~~13d3~~:~~3491 IMC Networks~~		Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
			...
	</pre>		</pre>

	<code>ID ~~1d6b~~:~~0003~~</code> can be seen as: <code>idVendor = ~~1d6b~~</code> and <code>idProduct = ~~0003~~</code>.		<code>ID 0fce:320d</code> can be seen as: <code>idVendor = 0fce</code> and <code>idProduct = 320d</code>.

	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
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	let		let
	# nix-shell -p usbutils --run "lsusb"		# nix-shell -p usbutils --run "lsusb"
	idVendor = "~~1d6b~~"; # Change according to the guide above		idVendor = "0fce"; # Change according to the guide above
	idProduct = "~~0003~~"; # Change according to the guide above		idProduct = "320d"; # Change according to the guide above
	in		in
	''		''

Leroy: styling

2025-01-24T11:31:43Z

styling

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	Run <code>nix-shell -p usbutils --run "lsusb"</code> on your terminal to get the list of USB devices connected to your computer. Sample output ([https://stackoverflow.com/a/58594229/437459 source]):<pre>		Run <code>nix-shell -p usbutils --run "lsusb"</code> on your terminal to get the list of USB devices connected to your computer. Sample output ([https://stackoverflow.com/a/58594229/437459 source]):<pre>
	Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root ~~hubBus~~ 001 Device 009: ID 138a:0010 Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS Fingerprint sensor		Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
			Bus 001 Device 009: ID 138a:0010 Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS Fingerprint sensor
	Bus 001 Device 008: ID 13d3:3491 IMC Networks		Bus 001 Device 008: ID 13d3:3491 IMC Networks
	</pre>		</pre>

FliegendeWurst: /* Android Development */ add note about using the emulator

2025-01-16T22:26:47Z

Android Development: add note about using the emulator

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	nixpkgs.config.android_sdk.accept_license = true;		nixpkgs.config.android_sdk.accept_license = true;
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

			To use the Android Emulator, you need to enable KVM virtualization (in your BIOS) and make sure your user has permission to use KVM (add yourself to the <code>kvm</code> group).

	=== gradlew ===		=== gradlew ===

Almino: Making it easier to list USB devices for beginners.

2024-12-20T15:01:46Z

Making it easier to list USB devices for beginners.

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	=== Android Debug Bridge ===		=== Android Debug Bridge ===

			Run <code>nix-shell -p usbutils --run "lsusb"</code> on your terminal to get the list of USB devices connected to your computer. Sample output ([https://stackoverflow.com/a/58594229/437459 source]):<pre>
			Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hubBus 001 Device 009: ID 138a:0010 Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS Fingerprint sensor
			Bus 001 Device 008: ID 13d3:3491 IMC Networks
			</pre>

			<code>ID 1d6b:0003</code> can be seen as: <code>idVendor = 1d6b</code> and <code>idProduct = 0003</code>.

	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">

	{		{
	programs.adb.enable = true;		programs.adb.enable = true;
	services.udev.extraRules = ''		services.udev.extraRules =
	# ~~replace~~ the "[]" ~~for~~ the ~~idVendor and idProduct variable~~		let
	SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="[]", MODE="[]", GROUP="adbusers", TAG+="uaccess"		# nix-shell -p usbutils --run "lsusb"
	SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="[]", ATTR{idProduct}=="[]", SYMLINK+="android_adb"		idVendor = "1d6b"; # Change according to the guide above
	SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="[]", ATTR{idProduct}=="[]", SYMLINK+="android_fastboot"		idProduct = "0003"; # Change according to the guide above
	'';		in
			''
			SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="${idVendor}", MODE="[]", GROUP="adbusers", TAG+="uaccess"
			SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="${idVendor}", ATTR{idProduct}=="${idProduct}", SYMLINK+="android_adb"
			SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="${idVendor}", ATTR{idProduct}=="${idProduct}", SYMLINK+="android_fastboot"
			'';

	# add user to adbusers group		# add user to adbusers group
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	}		}
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

	# [https://nixos.org/nix-dev/2015-April/016881.html more information on that snippet]		# [https://nixos.org/nix-dev/2015-April/016881.html more information on that snippet]
	# [https://gist.github.com/Nadrieril/d006c0d9784ba7eff0b092796d78eb2a A shell.nix to build LineageOS]		# [https://gist.github.com/Nadrieril/d006c0d9784ba7eff0b092796d78eb2a A shell.nix to build LineageOS]