Device setup

Mobile DevTools talks to your devices locally — there is no agent daemon, no pairing, and no tokens. Build Helper shells out to your local flutter, git, and Xcode; the Mobile QA device lab talks to local adb and simctl. If those tools work in your terminal, they work here.

Android

1. Install the Android platform-tools (ships with Android Studio, or install platform-tools standalone) so adb is on your PATH.
2. Enable USB debugging on the device (Developer options) and connect it, or start an emulator.
3. Confirm it’s visible:

   adb devices

iOS (macOS only)

1. Install Xcode and its command-line tools.
2. Boot a simulator, or connect a device you’ve set up for development.
3. Confirm it’s visible:

   xcrun simctl list devices booted   # simulators
   xcrun xctrace list devices         # physical devices

Troubleshooting

• Device not showing up? Restart the tool after plugging in — device discovery runs when the device lab loads. Make sure adb devices / simctl list show it first; the tool can only see what your shell can.
• Builds fail but the device is fine? Run flutter doctor — the tool uses the same toolchain your terminal does.