In-Browser Interactivity via XR Widget

Overview of ADB and WebADB

There are instances where we need our PC to interact with an external Android device. This can include installing an application directly from the local machine to our Android devices. Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is a command line tool that facilitates communication between Android phones and computers. This communication can involve file transfers.

In the context of general Android development, ADB enables communication between a PC and Android phones.

However, in the case of WebADB, communication occurs between the PC’s browser and Android devices.

Introduction to the XR widget

It’s common for VR development guides to become confusing when users can’t verify whether they were able to correctly follow the development and configuration instructions. To this end, we’ve introduced an XR widget so we can validate our progress at different checkpoints to see whether our local build is similar to the version offered via the XR widget.

The XR widget is designed to sideloadSideloading is installing an app on a device without using an official application store. APKs and execute commands via ADB ...