With Android 11 Beta 1, Google has brought some improvements for developers, including wireless debugging support, a Jetpack Compose update, and more.

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

This is a slightly more involved process than toggling USB debugging on your phone, so follow our guide on installing and using ADB on Windows, Max, Linux, Android, and Chromebooks.

Relatedly, wireless debugging via a convenient QR code scanning pair method (for Android 11 and later) was also added, though some developers have been running into issues with it.

Google today launched Android 11 DP3 with app exit reasons, GWP-ASan heap analysis, ADB Incremental, wireless debugging, and data access auditing.

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Why you should keep USB debugging enabled It's the safety net for valuable files When you enable USB debugging, you can issue commands and retrieve files from your Android phone with a computer ...