ADB Bridge vs B4A Bridge

[KawaGeo]

I am a seasoned programmer but new to B4A. I have a couple of questions.

1. What is the difference between ADB Bridge and B4A Bridge?

2. What are their advantages and disadvantages?

Thank you.

Geo Massar

 

[Erel]

ADB is part of Android SDK. It allows you to debug a device connected with a USB cable. The problem with ADB is that you need to install a driver specific to your device. Some devices do not support ADB at all.

B4A-Bridge doesn't require any driver. You install a service that runs on the device and communicates with the IDE over the local network.
When you install an application with B4A-Bridge you need to approve the installation. This is a security limit of Android.

If your device supports USB debugging then you do not need to use B4A-Bridge (except of special cases like USB host development).