#Preparation

#Install Node.js

Install Node.js 18 or above globally.

#Prepare an API key

Prepare an API key from a visual-language (VL) model. You will use it later.

You can check the supported models in Choose a model

#Install adb

adb is a command-line tool that allows you to communicate with an Android device. There are two ways to install adb:

• way 1: use Android Studio to install
• way 2: use Android command-line tools to install

Verify adb is installed successfully:

adb --version

When you see the following output, adb is installed successfully:

Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.41
Version 34.0.4-10411341
Installed as /usr/local/bin//adb
Running on Darwin 24.3.0 (arm64)

#Set environment variable ANDROID_HOME

Reference Android environment variables, set the environment variable ANDROID_HOME.

Verify the ANDROID_HOME variable is set successfully:

echo $ANDROID_HOME

When the command has any output, the ANDROID_HOME variable is set successfully:

/Users/your_username/Library/Android/sdk

#Connect Android device with adb

In the developer options of the system settings, enable the 'USB debugging' of the Android device, if the 'USB debugging (secure settings)' exists, also enable it, then connect the Android device with a USB cable

Verify the connection:

adb devices -l

When you see the following output, the connection is successful:

List of devices attached
s4ey59	device usb:34603008X product:cezanne model:M2006J device:cezan transport_id:3