[BUG] /bin/sh: 1: adb: not found

[cyclops24]

I try run my first react native app with sudo react-native run-android command but it's return below output and app not running:

sudo react-native run-android
JS server already running.
/bin/sh: 1: adb: not found
Building and installing the app on the device (cd android && ./gradlew installDebug)...
:app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:preDebugBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:checkDebugManifest
:app:preReleaseBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportAppcompatV72301Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportRecyclerviewV72301Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportSupportV42321Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComFacebookFrescoDrawee0110Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComFacebookFrescoFbcore0110Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComFacebookFrescoFresco0110Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComFacebookFrescoImagepipeline0110Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComFacebookFrescoImagepipelineBase0110Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComFacebookFrescoImagepipelineOkhttp30110Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComFacebookReactReactNative0392Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComFacebookSoloaderSoloader010Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareOrgWebkitAndroidJscR174650Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareDebugDependencies
:app:compileDebugAidl UP-TO-DATE
:app:compileDebugRenderscript UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateDebugBuildConfig UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateDebugAssets UP-TO-DATE
:app:mergeDebugAssets UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateDebugResValues UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateDebugResources UP-TO-DATE
:app:mergeDebugResources UP-TO-DATE
:app:bundleDebugJsAndAssets SKIPPED
:app:processDebugManifest UP-TO-DATE
:app:processDebugResources UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateDebugSources UP-TO-DATE
:app:processDebugJavaRes UP-TO-DATE
:app:compileDebugJavaWithJavac UP-TO-DATE
:app:compileDebugNdk UP-TO-DATE
:app:compileDebugSources UP-TO-DATE
:app:preDexDebug UP-TO-DATE
:app:dexDebug UP-TO-DATE
:app:validateDebugSigning
:app:packageDebug UP-TO-DATE
:app:zipalignDebug UP-TO-DATE
:app:assembleDebug UP-TO-DATE
:app:installDebug
Installing APK 'app-debug.apk' on 'Google Nexus 5X - 6.0.0 - API 23 - 1080x1920 - 6.0'
Installed on 1 device.

BUILD SUCCESSFUL

Total time: 12.142 secs

This build could be faster, please consider using the Gradle Daemon: http://gradle.org/docs/2.4/userguide/gradle_daemon.html
/bin/sh: 1: adb: not found
Starting the app (adb shell am start -n com.myapp/.MainActivity...

As you seen it's return /bin/sh: 1: adb: not found two time but when I run adb devices it's return below output:

adb devices
List of devices attached
192.168.56.101:5555	device

192.168.56.101:5555 is my Genymotion device I also test with my Nexus 7 but again noting run on device.
I think it's a bug because I have adb but it's return /bin/sh: 1: adb: not found.

Additional Info:
Linux Mint 17.2
Android Platform
React Native 0.39.2

[koraniar]

you need export the path of "platform-tools" inside android sdk folder

run this command with your platform-tools location and retry again
export PATH="/Users/yourUser/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools":$PATH

[cyclops24]

@koraniar I export that variable,
My app build and install on a genymotion or real device but still show /bin/sh: 1: adb: not found.
I think it's a bug on message in react-native-cli because it seems anything worked correctly.

[paynd]

I've got the same bug.
adb installed correctly and available from terminal
And it was working yesterday. :\

[sergeiGKS]

I have the same bug.
Please @cyclops24 , @koraniar did you solve the issue?

[jacobvanorder]

I added export PATH=$PATH:"/Users/<your username here>/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools" to my .bash_profile.

[oscar10176]

I had the same problem I solved,
in your project directory..
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install adb

then

react-native run-android

[jadir-junior]

@oscar10176 solve for ubuntu 16.04

[Ahsanwarsi]

You need to install adb.

Run command below to install.
brew cask install android-platform-tools

If you don't have brew installed, use this command to download that:
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

After installing 'adb' things working fine for me.

[chirag04]

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[alexxsanchezm]

@koraniar It has to be something else, 200 years ago I have exported adb and other platform tools and still not working... My guess react-native is looking for adb somewhere else and in that case ignoring the ENVIRONMENT vars.

I was right... In a Linux system, react-native scripts looks for adb at /usr/local/bin/, It ignores the Environment variables. what I did was create a symlink in /us/local/bin/

pushd /usr/local/bin/
sudo ln -s /opt/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools/adb
popd

That's it

[mvlasaty23]

Just also ran into the same issue setting, following resolved it for me:
Set ANDROID_HOME to your sdk location. (C:\users{username}\AppData\Local\Android\sdk per default)

Add the following to your PATH:
%ANDROID_HOME%/tools
%ANDROID_HOME%/platform-tools

Only platform-tools do not suffice. ;)

[dineshmahajan]

I added export PATH=$PATH:"/Users//Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools" to my .bash_profile.

Thank you its worked for me in mac

[goodwillsandy]

installing adb manually works for me
in terminal type
sudo apt-get install adb
and then try

[nlwiskus]

installing worked for me, brew cask install android-platform-tools

[rajnishcoder]

@oscar10176 you are a hero !!! 👍