How you connected your Vivo Y33s to your Mac using ADB over Wi-Fi, and how you accessed /storage (including WhatsApp folder).

adb-over-wifi.md

📘 Complete Guide: Connect Vivo Y33s (Funtouch OS 13) to macOS via ADB Over Wi-Fi — No USB Needed

This guide explains every step you used to:

✔ Install ADB on macOS ✔ Enable Wireless Debugging on Vivo ✔ Pair the phone with your Mac (no USB) ✔ Connect over Wi-Fi ✔ Access internal storage (/storage/emulated/...) ✔ Browse WhatsApp folder

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1️⃣ Install Homebrew on macOS

Open Terminal:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

When installation completes, Homebrew is added to:

/opt/homebrew/bin

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2️⃣ Install Android Platform Tools (ADB)

brew install android-platform-tools

This installs:

• adb
• fastboot
• and related tools

Verify:

adb version

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3️⃣ Enable Developer Options on Vivo Y33s

On your phone:

1. Open Settings → About phone
2. Tap Software version (or Build number) 7 times
3. Developer options become enabled

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4️⃣ Enable Wireless Debugging on the Vivo phone

Go to:

Settings → System → Developer options → Wireless debugging → ON

Then tap:

➡ Pair device with pairing code

This shows:

• IP : Port (e.g., 192.168.100.24:44671)
• Pairing code (e.g., 244604)

Keep this screen open — do not lock the phone.

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5️⃣ Pair the phone with Mac (NO USB)

On macOS Terminal:

adb pair 192.168.100.24:44671

Enter the pairing code seen on the phone:

Enter pairing code: 244604
Successfully paired

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6️⃣ Connect the phone over Wi-Fi

Now connect using ADB:

adb connect 192.168.100.24:40903

You should see:

connected to 192.168.100.24:40903

Check devices:

adb devices

Output example:

192.168.100.24:40903   device
adb-3417296818000FD-6nyAEF._adb-tls-connect._tcp   device

This means:

✅ Your Vivo phone is fully connected ✅ ADB over Wi-Fi is running successfully

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7️⃣ Enter the ADB Shell & Access Storage

Start ADB shell:

adb -s 192.168.100.24:40903 shell

Now browse internal storage:

cd /storage/emulated/0
ls

To access WhatsApp folder on multi-user storage (Vivo uses /999):

cd /storage/emulated/999/Android/media/com.whatsapp/WhatsApp
ls

You will see folders like:

Backups
Databases
Media

At this point you can:

• copy (pull) files to Mac
• delete files
• modify files
• explore full storage

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8️⃣ Example Pull (Copy) Command

To copy WhatsApp “Media” to your Mac Downloads folder:

adb -s 192.168.100.24:40903 pull /storage/emulated/999/Android/media/com.whatsapp/WhatsApp/Media ~/Downloads/WhatsAppBackup

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9️⃣ Example Delete Command

Inside ADB shell:

rm -rf /storage/emulated/999/Android/media/com.whatsapp/WhatsApp/Media/*

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1️⃣0️⃣ Notes About Vivo (Important)

Vivo Funtouch OS has strict ADB rules:

• Wireless debugging must stay enabled
• Screen must stay unlocked
• Phone & Mac must be on same Wi-Fi network
• After reboot, you must pair again

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✅ Summary

You successfully connected your Vivo Y33s to macOS without USB, using these steps:

1. Installed Homebrew
2. Installed Android Platform Tools
3. Enabled Wireless Debugging
4. Paired with ADB pairing code
5. Connected using ADB over Wi-Fi
6. Accessed internal storage & WhatsApp files