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I've seen a few apps that run locally on Android and hook into the ADB connection over loopback networking to do certain things.

This just adds the step of "download Cool ABD Installer from the play store" to the set of directions I would think.

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Google could easily put an end to that if they wanted. Just block adb access from the loopback address and VPN. I'm surprised this isn't already in place. The setup flow for those apps you're referring to is awkward enough that it's clear it was never intentional to be able to access adb on-device.

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