How I enabled "Wireless Debugging" on my Samsung phone

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1 - Settings




2 - About Phone



3 - Software Information


Tap 'Build Number' 7 times to enable 'Developer Options'

4 - Settings with Developer Options Enabled



5 - Wireless Debugging Settings in Developer Options



6 - Wireless Debugging Settings



7 - Pairing Development Laptop and Test Device (Phone)

(base) jain@jain-ThinkPad-T440s:~/Desktop/ws/react_native_apps/Reading_App_For_Bright_Orange$ adb version

Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.41
Version 36.0.0-13206524
Installed as /home/jain/Android/Sdk/platform-tools/adb
Running on Linux 6.14.0-37-generic (x86_64)

'Pair Device With Pairing Code' Screen on my phone



(base) jain@jain-ThinkPad-T440s:~/Desktop/ws/react_native_apps/Reading_App_For_Bright_Orange$ adb pair 192.168.1.3:38407
Enter pairing code: 698705
Successfully paired to 192.168.1.3:38407 [guid=adb-R9ZY3098GYX-8MEOzx]


One Cause For Connection Refused Error With "adb connect" Command...

✅ adb pair 192.168.1.3:39931 → SUCCESS
❌ adb connect 192.168.1.3:46419 → Connection refused

This happens because pairing port ≠ connection port.

Get the correct IP:PORT
Re-open Wireless Debugging info on phone

On your Android phone:
Settings → Developer options → Wireless debugging

You will see two things:

IP address & Port (this is the port you must use with adb connect)

Pair with pairing code (you already did this)

👉 Note the IP:PORT shown under “Wireless debugging”, NOT the pairing dialog.


Code

(base) jain@jain-ThinkPad-T440s:~/Desktop/ws/react_native_apps/Reading_App_For_Bright_Orange$ adb connect 192.168.1.3:46419

(base) jain@jain-ThinkPad-T440s:~/Desktop/ws/react_native_apps/Reading_App_For_Bright_Orange$ adb devices
List of devices attached
adb-R9ZY3098GYX-8MEOzx._adb-tls-connect._tcp	device

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