Can Multiple ADB Clients Connect to a Single Android ADBD over Wireless

Question

I have a single Android device that is running adb in TCP mode.

I connect one client use adb connect localhost:XYZ and it works fine.

Meanwhile, I connect a 2nd client on a separate computer adb connect localhost:XYZ

Adb devices shows it as offline, is this a known limitation?

Answer 1

adb clients do not connect to adbd (daemon running on Android device) directly. They connect through adb server which does the multiplexing.

Yes current adb design only supports one adb server connection per adbd.

If you need to send adb commands from another PC - just send it through the adb server running on the 1st PC (the one already connected to the device)

This answer shows how it can be done.