Anyone able to connect to PMX over ADB on a non-rooted Android?

I'm trying to test out this PMX app which was recently suggested.
<https://f-droid.org/de/packages/com.mirfatif.permissionmanagerx/>
<https://f-droid.org/repo/com.mirfatif.permissionmanagerx_125.apk>
Name: permission-manager_com.mirfatif.permissionmanagerx_125.apk
Size: 2847225 bytes (2780 KiB)
SHA256: 678FAC2556E610E080E058F1E1F362F0259C8BF314B7580282C678BFA750AF19

I've been using adb over USB & Wi-Fi for years, using these commands:
c:\> adb connect 192.168.0.2:36295
c:\> adb pair 192.168.0.2:43145 016983
And of course I have Android Developer options & the wireless debugging
tile enabled on my Android 13 unrootable Samsung Galaxy A32-5G phone.

Even with all that adb wi-fi and cable-connecting experience, my initial
connection of PMX over ADB failed; but at first I thought it might have
been because I was also using screencopy mirroring over Wi-Fi at the time.
c:\> scrcpy -s 192.168.0.2

Even when I disconnected from screencopy, and obtained new Android adb
connection and pairing codes, PMX still failed to connect, for me.

It could be just me... which is why I ask the community at large the
question of whether they have been able to connect to PMX over Wi-FI ADB.

Andrew wrote on Sun, 23 Jun 2024 02:46:35 -0000 (UTC) :

> Even when I disconnected from screencopy, and obtained new Android adb
> connection and pairing codes, PMX still failed to connect, for me.

It's rare that I fail to use an app that is simply using adb, particularly
when I've been using ADB over USB & Wi-Fi (connect & pair) for many years.

Here's proof Windows' adb connect works just fine, for me, over Wi-Fi.
<https://i.postimg.cc/Hxs0JZSf/adb-connect.jpg>

Here's proof Windows' adb pair works just fine, for me, over Wi-Fi.
<https://i.postimg.cc/kXDjY4vk/adb-pair.jpg>

And here's proof that PMX works fine to list out package permissions:
<https://i.postimg.cc/4yy10LVz/pmx01.jpg>

Unfortunately I can't get the PMX adb (pair or connect) to work
(which I think is needed to be able to change the package permissions).
<https://i.postimg.cc/Fs2xPxRL/pmx02.jpg>

What am I doing wrongly?

Andrew, 2024-06-23 04:46:

> Anyone able to connect to PMX over ADB on a non-rooted Android?

It is quite cumbersome - you have to open Wireless debugging in the
developer options *and* PMX debug options in a split screen, so you can
do the pairing in PMX using the provided code from the Wireless debug
pairing.

> Even when I disconnected from screencopy, and obtained new Android adb
> connection and pairing codes, PMX still failed to connect, for me.

It seems works somewhat here (at least the connection) - but I only use
PMX to check existing permissions of apps, not to modify them.

--
Arno Welzel
https://arnowelzel.de

Andrew, 2024-06-23 09:29:

[...]
> Unfortunately I can't get the PMX adb (pair or connect) to work
> (which I think is needed to be able to change the package permissions).
> <https://i.postimg.cc/Fs2xPxRL/pmx02.jpg>
>
> What am I doing wrongly?

You have to run *both* apps at the same time in a split screen. When you
leave the wireless debug settings and try to use the code in PMX
afterwards, this will not work.

--
Arno Welzel
https://arnowelzel.de