Script to allow your android phone connect wirelessly with your laptop via wifi or phone tethering

scrpwireless.md

#!/bin/bash

# Step 1: Get phone's IP address
echo "Finding phone's IP address..."
PHONE_IP=$(adb shell ip route | awk '{print $9}')

# Check if IP address was found
if [ -z "$PHONE_IP" ]; then
    echo "Could not find the phone's IP address. Make sure your phone is connected via USB and USB debugging is enabled."
    exit 1
fi

# Step 2: Save the IP address to a file for future use
echo "Saving IP address ($PHONE_IP) to 'phone_ip.txt'..."
echo $PHONE_IP > phone_ip.txt

# Step 3: Enable wireless debugging over Wi-Fi
echo "Enabling wireless debugging on port 5555..."
adb tcpip 5555
sleep 2

# Step 4: Connect to the phone using the IP address found
echo "Connecting to the phone at $PHONE_IP:5555..."
adb connect $PHONE_IP:5555
sleep 2

# Step 5: Prompt to remove USB cable
echo "Please disconnect the USB cable from your phone."
read -p "Once you've removed the USB cable, press Enter to continue..."

# Step 6: Start scrcpy with options -S (stay awake) and -w (wireless)
echo "Starting scrcpy..."
scrcpy -S -w