This special remote stores files on an Android device. The `adb` program is used to access the Android device, which allows connecting to it in various ways like a USB cable or wifi. ## example To add a remote for the /sdcard/DCIM directory on the Android device, allowing to import and export photos: git annex initremote android type=adb androiddirectory=/sdcard/DCIM encryption=none exporttree=yes importtree=yes git annex export master --to android ## configuration A number of parameters can be passed to `git annex initremote` to configure the adb remote. * `androiddirectory` - Set to the location on the Android device where files for the special remote are stored. * `androidserial` - Normally this is not needed, but if multiple Android devices are accessible, you'll be prompted to use it to specify which one to use. * `exporttree` - Set to "yes" to make this special remote usable by [[git-annex-export]]. It will not be usable as a general-purpose special remote. Since this makes the exported files easily browsable on the Android device, you will almost always want to enable this. * `importtree` - Set to "yes" to make this special remote usable by [[git-annex-import]]. When set in combination with exporttree, this lets files be imported from it, and changes exported back to it. * `ignorefinderror` - Set to "yes" to ignore errors when running "adb find" on the Android device. This can be useful eg, if some subdirectories are not readable, to let it import the other things that are readable. * `encryption` - One of "none", "hybrid", "shared", or "pubkey". See [[encryption]]. * `keyid` - Specifies the gpg key to use for [[encryption]]. * `chunk` - Enables [[chunking]] when storing large files.