# Android Frida Server Setup

## Install the Frida Server in the Android Emulator

Get the Android architecture:
```bash
adb shell getprop ro.product.cpu.abi
```

The output should look like:
```
x86
```

Now that we know the architecture is `x86` we can use it to download the Frida server:
```bash
version=$(frida --version) && curl -Lo frida-server.xz https://github.com/frida/frida/releases/download/$version/frida-server-$version-android-x86.xz
```

After the download it’s finish we need to decompress it with:
```bash
xz -d frida-server.xz
```

Next, we will push the frida-server into the Android device with:
```bash
adb push frida-server /data/local/tmp
```

Give it executable permissions:
```bash
adb shell "chmod +x /data/local/tmp/frida-server"
```

## Start the Frida Server in the Android Emulator

Now, open another shell in your computer to start the frida-server inside the Android device or emulator.

Switch adb to the root user with:
```bash
adb root
```

Start the Frida server in the background with:
```bash
adb shell "/data/local/tmp/frida-server&" &
```

Now, check the frida-server is running on the device:
```bash
frida-ps -U
```

The output should be a process list:
```
 PID  Name
----  ---------------------------------------------------
5310  adbd
1687  android.hardware.audio@2.0-service
1790  android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint@2.1-service
...
```