Pixel 7¶

Windows 11 with WSL¶

Prerequisites¶

Required Hardware¶

Google Pixel 7 (works with all Pixel devices)
USB-C cable (preferably the original Google cable)
Linux desktop (Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch, etc.)
Sufficient storage space (recommend 2x your phone's used storage)

Software Requirements¶

Install usbipd on Windows¶

Open PowerShell as Administrator and run:

winget install usbipd

Install ADB in WSL Ubuntu¶

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y \
    adb \
    android-tools-adb \
    android-tools-fastboot \
    git \
    python3 \
    python3-pip \
    rsync \
    gvfs-backends \
    gvfs-fuse \
    mtpfs \
    jmtpfs

# Fedora
sudo dnf install -y \
    android-tools \
    git \
    python3 \
    python3-pip \
    rsync \
    gvfs-mtp \
    simple-mtpfs

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -S \
    android-tools \
    git \
    python \
    python-pip \
    rsync \
    gvfs-mtp \
    android-udev

# Add yourself to plugdev group (for USB access)
sudo usermod -aG plugdev $USER
sudo usermod -aG adbusers $USER  # On Arch

# Log out and back in for group changes to take effect

Enable USB Debugging on your Pixel 7¶

Settings → About phone → tap Build number 7 times
Settings → System → Developer options → enable USB debugging

Attach your phone to WSL¶

Plug your Pixel 7 in via USB, then in PowerShell as Administrator:

# List USB devices to find your phone
usbipd list

You'll see something like:

BUSID  VID:PID    DEVICE
2-3    18d1:4ee7  Google Pixel 7

Then bind and attach it to WSL:

# Replace 2-3 with your actual BUSID
usbipd bind --busid 2-3
usbipd attach --wsl --busid 2-3

Step 5 — Verify ADB sees your phone (in WSL Ubuntu)¶

adb kill-server
adb start-server

Your phone will show a prompt — tap "Always allow from this computer", then:

adb devices
List of devices attached
1234567890ABCDEF    device

mkdir -p ~/pixel7-backups/{full,photos,media,documents,contacts,sms,apps}

# Quick photo backup
adb pull /sdcard/DCIM ~/pixel7-backups/photos/
adb pull /sdcard/Pictures ~/pixel7-backups/photos/