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https://m4g0.com/posts/how-to-set-up-a-mobile-pen-testing-environment/m4g0.com

Install Java

brew install openjdk
brew install --cask temurin

Install Android Command line tools

Download Android Studio and SDK tools  |  Android DevelopersAndroid Developers

or 
brew install android-commandlinetools

mkdir /Library/Android
mkdir /Liberary/Android/sdk
mv cmdline-tools /Liberary/Android/sdk/
cd /Library/Android/sdk/cmdline-tools
mkdir latest
mv * latest/
echo 'export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=/Library/Android/sdk' >> ~/.zprofile
echo 'export PATH=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/cmdline-tools/latest/bin:$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/platform-tools:$PATH' >> ~/.zprofile
source ~/.zprofile
sdkmanager --list

Install Emulator

sdkmanager --install "platform-tools" "emulator"

Install apksigner

sdkmanager --channel=0 --install "build-tools;31.0.0” 
echo 'export PATH=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT//build-tools/31.0.0/lib' >> ~/.zprofile
source ~/.zprofile

Create and Run an Emulator

sdkmanager --install "system-images;android-26;google_apis;arm64-v8a"                               echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/Library/Android/sdk/emulator' >> ~/.zprofile
source ~/.zprofile

Create Android Virtual Device

avdmanager create avd -n my_emulator_arm -k "system-images;android-26;google_apis;arm64-v8a" --force

Run the AVD

emulator -avd my_emulator_arm

Install apktool

brew install apktool

Install Frida

pipx install frida-tools
# make sure that your emulator virtual device is arm 
adb shell getprop ro.product.cpu.abi
arm64-v8a
# install frida server frida-server-16.6.6-android-arm64.xz
https://github.com/frida/frida/releases
unxz frida-server-16.6.6-android-arm64.xz
adb push frida-server-16.6.6-android-arm64 /data/local/tmp/
adb shell mv /data/local/tmp/frida-server-16.6.6-android-arm64  /data/local/tmp/frida-server
adb shell chmod +x /data/local/tmp/frida-server
adb shell /data/local/tmp/frida-server &

Install APK Signer

Releases · patrickfav/uber-apk-signerGitHub

Install dex2jar

brew install dex2jar

Install Drozer

pipx install drozer 
# https://github.com/WithSecureLabs/drozer-agent/releases/tag/3.1.0
adb install drozer-agent.apk
adb forward tcp:31415 tcp:31415
drozer console connect

Install Jadx

brew install jadx

Install Magisk

Release Magisk v28.1 · topjohnwu/MagiskGitHub

Rooting Android Studio Emulator

GitHub - newbit1/rootAVD: Script to root AVDs running with QEMU Emulator from Android StudioGitHub

Magisk Frida

GitHub - ViRb3/magisk-frida: 🔐 Run frida-server on boot with Magisk, always up-to-dateGitHub