Android shell don't find the file to execute

Issue

I compiled a code of hello world in C through gcc for ARM. I uploaded the resulting binary to my device and I tried to run it through adb shell. First I got an error about permissions and fixed that. Now it gives me the file not found error but I can see the file in the ls output.

Solution

Your executable is missing a library. The most likely reason is that you just built a Linux ARM executable (not an Android one) which is linked against some libc version other than Android Bionic.

You could either learn how to build proper Android executables or a statically linked binary might just work for your purpose.

Answered By - Alex P.