diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/bolenpad/photophetch/device/AndroidConnector.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/bolenpad/photophetch/device/AndroidConnector.kt
index 48ca4bf..96645ad 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/bolenpad/photophetch/device/AndroidConnector.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/bolenpad/photophetch/device/AndroidConnector.kt
@@ -19,11 +19,17 @@ import kotlin.io.path.absolutePathString
  * Install via: brew install android-platform-tools
  */
 class AndroidConnector(
-    private val adbBin: String = com.bolenpad.photophetch.util.ExternalTools.resolve("adb"),
+    private val adbBin: String = "adb",
 ) : DeviceConnector {
 
     private val log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AndroidConnector::class.java)
 
+    // Resolve adb path lazily — ExternalTools searches Homebrew paths
+    // so the packaged .app finds adb even without shell PATH
+    private val resolvedAdb: String by lazy {
+        com.bolenpad.photophetch.util.ExternalTools.resolve(adbBin)
+    }
+
     // Directories on Android that contain camera-roll originals.
     // Used as fallback if dynamic DCIM discovery finds nothing.
     private val fallbackCameraDirs = listOf(
@@ -213,7 +219,7 @@ class AndroidConnector(
 
     private fun runAdb(serial: String?, vararg args: String): String {
         val cmd = buildList {
-            add(adbBin)
+            add(resolvedAdb)
             if (serial != null) {
                 add("-s")
                 add(serial)