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# Android™ Debug Bridge (adb)

Your journey to master Android™ Shell begins here

Time flies really, now its the the sixth time that I update this topic because now many new commands have been added that are adapted for the latest version of Android v13. I didnt find any good help page for several years and the ones that have existed since before are obsolete and on the ones that existed before, there are a lot of commands that has been removed and there have also been added other commands in recent times.

Android is used in all kind of devices, tv, android boxes, media centers, routers, switches, smartphones, tabs, it's even used in your car and alot of more devices we can find android and if if we get hold of root and shell and can master android via cli then you probably understand what an incredible benefit you can get by learning adb, you don't have to become a master, it's enough that you know a little more than most people and you suddenly have incredible experience on your CV in 2022 and above all, you will have more fun with your devices:)

I have probably spent more then 1000h working with android devices in cli and i still learning new things everyday

This wiki is up to date and we also cover new commands on Android 13 - Release date for Android v13: 15 August 2022.

Android 12 FRP Bypass for All Samsung devices

Samsung Android 12 FRPBypass - All models

Secret Codes™ Samsung Latest Models

Secret Code	Description	ADB Command
*#06#	IMEI number	com.sec.android.app.servicemodeapp/com.sec.android.app.modemui.activities.ShowIMEI
*#0228#	Battery status	com.sec.android.app.factorykeystring/com.sec.android.app.status.BatteryStatus
#0#	HW Module Test	com.sec.android.app.hwmoduletest/com.sec.android.app.hwmoduletest.HwModuleTest
*#2222#	Service Mode	com.sec.android.RilServiceModeApp/com.sec.android.RilServiceModeApp.ServiceModeApp
*#2663	Touch FIrmware	com.sec.android.app.factorykeystring/com.sec.android.app.status.touch_firmware
*#1234	FIrmware info	com.sec.android.app.factorykeystring/com.sec.android.app.version.SimpleVersion
?	WiFi Info	com.sec.android.app.servicemodeapp/com.sec.android.app.servicemodeapp.WifiInfoActivity

Awesome Aliases For ADB

Copy and paste for add below aliases in ~/.bashrc

cat <<! > ~/.bashrc
#### Aliases for ADB
alias startintent="adb devices | tail -n +2 | cut -sf 1 | xargs -I X adb -s X shell am start $1"
alias apkinstall="adb devices | tail -n +2 | cut -sf 1 | xargs -I X adb -s X install -r $1"
alias rmapp="adb devices | tail -n +2 | cut -sf 1 | xargs -I X adb -s X uninstall $1"
alias clearapp="adb devices | tail -n +2 | cut -sf 1 | xargs -I X adb -s X shell pm clear $1"
!

Download Android™ Google Account Manager

Google Account Manager Android 4.0.3

Google Account Manager Android 4.4.4

Google Account Manager Android 5.0.1

Google Account Manager Android 6.0

Google Account Manager Android 7.0

Google Account Manager Android 7.1.2

Google Account Manager Android 7.1.25

Google Account Manager Android 8.0

Google Account Manager Android 8.1

Google Account Manager Android 9

Google Account Manager Android 10

Open Android™ Default Applications

You must visit https://wuseman.github.io/adb-cheatsheet/ to be able to open buttons

Click to Open ADB Settings
Click to Open - Device Set Screen Lock
Click to Open - Device Settings
Click to Open - Device Calculator
Click to Open USB Settings

Open Android™ Samsung Applications

Click to Open - Alliance Shield X in Galaxy Store
Click to Open - Samsung Apps
Click to Open - Samsung My Files
Click to Open - Samsung Galaxy Store
Click to Open - Samsung Smart Switch
Click to Open - Samsung Secure Folder
Click to Open - Samsung Biometrics Fingerprint ID

Open Android™ Google Applications

Click to Open - Google Assistant
Click to Open - Google Chrome Browser
Click To Open - Google Search App
Click to Open - Google Youtube App
Click to Open - Google GMAIL

Open Android™ Motorola Applications

Click to Open - Motorola Default Launcher

Open Android™ Xiamaoi Applications

Click to Open Mi Manager

Open Android™ Secret Codes

Click to Open UUISD Code - Show IMEI - #06
Click to Open UUISD Code - Show Secret Diagnostic Mode - #0#

Android™ Source Code

Android™ Source Code

Android™ Issue Tracker

Android™ Issue Tracker

Android Firmware Downloading

Download Samsung firmware faster with Frija

ADB Shell / Fastboot install

Source Files

MacOSX

1. Download the Android SDK Platform Tools ZIP file for macOS.
2. Extract the ZIP to an easily-accessible location (like the Desktop for example).
3. Open Terminal.
4. To browse to the folder you extracted ADB into, enter the following command: cd /path/to/extracted/folder/
5. For example, on my Mac it was this: cd /Users/Doug/Desktop/platform-tools/
6. Connect your device to your Mac with a compatible USB cable. 
    Change the USB connection mode to “file transfer (MTP)” mode. 
    This is not always required for every device, but it’s best to just leave it in this mode so you don’t run into any issues.
7. Once the Terminal is in the same folder your ADB tools are in, you can execute the following command to launch the ADB daemon: ./adb devices
8. On your device, you’ll see an “Allow USB debugging” prompt. Allow the connection.
9. Finally, re-enter the command from step #7. If everything was successful, 
    you should now see your device’s serial number in macOS’s Terminal window.

Linux

1. Download the Android SDK Platform Tools ZIP file for Linux.
2. Extract the ZIP to an easily-accessible location (like the Desktop for example).
3. Open a Terminal window.
4. Enter the following command: cd /path/to/extracted/folder/
5. This will change the directory to where you extracted the ADB files.
6. So for example: cd /Users/Doug/Desktop/platform-tools/
7. Connect your device to your Linux machine with your USB cable. 
    Change the connection mode to “file transfer (MTP)” mode. 
    This is not always necessary for every device, but it’s recommended so you don’t run into any issues.
8. Once the Terminal is in the same folder your ADB tools are in, you can execute the following command to launch the ADB daemon: ./adb devices
9. Back on your smartphone or tablet device, you’ll see a prompt asking you to allow USB debugging. Go ahead and grant it.

Windows 10

1: Download: https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip
2: Extract the contents of this ZIP file into an easily accessible folder (such as C:\platform-tools)
3: Open Windows explorer and browse to where you extracted the contents of this ZIP file
4: Then open up a Command Prompt from the same directory as this ADB binary. This can be done by holding 
    Shift and Right-clicking within the folder then click the “Open command window here” option. 
5: Connect your smartphone or tablet to your computer with a USB cable. 
    Change the USB mode to “file transfer (MTP)” mode. Some OEMs may or may not require this, 
    but it’s best to just leave it in this mode for general compatibility.
6: In the Command Prompt window, enter the following command to launch the ADB daemon: adb devices
7: On your phone’s screen, you should see a prompt to allow or deny USB Debugging access. Naturally, 
   you will want to grant USB Debugging access when prompted (and tap the always allow check box if you never want to see that prompt again).
8: Finally, re-enter the command from step #6. If everything was successful,
   you should now see your device’s serial number in the command prompt (or the PowerShell window).

Arch Linux

pacman -S android-tools

Gentoo (android-tools includes fastboot)

emerge --ask dev-util/android-sdk-update-manager dev-util/android-tools

Fedora

dnf install adb

Ubuntu

apt install adb fastboot -y

Android™ files

SMS and Phone Phone logs is stored in below files

/data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db
/data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db

Audio files is stored in

/system/media/audio/ui/                       
/system/media/audio/ringtones
/system/media/audio/notifications

When you unlock your device your device will save encryption key in

/keyrefuge/misc/vold/user_keys/ce/0/current

Backup all Partitions from /dev/block/by-name on your PC (root required)

for partitions in $(ls /dev/block/by-name/); do 
    "su -c dd if=/dev/block/by-name/partitions"|dd of=${partitions}.img; 
done

ADB Shell commands

Start ADB server:

adb start-server

Stop ADB server:

adb stop-server

Kill ADB server:

adb kill-server

Setup ADB server via Wi-Fi

adb tcpip <port>

Connect to ADB server:

adb connect <device_ip>

Restarts the adbd daemon listening on USB

adb usb

List Connected Devices:

adb devices

Get Status:

adb get-state

Print Serial Number:

adb get-serialno

Backup Device:

adb backup -all

Restore Device:

adb restore /path/to/backupflile.adb

Enter ADB shell:

adb shell

Enter if there is multiple devices connected:

adb -s <id_from_adb_devices> shell

To print device serial no:

adb get-serialno

Create a bugreport:

adb bugreport

Install an app:

adb install <apk_file>

Install an app and keep all it's data from a previous setup:

adb install -r <apk_file>

Uninstall an app:

adb uninstall <apk_file>

Transfer a file from PC > Device

adb push mypicture.png /storage/on/device

Transfer a file from Device > PC

adb push myfolder /storage/on/device

Pull a file

adb pull = tansfer a file: device > pc

adb pull /storage/on/device/mypicture.png /path/on/pc

Pull a folder (Transfer a folder FROM device > pc)

adb pull /storage/on/device /path/on/pc

Pull installed apk files

Screenshot

Pull all files inside a folder to a path (Transfer all files in a folder FROM device > pc)

adb pull /storage/on/device/ /path/on/pc # Notice the trial slash

ADB Shell exec-out

Stream Device Screen on your PC

adb exec-out screenrecord --Example Output-format=h264 - \
    | prefered tool - <stdin>

Stream via Mplayer (Recommended)

Recommended since it is starts immediately, very little delay, and doesn't freak out like vlc.

adb exec-out screenrecord \
    --output-format=h264 - \
        |ffplay \
        -framerate 60 \
        -probesize 32 \
        -sync video  -

ffplay works, but it seems to take a few seconds to decide to start, and ends up lagging well behind the entire time.

Stream via FFPLay

FFPlay Default - No Settings

adb shell screenrecord --Example Output-format=h264 - | ffplay -

FFplay Customized

adb exec-out screenrecord \
    --Example Output-format=h264 - \
        |ffplay \
        -framerate 60 \
        -probesize 32 \
        -sync video  -

adb shell screenrecord \
    --bit-rate=16m \
    --Example Output-format=h264 \
    --size 800x600 - \
        |ffplay \
        -framerate 60 \
        -framedrop \
        -bufsize 16M -

Screenshot

FFplay Customized - Stream vin 1080p

adb exec-out screenrecord \
    --bit-rate=16m \
    --Example Output-format=h264 \
    --size 1920x1080 -

ADB Shell network

Sniff your device network and SMS traffic via Wireshark on your PC

Via Shell

adb shell su -c tcpdump -nn -i wlan0 -U -s0 -w - \
    'not port 5555' \
    |wireshark -k -i -

Via exec-out

adb exec-out "su -c tcpdump -i any -U -w - 2>/dev/null" \
    |wireshark -k -S -i -

ADB Shell reboot

System

adb reboot

Recovery

adb reboot recovery

Bootloader

adb reboot bootloader

Fastboot (some brands)

adb reboot fastboot

ADB Shell date

Set date

adb shell date MMDDYYYY.XX;am broadcast \
    -a android.intent.action.TIME_SET

ADB Shell cmd

Send notify and push notice to notification bar

adb shell su -lp 2000 -c "cmd notification post -S bigtext \
    -t 'adb pwnz' 'Tag' 'it rly does'"

!!! Notice "when lock screen is set, all commands require the --old <CREDENTIAL> argument."

ADB Shell cmd lock_settings

Sets the package name for server based resume on reboot service provider.

adb shell cmd lock_settings set-resume-on-reboot-provider-package <package_name>

Removes cached unified challenge for the managed profile.

adb shell cmd lock_settings remove-cache \
    --user 0

Verifies the lock credentials.

adb shell cmd lock_settings verify \
    --old 1234 --user 0

Clears the lock credentials.

adb shell cmd lock_settings clear \
    --old 1234 --user 0

Enables / disables synthetic password.

adb shell cmd lock_settings sp \
    --old 1234 \
    --user 0  <1|0>

Gets whether synthetic password is enabled.

adb shell cmd lock_settings sp \
    --old 1234 \
    --user 0

Sets the lock screen as password, using the given PASSOWRD to unlock.

adb shell cmd lock_settings set-password \
    --old 1234 \
    --user 0 'newPassword`

Sets the lock screen as PIN, using the given PIN to unlock.

adb shell cmd lock_settings set-pin \
    --old 1234 \
    --user 0 `newPin`

Sets the lock screen as pattern, using the given PATTERN to unlock.

adb shell cmd lock_settings set-pattern \
    --old 1234 \
    --user 0  `newPattern`

When true, disables lock screen.

adb shell cmd lock_settings set-disabled \
    --old 1234 \
    --user 0  `true|false`
    ```
##### Checks whether lock screen is disabled.
```sh
adb shell cmd lock_settings get-disabled \
    --old 1234 \
    --user 0

ADB Shell cmd testharness

About:
  Test Harness Mode is a mode that the device can be placed in to prepare
  the device for running UI tests. The device is placed into this mode by
  first wiping all data from the device, preserving ADB keys.

  By default, the following settings are configured:
    * Package Verifier is disabled
    * Stay Awake While Charging is enabled
    * OTA Updates are disabled
    * Auto-Sync for accounts is disabled

  Other apps may configure themselves differently in Test Harness Mode by
  checking ActivityManager.isRunningInUserTestHarness()

Test Harness Mode commands:
  help
    Print this help text.

  enable|restore
    Erase all data from this device and enable Test Harness Mode,
    preserving the stored ADB keys currently on the device and toggling
    settings in a way that are conducive to Instrumentation testing.

ADB Shell cmd stats

start
adb shell cmd stats print-stats

Send a broadcast that triggers the subscriber to fetch metrics.

adb shell cmd stats send-broadcast `uid` `name`

 cmd stats send-broadcast [UID] NAME

     UID           The uid of the configuration. It is only possible to pass
                   the UID parameter on eng builds. If UID is omitted the
                   calling uid is used.
     NAME          The name of the configuration

Flushes all data on memory to disk.

adb shell cmd stats write-to-disk

Prints the UID, app name, version mapping.

adb shell cmd stats print-uid-map

Log a binary push state changed event.

adb shell cmd stats log-binary-push NAME VERSION STAGING ROLLBACK_ENABLED LOW_LATENCY STATE EXPERIMENT_IDS

NAME                The train name.
VERSION             The train version code.
STAGING             If this train requires a restart.
ROLLBACK_ENABLED    If rollback should be enabled for this install.
LOW_LATENCY         If the train requires low latency monitoring.
STATE               The status of the train push.
                        Integer value of the enum in atoms.proto.
EXPERIMENT_IDS      Comma separated list of experiment ids.
                        Leave blank for none.

Hide all notifications icons on Status Bar

adb shell cmd statusbar send-disable-flag notification-icons

Reset all flags to default

adb shell cmd statusbar send-disable-flag none

Print Status Bar Icons

adb shell cmd statusbar get-status-icons

Print Preferences for Status Bar

adb shell cmd statusbar prefs list-prefs

Expand Status Bar

adb shell cmd statusbar expand-notifications

Collapse Status Bar

adb shell cmd statusbar collapse

Expand Full Settings

adb shell cmd statusbar expand-settings

Status Bar Help

adb shell cmd statusbar help

Print auth user

adb shell cmd user list

Enable night mode (Dark Mode)

adb shell cmd uimode night yes

Disable night mode

adb shell cmd uimode night no

Enable car Mode

adb shell cmd uimode car yes

Disable car (car Mode)

adb shell cmd uimode car no

Scan for nearby ssid:s, give it 7 seconds for scan and fetch some wifi data

Screenshot

#!/bin/bash

adb shell cmd -w wifi start-scan
sleep 7
adb shell cmd -w wifi list-scan-results

Sets whether we are in the middle of an emergency call.

Equivalent to receiving the TelephonyManager.ACTION_EMERGENCY_CALL_STATE_CHANGED broadcast.

adb shell cmd -w wifi set-emergency-call-state `enabled|disabled`

Sets whether Emergency Callback Mode (ECBM) is enabled.

adb shell cmd -w wifi set-emergency-callback-mode `enabled|disabled`

Lists the suggested networks from the app

adb shell cmd -w wifi list-suggestions-from-app `com.app.example`

Lists all suggested networks on this device

adb shell cmd -w wifi list-all-suggestions

!!! Note "This only returns whether the app was set via the 'network-requests-set-user-approved' shell command"

Queries whether network requests from the app is approved or not.

adb shell cmd -w wifi network-requests-has-user-approved `com.app.example`

Note: Only 1 such app can be approved from the shell at a time

Sets whether network requests from the app is approved or not.

adb shell cmd -w wifi network-requests-set-user-approved `com.app.example` yes|no

Lists the requested networks added via shell

adb shell cmd -w wifi list-requests

Removes all active requests added via shell

adb shell cmd -w wifi remove-all-requests

Remove a network request with provided SSID of the network

adb shell cmd -w wifi remove-request <ssid>

Add a network request with provided params

adb shell cmd -w wifi add-request <ssid> open|owe|wpa2|wpa3 [<passphrase>] [-b <bssid>]

Initiates wifi settings reset

adb shell cmd -w wifi settings-reset

Gets softap supported features. Will print 'wifi_softap_acs_supported'

adb shell cmd -w wifi get-softap-supported-features

Gets setting of wifi watchdog trigger recovery.

adb shell cmd -w wifi get-wifi-watchdog

Sets whether wifi watchdog should trigger recovery

adb shell cmd -w wifi set-wifi-watchdog `enabled|disabled`

Sets country code to or left for normal value

adb shell cmd -w wifi force-country-code enabled <two-letter code> | disabled

Manually triggers a link probe.

adb shell cmd -w wifi send-link-probe

Clears the user disabled networks list.

adb shell cmd -w wifi clear-user-disabled-networks

Removes all user approved network requests for the app.

adb shell cmd -w wifi network-requests-remove-user-approved-access-points \
    `com.app.example`

Clear the user choice on Imsi protection exemption for carrier

adb shell cmd -w wifi imsi-protection-exemption-clear-user-approved-for-carrier \
    <carrier id>

Queries whether Imsi protection exemption for carrier is approved or not

adb shell cmd -w wifi imsi-protection-exemption-has-user-approved-for-carrier \
    <carrier id>

Sets whether Imsi protection exemption for carrier is approved or not

adb shell cmd -w wifi imsi-protection-exemption-set-user-approved-for-carrier \
    <carrier id> yes|no

Queries whether network suggestions from the app is approved or not.

adb shell cmd -w wifi network-suggestions-has-user-approved `com.app.example`

Sets whether network suggestions from the app is approved or not.

adb shell cmd -w wifi network-suggestions-set-user-approved \
    `com.app.example` yes|no

Sets whether low latency mode is forced or left for normal operation.

adb shell cmd -w wifi force-low-latency-mode `enabled|disabled`

Sets whether hi-perf mode is forced or left for normal operation.

adb shell cmd -w wifi force-hi-perf-mode `enabled|disabled`

Gets current interval between RSSI polls, in milliseconds.

adb shell cmd -w wifi get-poll-rssi-interval-msecs

Sets the interval between RSSI polls to `<int>` milliseconds.

adb shell cmd -w wifi set-poll-rssi-interval-msecs `<int>`

Gets setting of `CMD_IP_REACHABILITY_LOST` events triggering disconnects.

Equivalent to receiving the TelephonyManager.ACTION_EMERGENCY_CALL_STATE_CHANGED broadcast, sets whether we are in the middle of an emergency call.

adb shell cmd -w wifi set-emergency-call-state `enabled|disabled`

Equivalent to receiving the TelephonyManager.ACTION_EMERGENCY_CALLBACK_MODE_CHANGED broadcast.

adb shell cmd -w wifi set-emergency-callback-mode `enabled|disabled`

Lists the suggested networks from the app

adb shell cmd -w wifi list-suggestions-from-app `com.app.example`

Lists all suggested networks on this device

adb shell cmd -w wifi list-all-suggestions

Notice: This only returns whether the app was set via the 'network-requests-set-user-approved' shell command

Queries whether network requests from the app is approved or not

adb shell cmd -w wifi network-requests-has-user-approved `com.app.example`

Note: Only 1 such app can be approved from the shell at a time

Sets whether network requests from the app is approved or not.

adb shell cmd -w wifi network-requests-set-user-approved `com.app.example` yes|no

Lists the requested networks added via shell

adb shell cmd -w wifi list-requests

Removes all active requests added via shell

adb shell cmd -w wifi remove-all-requests

Remove a network request with provided SSID of the network

adb shell cmd -w wifi remove-request <ssid>

Add a network request with provided params

adb shell cmd -w wifi add-request <ssid> \
    open|owe|wpa2|wpa3 [<passphrase>] \
    [-b <bssid>]

Initiates wifi settings reset

adb shell cmd -w wifi settings-reset

and/or 'wifi_softap_wpa3_sae_supported', each on a separate line.

adb shell cmd -w wifi get-softap-supported-features

Gets setting of wifi watchdog trigger recovery.

adb shell cmd -w wifi get-wifi-watchdog

Sets whether wifi watchdog should trigger recovery

adb shell cmd -w wifi set-wifi-watchdog `enabled|disabled`

Sets country code to or left for normal value

adb shell cmd -w wifi force-country-code enabled <two-letter code> | disabled

Sets whether soft AP channel is forced to MHz

adb shell cmd -w wifi force-softap-channel enabled <int> | disabled

Manually triggers a link probe.

adb shell cmd -w wifi send-link-probe

Clears the user disabled networks list.

adb shell cmd -w wifi clear-user-disabled-networks

Removes all user approved network requests for the app.

adb shell cmd -w wifi network-requests-remove-user-approved-access-points `com.app.example`

Clear the user choice on Imsi protection exemption for carrier

adb shell cmd -w wifi imsi-protection-exemption-clear-user-approved-for-carrier <carrier id>

Queries whether Imsi protection exemption for carrier is approved or not

adb shell cmd -w wifi imsi-protection-exemption-has-user-approved-for-carrier <carrier id>

Sets whether Imsi protection exemption for carrier is approved or not

adb shell cmd -w wifi imsi-protection-exemption-set-user-approved-for-carrier <carrier id> yes|no

List uid owner of a package

adb shell cmd package list packages -U

List packages a.k.a: pm list packages

adb shell cmd package list packages -l

List disabled packages

adb shell cmd package list packages -d

Filter to only show enabled packages

adb shell cmd package list packages -e

Filter to only show third party packages

adb shell cmd package list packages -3

Set the default home activity (aka launcher)

adb shell cmd package set-home-activity [--user USER_ID] TARGET-COMPONENT

Prints all features of the system

adb shell cmd package list features

Print briefs

adb shell cmd package resolve-activity --brief  com.facebook.katana

ADB Shell pm

Contributed This Awesome Gist

Disable AutoUpdate for any Package

adb shell pm disable-user –user 0 <package_name>

Disable AutoUpdate for all applications

adb shell pm disable-user com.android.vending

Print all applications in use

adb shell pm list packages|sed -e "s/package://" 

|while read x; do 
    cmd package resolve-activity --brief $x \
    |tail -n 1 \
    |grep -v "No activity found" 
done

List all packages installed on device

adb shell pm list packages

List enabled packages

adb shell pm list packages -e

List disabled packages

adb shell pm list packages -d

List third party packages installed by user

adb shell pm list packages -3

List users

adb shell pm list users

List permission groups

adb shell pm list permission-groups

List features

adb shell pm list features

Uninstall any installed package:

adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.package.name

Uninstall multiple apps:

for packages in com.package1 com.package2; do 
    adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 "${packages}"
done

Clear application data:

adb shell pm clear PACKAGE_NAME

List permission groups:

adb shell pm list permission-groups

List instrumentation:

adb shell pm list instrumentation

Grant permission to an app (Example Only For Grant):

adb shell pm grant com.application android.permission.READ_LOGS

Revoke permission to an app (Example Only For Revoke):

adb shell pm revoke com.application android.permission.READ_LOGS

Reset all permissions for an app:

adb shell pm reset-permissions -p your.app.package

ADB Shell logcat

* V — Verbose (lowest priority)
* D — Debug
* I — Info (default priority)
* W — Warning
* E — Error
* F — Fatal
* S — Silent (highest priority, on which nothing is ever printed)

Log buffer containing all buffer logs

adb logcat -b all -c color

Print all ŕaido info

adb logcat -v threadtime -b radio -d \
    -f /data/log/radio_*.log

Log buffer containing radio and telephony messages

adb logcat -b radio -c color

Log buffer containing events

adb logcat -b  events -c color

Log buffer contains multi values is possible

adb logcat -b main -b radio -b events

You can use , for separator

adb logcat -b main,radio,events

Show log buffer event descriptions

adb logcat -v descriptive -v color

Display time in seconds starting from Jan 1, 1970.

adb logcat -v epoch -v color

Display time in CPU seconds starting from the last boot.

adb logcat -v monotonic -v color

Ensure that any binary logging content is escaped.

adb logcat -v printable -v color

Use -v time for print timestamps, and threadtime for dates:

adb logcat -v time

adb logcat -v threadtime

For get Example Output colorized with logcat:

adb logcat -v color

Displays current log buffer sizes:

adb logcat -g

Sets the buffer size (K or M):

adb logcat -G 16M

Clear the log buffer:

adb logcat -c

Enables ALL log messages (verbose mode)

adb logcat *:V

Dumps data to specified file

adb logcat -f <filename>

Display PID with the log info

adb logcat -v process

Display the raw log message, with no other metadata fields

adb logcat -v raw

Display the date, invocation time, priority/tag, and PID of the process issuing the message

adb logcat -v time

Display the priority, tag, and the PID and TID of the thread issuing the message

adb logcat -v thread

Display the date, invocation time, priority, tag, and the PID and TID of the thread issuing the message

adb logcat -v threadtime

Display all metadata fields and separate messages with blank lines

adb logcat -v long

Log multiple options (-b ... -b ....):

adb logcat -b main -b radio -b events

Run all at once, no reason for use it like this really

adb logcat \
    -v brief \ 
    -v long \ 
    -v process \ 
    -v raw \ 
    -v tag \ 
    -v thread \
    -v threadtime \ 
    -v time \ 
    -v color

Print logs from locks_ettings

adb logcat \
    |grep  "LockSettingsService\
    |LockPatternUtilsKeyStorage\
    |vold\
    |vold\
    |keystore2\
    |keymaster_tee\
    |LockSettingsService\
    |vold_prepare_subdirs"

ADB Shell dumpsys

Get a nice output from dumpsys

adb shell dumpsys -l \
    |sed 's/^ /adb shell dumpsys/g;G'

Get a help cheatsheet fast

adb shell dumpsys -l\
    |sed 's/^ /adb shell dumpsys/g;s/$/ -h/g;G'

Execute all dumpsys help

adb shell dumpsys appops  -h \
    |sed 's/--/adb shell --/g;s/    /### /g' \

Print this help text

adb shell dumpsys appops --op [OP]

Limit output to data associated with the given app op code

adb shell dumpsys appops--mode [MODE]

Limit output to data associated with the given app op mode

adb shell dumpsys appops--package [PACKAGE]

Limit output to data associated with the given package name

adb shell dumpsys appops--attributionTag [attributionTag]

Limit output to data associated with the given attribution tag

adb shell dumpsys appops--include-discrete [n]

Include discrete ops limited to n per dimension. Use zero for no limit

adb shell dumpsys appops--watchers

Only output the watcher sections

adb shell dumpsys appops--history

Only output history

Dumpsys Security Stuff stuff

adb shell dumpsys android.system.keystore2.IKeystoreService/default 
adb shell dumpsys android.security.samsungattestation 
adb shell dumpsys android.security.metrics
adb shell dumpsys android.security.maintenance 
adb shell dumpsys android.security.legacykeystore
adb shell dumpsys android.security.identity 
adb shell dumpsys android.security.compat 
adb shell dumpsys android.security.authorization 
adb shell dumpsys android.security.apc

Dumpsys powerstats info

adb shell dumpsys powerstats

Dumpsys power info

 adb shell dumpsys power

Dumpsys Permission Permissions

adb shell dumpsys permission
adb shell dumpsys permission_checker
adb shell dumpsys permissionmgr

Dumpsys password policyś

adb shell dumpsys password_policy

Dumpsys Device FeatureS/Perfomance/Tracker/Info etc

adb shell dumpsys phone

Grep temperatures

adb shell dumpsys thermalservice

Dumpsys usagestats for an app

 adb shell dumpsys usagestats com.bankid.bus

Dump current USB state or issue command:

Example USB type C port role switch:

dumpsys usb set-port-roles "default" source device

Example USB type C port simulation with full capabilities:

dumpsys usb add-port "matrix" dual
dumpsys usb connect-port "matrix" ufp? sink? device?
dumpsys usb ports
dumpsys usb disconnect-port "matrix"
dumpsys usb remove-port "matrix"
dumpsys usb reset

Example USB type C port where only power role can be changed:

dumpsys usb add-port "matrix" dual
dumpsys usb connect-port "matrDumpsysix" dfp source? host
dumpsys usb reset

Example USB OTG port where id pin determines function:

dumpsys usb add-port "matrix" dual
dumpsys usb connect-port "matrix" dfp source host
dumpsys usb reset

Example USB device-only port:

dumpsys usb add-port "matrix" ufp
dumpsys usb connect-port "matrix" ufp sink device
dumpsys usb reset

Example simulate contaminant status:

dumpsys usb add-port "matrix" ufp
dumpsys usb set-contaminant-status "matrix" true
dumpsys usb set-contaminant-status "matrix" false

Example USB device descriptors:

dumpsys usb dump-descriptors -dump-short
dumpsys usb dump-descriptors -dump-tree
dumpsys usb dump-descriptors -dump-list
dumpsys usb dump-descriptors -dump-ra

Dumpsys procstats

adb shell dumpsys procstats

Dumpsys procstats with full stats

adb shell dumpsys procstats --full-stats

Dumpsys procstats csv-mem normal

adb shell dumpsys procstats --csv-mem norm

Dumpsys Package

adb shell dumpsys package com.android.chrome

Print current application in use (Android 12/13)

dumpsys activity|grep -i mCurrentFocus|awk 'NR==1{print $3}'|cut -d'}' -f1

Dumpsys Activity Help

adb shell dumpsys perm

Dumpsys Activity Activities

adb shell dumpsys a

Dumpsys Activity Broadcasts

adb shell dumpsys activity broadcast

Dumpsys Broadcast Stats

adb shell dumpsys activity broadcast-stats

Dumpsys Pending Intent

adb shell dumpsys activity i

Dumpsys Activity Processes

adb shell dumpsys activity p

Dumpsys Activity Out Of Mem

adb shell dumpsys activity o

Dumpsys Activity Services

adb shell dumpsys activity services

Dumpsys Activity Asociations

adb shell dumpsys activity as

Dumpsys Activity LRU Services

adb shell dumpsys activity lru

Dumpsys Activity LRU Services

adb shell dumpsys activity lru

Dumpsys Activity binder-proxies stats on binder objects and IPCs

adb shell dumpsys activity binder-proxies

Dumpsys Activity settings currently applied config settings

adb shell dumpsys activity settings

Dumpsys Activity service client-side state

adb shell dumpsys activity service

Dumpsys Activity package [PACKAGE_NAME]: all state related to given package

adb shell dumpsys activity package

Dumpsys Activity all: dump all activities

adb shell dumpsys activity all

Dumpsys Activity top: dump the top activity

adb shell dumpsys activity top

Include all available server state

adb shell dumpsys activity -a

Dumpsys Activity and include client state

adb shell dumpsys activity -c

Dumpsys Activity all limit output to given package

adb shell dumpsys activity -p

Dumpsys Activity all output checkin format, `resetting data`

adb shell dumpsys activity --checkin

Dumpsys Activity output checkin format, not resetting data

adb shell dumpsys activity --C

Dumpsys All Activitys data

adb shell dumpsys activity --proto

Dumpsys Activity dump just the autofill-related state of an activity

adb shell dumpsys activity --autofill

Dumpsys Activity Help

adb shell dumpsys activity recents

Dumpsys Activity Exit Info

adb shell dumpsys activity exit-info

Dumpsys Activity LMK KILLS

adb shell dumpsys activity lmk

Dumpsys Activity Help

adb shell dumpsys activity recents

Dumpsys Activity Permissions

adb shell dumpsys activity top

Dumpsys Activity

adb shell dumpsys activity top

Dumpsys Activity Top

adb shell dumpsys activity top

List all active services:

adb shell dumpsys -l

List services on older devices via command below

adb shell dumpsys -l |sed 's/^  /      /g'

Currently running services:
  AAS
  AODManagerService
  CCM
  CocktailBarService
  CodecSolution
  CustomFrequencyManagerService
  DeviceRootKeyService
  DirEncryptService
  DisplaySolution
  DockObserver
  EngineeringModeService
  HqmManagerService
  ImsBase
  OcfKeyService
  ReactiveService
  SEAMService
  SamsungKeyProvisioningManagerService
  SatsService
  SecExternalDisplayService

Dumpsys lock_settings

adb shell dumpsys lock_settings

Current lock settings service state:

User State:
 User 0
 SP Handle: 5f0ef3437a85f55
Last changed: 2021-07-28 20:22:36 (b8212446331f2358)
  SID: 3fffcda35ee6c180
  Quality: 0
 CredentialType: Pin
 SeparateChallenge: true
 Metrics: known
  
Storage:
User 0 [/data/system_de/0/spblob]:
5 2021-07-28 20:22:36 05f0ef3437a85f55.weaver
   31 2021-07-28 20:22:36 05f0ef3437a85f55.pwd
   72 2021-07-28 20:22:36 05f0ef3437a85f55.metrics
  186 2021-07-28 20:22:36 05f0ef3437a85f55.spblob
   58 2021-07-28 20:22:36 0000000000000000.handle
  
StrongAuth:
PrimaryAuthFlags state:
 userId=0, primaryAuthFlags=0

 NonStrongBiometricAllowed state:

  
RebootEscrow:
mRebootEscrowWanted=false
mRebootEscrowReady=false
mRebootEscrowListener=com.android.server.recoverysystem.RecoverySystemService@bc1c4d8
mPendingRebootEscrowKey is not set

Print codecs for bluetooth headphones

adb shell dumpsys media.audio_flinger | grep -A3 Input

Show bluetooth macaddr, bluetooth name and such things

adb shell dumpsys bluetooth_manager

Dump phone registry

adb shell dumpsys telephony.registry

Dump GPS Data:

adb shell dumpsys dumpsys location

Dump Settings

adb shell dumpsys settings

_id:225 name:lock_screen_show_notifications pkg:com.android.settings value:1 
_id:6 name:volume_bluetooth_sco pkg:android value:7 default:7
_id:192 name:ringtone_set pkg:com.google.android.gsf value:1
_id:159 name:lock_screen_allow_rotation pkg:android value:0
_id:2997 name:Flashlight_brightness_level pkg:com.android.systemui value:1001
_id:67 name:SEM_VIBRATION_NOTIFICATION_INTENSITY pkg:android value:5
_id:175 name:call_popup pkg:android value:0 default:0
_id:59 name:install_non_market_apps pkg:android value:1 default:1

Display Contacts On Sim Card

adb shell dumpsys simphonebook

Show hardware info as thermal stuff for cpu, gpu and battery

adb shell dumpsys hardware_properties

****** Dump of HardwarePropertiesManagerService ******
CPU temperatures: [38.0, 38.0]
CPU throttling temperatures: [55.0, 76.0]
CPU shutdown temperatures: [115.0, 115.0]

Print all applications that is using your email address

adb shell dumpsys account \
    |grep -i com.*$ -o\
    |cut -d' ' -f1\
    |cut -d} -f1|grep -v com$

com.microsoft.workaccount
com.skype.raider
com.samsung.android.mobileservice
com.facebook.messenger
com.google.android.gm.exchange

Show all notifications listener and so on:

adb shell dumpsys notification

Print all added email addresses from all applications

adb shell dumpsys \
    |egrep -o "\b[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,6}\b"

Print version of a specifik package

adb shell dumpsys dumpsys package com.lge.signboard | grep versionName
    versionName=6.00.170603-0

Check state for screen and figoure how device was unlcked last time:

adb shelldumpsys  user

State: RUNNING_UNLOCKED
Last logged in fingerprint
agree Knox Privacy Policy: false

And for example, you can dump data for all of the running services, dump all data for battery:

adb shell dumpsys battery

Dump stats for your battery:

adb shell dumpsys atterystats

Erase old stats for battery:

adb shell dumpsys batterystats --reset

Sort Applications By Ram Usage:

adb shell dumpsys meminfo

Applications Memory Usage (in Kilobytes):
Uptime: 29602806 Realtime: 57806941

Total PSS by process:
265,435K: com.android.systemui (pid 4190)
264,671K: system (pid 3838)
171,192K: surfaceflinger (pid 3360)
152,523K: [email protected] (pid 3338)
128,781K: com.sec.android.app.launcher (pid 5597 / activities)
92,656K: se.kronansapotek.kronan (pid 26729 / activities)
84,563K: logd (pid 3203)
80,944K: com.google.android.talk (pid 32314 / activities)
79,754K: com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox:search

Unplug AC:

adb shell dumpsys battery unplug

Print how many notifications you have:

adb shell dumpsys notification | grep NotificationRecord | wc -l

ADB Shell dumpstate

Dump info about your sim provider and kernel bootloader ID etc.

adb shell dumpstate -v

========================================================
== dumpstate: 2019-08-30 19:31:05
========================================================

Build: PPR1.180610.011.G950FXXS5DSF1
Build fingerprint: 'samsung/dreamltexx/dreamlte:9/PPR1.180610.011/G950FXXS5DSF1:user/release-keys'
Bootloader: G950FXXS5DSF1
Radio: G950FXXS5DSF1
Network: Comviq
Linux version 4.4.111-16019454 (dpi@21DHA724) (gcc version 4.9.x 20150123 (prerelease) 
(GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jun 3 20:16:50 KST 2019
Kernel: Command line: (unknown)
up 0 weeks, 0 days, 16 hours, 21 minutes
Uptime: Bugreport format version: 2.0
Dumpstate info: id=0 pid=26940 dry_run=0 args=dumpstate -v extra_options=

ADB Shell am

Send simple notification

adb shell am broadcast \
    -n your.package.name/com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdReceiver \
    -c your.package.name \
    -a com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE

Send notification

adb shell am broadcast \
    -n com.android.google.youtube/com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdReceiver \
    -a "com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" }-es "title" "Title" --es "body" "Body"

How to send push notification locally using ADB without need network connection.

adb shell am broadcast \
  -n com.your.app/com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdReceiver \
  -a "com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" \
  --es "extra1" "65" \
  --es "guid" "1f400184-9215-479c-b19a-a9cd9a1d9dc9" \
  --es "extra3" "VALUE" \
  --es "extra4" "'Long string with spaces'"

How to use Demo Mode

First you enable the Demo Mode:

adb shell settings put global sysui_demo_allowed 1

Display time 12:00

adb shell am broadcast -a com.android.systemui.demo \
    -e command clock -e hhmm 1200

Display full mobile data without type

adb shell am broadcast -a com.android.systemui.demo \
    -e command network -e mobile show -e level 4 -e datatype false

Hide notifications

adb shell am broadcast -a com.android.systemui.demo \
    -e command notifications -e visible false

Show full battery but not in charging state

adb shell am broadcast -a com.android.systemui.demo  \
    -e command battery -e plugged false -e level 100

Exit Demo Mode

adb shell am broadcast -a com.android.systemui.demo 
    -e command exit

Add a value to default shared preferences.

adb shell am broadcast \
    -a org.example.app.sp.PUT \
    --es key key_name \
    --es value "hello world!"'

Remove a value to default shared preferences.

adb shell am broadcast \
    -a org.example.app.sp.REMOVE \
    --es key key_name'

Clear all default shared preferences.

adb shell am broadcast \
    -a org.example.app.sp.CLEAR \
    --es key key_name'

It's also possible to specify shared preferences file.

adb shell am broadcast \
    -a org.example.app.sp.PUT \
    --es name Game \
    --es key level \
    --ei value 10'

Play a mp3 track on device

adb shell am start \
    -a android.intent.action.VIEW \
    -d file:////storage/9A8A-1069/wuseman/ringtones/<mp3_track>.mp3 
    -t audio/mp3

Data types

adb shell am broadcast \
    -a org.example.app.sp.PUT \
    --es key string \
    --es value "hello world!"'

adb shell am broadcast \
    -a org.example.app.sp.PUT \
    --es key boolean \
    --ez value true'

adb shell am broadcast \
    -a org.example.app.sp.PUT \
    --es key float \
    --ef value 3.14159'

adb shell am broadcast \
    -a org.example.app.sp.PUT \
    --es key int \
    --ei value 2015'

adb shell am broadcast \
    -a org.example.app.sp.PUT \
    --es key long \
    --el value 9223372036854775807'

Restart application process after making changes

aam broadcast \
    -a org.example.app.sp.CLEAR \
    --ez restart true'

Open Google Camera (Pixel 4)

adb shell am start com.google.android.GoogleCamera

Set default preferences for an app:

adb shell am broadcast \
    -a org.example.app.sp.CLEAR \
    --es key key_name

WARNING!! This will Factory Resetet your device after next reoboot

adb shell am broadcast \
    -a android.intent.action.MASTER_CLEAR
    # reboot # < uncomment this for reboot your device, 
    # otherwise u will need to reboot manually later
    # and then it will do a factory reset, you have been warned!

Open Special Menu

adb shell am start \
    -a android.intent.action.VIEW \

Open settings:

 am start \
    -n com.android.settings/com.android.settings.Settings

Open activity to new APN

 am start -a android.intent.action.INSERT   \
    content://telephony/carriers  \
    --ei simId

Open Hidden menu screen: select the entry and select "enable"

adb shell "su -c am broadcast \
    -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE \
    -d android_secret_code://HIDDENMENUENABLE"

Open internal operation test menu which lets you look at all sorts of interesting and possibly dangerous goodies

adb shell "su -c am broadcast \
    -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE 
    -d android_secret_code://IOTHIDDENMENU"

Opens a dialog box followed by another dialog asking for the unlock key code

adb shell "su -c am broadcast \
    -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE \
    -d android_secret_code://UNLOCKKERNEL"

Start prefered webbrowser (remove # for wich you wanna use)

adb shell am start  \
    -a android.intent.action.VIEW  \
    -d <url> <add any of below here>
  # Default Browser:        com.android.browser 
  # Gogle Chrome Browser:   com.android.chrome 
  # Samsung Browser:        com.sec.android.sbrowser)

Open Camera in Photo Mode

adb shell am start \
    -a android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE

Open Camera in Photo mode and take a picture

adb shell am start -a android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE
adb shell input keyevent 66

Open Camera in Video mode

adb shell am start -a android.media.action.VIDEO_CAMERA

Open Camera in Video mode and start recording

adb shell am start -a android.media.action.VIDEO_CAMERA
input keyevent 66

Go to gallary and choose a picture and then set wallpaper:

adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.SET_WALLPAPER

Open any URL in default browser

adb shell am start \
    -a android.intent.action.VIEW  \
    -d https://www.nr1.nu

Open Google Maps with fixed coordinates

adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW  \
    -d "geo:46.457398,-119.407305"

Simulate waking your app using the following commands

adb shell am set-inactive <packageName> 
adb shell am set-inactive <packageName> false

Enabling Night Mode (If Supported)

adb shell am start \
    --ez show_night_mode true  \
    com.android.systemui/.tuner.TunerActivity

Start facebook application inbox by using URI

adb shell am start \
    -a android.intent.action.VIEW  \
    -d facebook://facebook.com/inbox

Open a vcard file from sdcard (will open contacts app)

adb shell am start \
    -a android.intent.action.VIEW  \
    -d file:///sdcard/me.vcard \
    -t text/x-vcard

Open an application to get content

adb shell am start  \
    -a android.intent.action.GET_CONTENT \
    -t image/jpeg

There is several ways to send a SMS via AM, here is just one of several ways:

adb shell am broadcast  \
    -a com.whereismywifeserver.intent.TEST \
    --es sms_body "test from adb"

Simulate waking your app using the following commands:

adb shell am set-inactive <packageName> 
adb shell am set-inactive <packageName> false

Start facebook application inbox by using URI

adb shell am start  \
    -a android.intent.action.VIEW  \
    -d facebook://facebook.com/inbox

Open a vcard file from sdcard (will open contacts app)

adb shell am start  \
    -a android.intent.action.VIEW  \
    -d file:///sdcard/me.vcard  \
    -t text/x-vcard

Open an application to get content (in this case to get a jpeg picture)

adb shell am start  \
    -a android.intent.action.GET_CONTENT  \
    -t image/jpeg

There is several ways to send a SMS via AM, here is one example:

adb shell am broadcast  \
    -a com.whereismywifeserver.intent.TEST  \
    --es sms_body "test from adb"

Open settings for a specifik app

adb shell am start  \
    -a android.settings.APPLICATION_DETAILS_SETTINGS package:<com.package.example>

Android™ Input keyevent

Start Calculator via Keyevent

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_CALCULATOR

Start Calendar via Keyevent

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_CALENDAR

Start Call Application via Keyevent

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_CALL

Start Camera via Keyevent

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_CAMERA

Press Caps Lock via Keyevent

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_CAPS_LOCK

Start Captions via Keyevent

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_CAPTIONS

Open Contacts Application via Keyevent

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_CONTACTS

Copy via Keyevent

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_COPY

Cut via Keyevent

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_CUT

Delete via Keyevent

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_DEL

EndCall via Keyevent

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_ENDCALL

Press END via Keyevent

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_END

Jump to begin of line

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_DPAD_UP

Jump to end of line

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_DPAD_DOWN

Move cursor one step to left/righgt

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_DPAD_LEFT

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_DPAD_RIGFHT

Print -> `

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_GRAVE

Press Home Button

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_HOME

Press + and - button

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_MINUS

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_PLUS

Press + in numpad

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_NUMPAD_ADD

Press * button

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_NUMPAD_MULTIPLY

Press serach key

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_SEARCH

Open Settings

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_SETTINGS

Press # button

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_NUMPAD_MULTIPLY

Start default music app

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_POUND

Mute Volume

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_MUTE

Open notification bar and close

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_NOTIFICATION

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_NOTIFICATION

Cancel long press

adb shell input keyevent FLAG_CANCELED_LONG_PRESS

Open App Switch for change application

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_APP_SWITCH

Open Default Assistant

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_BRIGHTNESS_DOWN

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_BRIGHTNESS_UP

Select

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_BUTTON_SELECT

Add a Contact, fill info and press save on device

adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.INSERT \
    -t vnd.android.cursor.dir/contact \
    -e name 'wuseman' \
    -e phone '+467777701'  \
    -e email '[email protected]' \
    -e postal 'Street 10, New York'

For press save contact via shell from above command

adb shell input keyevent 4
adb shell input keyevent 4

adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.INSERT \
    -t vnd.android.cursor.dir/contact \
    -e name 'wuseman' \
    -e phone '+46728999329'  \
    -e email '[email protected]' 

#### Open dialer
```bash
adb shell am start com.samsung.android.dialer/.DialtactsActivity

Launch Launcher Activitíes

adb shell am start com.sec.android.app.launcher/com.sec.android.app.launcher.activities.LauncherActivity

Launch homescreen at first screen

adb shell am start \
    com.sec.android.app.launcher/com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.QuickstepLauncher  
adb shell am start \
    com.sec.android.app.launcher/.activities.LauncherActivity

Launch all open apps in launcher

adb shell am start  \
    com.sec.android.app.launcher/com.sec.android.app.launcher.activities.LauncherActivity

Launch messenger default settings

adb shell am start  \
    com.samsung.android.messaging/com.samsung.android.messaging.ui.view.setting.MainSettingActivity

Launch messenger converstation composer

adb shell am start  \
    com.samsung.android.messaging/com.android.mms.ui.ConversationComposer

Launch messenger select contact

adb shell am start  \
    com.samsung.android.messaging/com.samsung.android.messaging.ui.view.recipientspicker.PickerActivity

Launch messenger with latest contacted

adb shell am start  \
    com.samsung.android.dialer/com.samsung.android.dialer.calllog.view.picker.CallLogPickerActivity

Launch Samsung Gallery

adb shell am start  \
    com.sec.android.gallery3d/com.samsung.android.gallery.app.activity.GalleryActivity

Samsung Myfiles

adb shell am start  \
    com.sec.android.app.myfiles/com.sec.android.app.myfiles.external.ui.MainActivity

Launs Android Settings, connections

adb shell am start com.android.settings/com.android.settings.SubSettings

Open Projectmenu (Huawei only)

adb shell am start  \
    com.huawei.android.projectmenu/com.huawei.android.projectmenu.ProjectMenuActivity

Make Demo Call

Establishes a fake Bluetooth connection to Dialer and must be called first to enable access to all call-related commands.

Connect to device

adb shell am broadcast -a com.android.car.dialer.intent.action.adb --es "action" "connect"

Place the outgoing call

 am broadcast \
    -a com.android.car.dialer.intent.action.adb \
    --es "action" "addCall" \
    --es "id" "4085524874"

Receive the incoming call

adb shell am broadcast  \
    -a com.android.car.dialer.intent.action.adb  \
    --es "action" "rcvCall" --es "id" "4085524874"

End the current call

adb shell am broadcast  \
    -a com.android.car.dialer.intent.action.adb  \
    --es "action" "endCall"  \
    --es "id" "4085524874"

Hold the current call

adb shell am broadcast  \
    -a com.android.car.dialer.intent.action.adb  \
    --es "action" "holdCall"

Unhold the current call

adb shell am broadcast  \
    -a com.android.car.dialer.intent.action.adb  \
    --es "action" "unholdCall"

Merge calls

adb shell am broadcast  \
    -a com.android.car.dialer.intent.action.adb  \
    --es "action" "unholdCall"

Clear all calls, To remove all calls in the call list:

adb shell am broadcast  \
    -a com.android.car.dialer.intent.action.adb  \
    --es "action" "clearAll"

Press home button via intent and print status info

adb shell am start  \
    -W -c android.intent.category.HOME  \
    -a android.intent.action.MAIN

Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN 
    cat=[android.intent.category.HOME] }
Warning: Activity not started, intent has been 
delivered to currently running top-most instance.
Status: ok
LaunchState: UNKNOWN (0)
Activity: com.sec.android.app.launcher/com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.QuickstepLauncher
TotalTime: 0
WaitTime: 17
Complete

ADB Shell appopos

Set Application Run In Background Behavior

cmd appops set <package_name> RUN_IN_BACKGROUND ignore

Set Any Application Run In Background Behavior

cmd appops set <package_name> RUN_ANY_IN_BACKGROUND ignore

Set Application To Launch in Foreground

cmd appops set <package_name> START_FOREGROUND ignore

Set Application Settings for Instant Launch In Foreground

cmd appops set <package_name> INSTANT_APP_START_FOREGROUND ignore

Set Application Perrmision for Cliboard

cmd appops set <packagename> READ_CLIPBOARD allow

ADB Shell clipboard

Good Resource

Different way to control clipboard, paste/copy mode

Paste clipboard

adb shell input kjeyevent PASTE

Paste clipboard

adb shell input keyevent 279

Paste clipboard (OLD DEVICES ONLY)

service call clipboard 1

Set Application With Read Permissions for Clipboard

adb cmd appops set com.bankid.bus READ_CLIPBOARD allow

Add Text To Clipboard

am broadcast -a clipper.set -e text "text"

ADB Shell acpi## ADB Shell acpi

Print Battery Percentage

adb shell acip

Show batteries

adb shell acip -b

Show Cooling Device State

adb shell acip -c

Show Temperatures

adb shell acip -t

Just print everything from acpi

adb shell acip -V

ADB Shell dpm

Enable Device Admin

adb shell dpm set-device-owner \
    com.package.name/.DeviceAdminReceiver

ADB Shell service

StatusBar

Expand Status Bar

adb shell service call statusbar 1

Expand Status Bar

adb shell service call statusbar 2

Collapse Status Bar

adb shell service call statusbar 2

IMEI Related

Slot 1

Print IMEI - Example 1

adb shell service call iphonesubinfo 1 \
    |cut -d "'" -f2 \
    |grep -Eo '[0-9]'\
    |xargs| sed 's/\ //g'

Print IMEI - Example 2

adb shell service call iphonesubinfo 3 i32 1 \
|grep -oE '[0-9a-f]{8} ' \
    | while read hex; do 
         echo -ne "\u${hex:4:4}\u${hex:0:4}"; 
       done; 
         echo

Print IMEI - Example 3

adb shell echo "[device.imei]: [$(service call iphonesubinfo 1 \
    | awk -F "'" '{print $2}' \
    | sed '1 d' \
    | tr -d '\n' \
    | tr -d '.' \
    | tr -d ' ')]"

Print IMEI - Example 4

adb shell service call iphonesubinfo 1 \
    |awk -F"'" 'NR>1 { gsub(/\./,"",$2); imei=imei $2 } END {print imei}'

Print IMEI - Example 5

adb shell service call iphonesubinfo 1 \
    |cut -c 52-66 \
    |tr -d '.[:space:]'"

Print IMEI - Example 6

adb shell service call iphonesubinfo 1 \
    |awk -F "'" '{print }' \
    |sed '1 d' \
    |tr -d '.' \
    |awk '{print}' ORS=

Slot 2

Some devices has 2 sim card slot, for print the second simcards imei use below:

Print IMEI - Slot 2

adb shell service call iphonesubinfo 3 i32 2 \ 
    |grep -oE '[0-9a-f]{8} ' \
    |while read hex; do 
        echo -ne "\u${hex:4:4}\u${hex:0:4}"; 
    done; echo

ADB Shell settings

List how many times we booted device:

adb shell settings list global \
    |grep "boot_count=" \
    |cut -d= -f2 \
    |head -n 1 \
    |xargs echo "Booted:" \
    |sed 's/$/ times/g'

Hide Status bar

adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.status=*

Hide Navigation bar

adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=*

Hide both status and navigation bars

adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.full=*

Revert bars to stock configuration

adb shell settings put global policy_control null*

It is also possible to specify this behavior for a specific application.

Examples to modify the behavior when Enterprise Browser is in the foreground:

adb shell settings put global policy_control  \
    immersive.full=com.honeywell.enterprisebrowser

adb shell settings put global policy_control \
    immersive.navigation=com.honeywell.enterprisebrowser

adb shell settings put global policy_control \
    immersive.status=com.honeywell.enterprisebrowser

ADB Shell content

Trick device that setup already has been done (FRP Bypassing)

adb shellcontent insert \
    --uri content://settings/secure \
    --bind name:s:user_setup_complete \
    --bind value:s:1

adb shell am start \
    -n com.google.android.gsf.login/

adb shell am start \
    -n com.google.android.gsf.login.LoginActivity

Global/Settings/Secure

adb shell content query \
    --uri content://settings/global

adb shell content query \
    --uri content://settings/settings

adb shell content query \
    --uri content://settings/seure

Print files for all applications

adb shell content query  \
    --uri content://media/external/file  \
    --projection _data

Query secure settings

Select "name" and value columns from secure settings where name is equal to new_setting and sort the result by name in ascending order

adb shell content query  \
    --uri content://settings/secure  \
    --projection name:value

Remove "new_setting" secure setting.

adb shell content delete  \
    --uri content://settings/secure \
    --where "name='new_setting'"

Download current ringtone and play on PC via ffplay:

content read  \
    --uri content://settings/system/ringtone_cache' > a.ogg  \
    |xargs ffplay a.ogg

Various ways to print contacts

adb shell content query  \
    --uri content://contacts/phones/   \
    --projection display_name:number:notes

adb shell content query  \
--uri content://com.android.contacts/data  \
--projection display_name:data1:data4:contact_id

adb shell content query  \
    --uri content://contacts/people/

Print Contacts Phone Numbers:

adb shell content query  \
    --uri content://contacts/phones/

Print Contacts Added In Groups:

adb shell content query  \
    --uri content://contacts/groups/

Print Group Mmembership:

adb shell content query  \
    --uri content://contacts/groupmembership/

Print organiztations:

adb shell content query  \
    --uri content://contacts/organizations/

Print Call Logs

adb shell content query  \ 
    --uri content://call_log/calls

Print text from SMS sections

adb shell content query  \
    --uri content://sms/conversations

adb shell content query  \
    --uri content://sms/conversations

adb shell content query  \
    --uri content://sms/draft

adb shell content query  \
    --uri content://sms/inbox

adb shell content query  \
    --uri content://sms/outbox

adb shell content query  \
    --uri content://sms/sent

Print text from MMS sections

adb shell content query  \
    --uri content://mms

adb shell content query  \
    --uri content://mms/inbox

adb shell content query  \
    --uri  content://mms/outbox

adb shell content query  \
    --uri  content://mms/part

adb shell content query  \
    --uri  content://mms/sent

adb shell content query  \
    --uri  content://mms-sms/conversations

adb shell content query  \
    --uri  content://mms-sms/draft

adb shell content query  \
    --uri  content://mms-sms/locked

adb shell content query  \
    --uri  content://mms-sms/search

Auto rotation on

adb shell content insert \
    --uri content://settings/system \
    --bind name:s:accelerometer_rotation \
    --bind value:i:1

Auto rotation off

adb shell content insert \
    --uri content://settings/system \
    --bind name:s:accelerometer_rotation \
    --bind value:i:0

Rotate to landscape

adb shell content insert \
    --uri content://settings/system \  
    --bind name:s:user_rotation \
    --bind value:i:1

Rotate portrait

adb shell content insert \
    --uri content://settings/system \
    --bind name:s:user_rotation \
    --bind value:i:0

ADB Shell input

Simulate a swipe down for notification bar:

adb shell input swipe 0 0 0 300

Swipe and unlock screen:

adb shell input swipe 300 1000 300 500

ADB Shell wm

Print Screen Resolution

adb shell wm size

Set Screen Size

adb shell  wm size WxH

Set Overscan:

adb shell wm overscan 0,0,0,200

ADB Shell getprop

It is not so much to describe here, get info via getprop command.

Example Usage

adb shell getprop \
    |grep "model \
    |version.sdk \
    |manufacturer \
    |hardware \
    |platform \
    |revision \
    |serialno \
    |product.name \
    |brand"

Print CPU abi

adb shell getprop ro.product.cpu.abi

Get info if OEM Unlock is Allowed

1 = Enabled
0 = Disabled

adb shell getprop sys.oem_unlock_allowed

Is System boot completed

adb shell adb shell getprop sys.boot_completed

ADB Shell setprop

Auto answer any call after 2 seconds:

setprop persist.sys.tel.autoanswer.ms 2000

Turn off auto answer:

setprop persist.sys.tel.autoanswer.ms 0

ADB Shell /sys

Set Screen Brightness

Set Brightness Off

0 is the same as 1

echo 1 > /sys/class/backlight/panel/brightness

Set to maximum

echo 48600 > /sys/class/backlight/panel/brightness

Set to max normal

echo 255 > /sys/class/backlight/panel/brightness

Try vibrator

echo 200 > /sys/class/timed_Example Output/vibrator/enable

Print USB Mode (Charging only, MTP)

cat /sys/devices/soc0/hw_platform'

ADB Shell sm

Adopting USB-Drive

sm set-force-adoptable true

ADB Shell keytool

Genereate hash from keystore -Typically used in Facebook

keytool -exportcert -alias your_alias -keystore debug.keystore \
    | openssl sha1 -binary \
    | openssl base64

Typically used in Google Maps

keytool -list -v -keystore ~/.android/debug.keystore -alias your_alias

ADB Shell monkey

Test any app by pressing 10000 times at once, this will start your application and perform 10000 random events.#

monkey -p com.example.myapp -v 10000

com.google.android.youtube/.app.honeycomb.Shell$HomeActivity
com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox/.SearchActivity
com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.docs/com.google.android.apps.docs.app.NewMainProxyActivity
com.android.documentsui/.LauncherActivity
com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.sheets/com.google.android.apps.docs.app.NewMainProxyActivity
com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.slides/com.google.android.apps.docs.app.NewMainProxyActivity
com.android.vending/.AssetBrowserActivity

ADB Shell sqlite3

All previous commands is stored in

/data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.telephony/Log/FileLog0.log

06-06 18:17:04.084 TP/MSP(27290): u:content://mms-sms/selected-conversations?type=all&multipleThreadIds=0, caller:com.samsung.android.messaging
06-06 18:17:08.209 TP/MSP(27290): u:content://mms-sms/selected-conversations?type=all&multipleThreadIds=0, caller:com.samsung.android.messaging
06-07 10:32:17.684 TP/MSP(4617) : u:content://mms-sms/selected-conversations?type=all&multipleThreadIds=0, caller:com.samsung.android.messaging
06-20 16:22:00.555 TP/MSP(8855) : u:content://mms-sms/selected-conversations?type=all&multipleThreadIds=0, caller:com.samsung.android.messaging
07-04 11:39:09.070 TP/BinSms(27174): move() - delete duplicated sms : 0
07-04 11:39:09.103 TP/BinIm(27174): move() - delete duplicated im : 0
07-04 12:04:09.178 TP/BinIm(5264): move() - delete duplicated im : 0
07-04 12:38:35.577 TP/IP(20576) : u:content://im/chat/72, r:1, caller:com.samsung.android.messaging
07-04 13:46:43.746 TP/IP(29004) : u:content://im/chat/77, r:1, caller:com.samsung.android.messaging
07-04 13:57:14.609 TP/IP(29004) : u:content://im/chat/83, r:1, caller:com.samsung.android.messaging
08-16 07:20:44.451 TP/BnR(30184): FILE       all backup finished
08-17 07:56:18.262 TP/MSP(9363) : u:content://mms-sms/selected-conversations?type=all&multipleThreadIds=32&multipleThreadIds=24, r:30, caller:com.samsung.android.messaging

Carrier info

cat /data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.telephony/files/carrierconfig-com.android

Read Lock Settings:

sqlite3 -line /data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db 'select * from locksettings;'

Read SIM Card info

sqlite3 -line /data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db 'select * from android_metadata'

sqlite3 -line /data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db 'select *  from carrier'

sqlite3 -line /data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db 'select *  from original'

sqlite3 -line /data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db 'select * * from siminfo'

icc_id = 8946209802SSSSSSSSS
card_id = 8946209802SSSSSSSSS
display_name = CARD
mcc = 0
mnc = 0

icc_id = 8946209802SSSSSSSSS
card_id = 8946209802SSSSSSSSS
carrier_name = Telia
display_name = Telia
mcc = 240
mnc = 7

Print ICCID

sqlite3 /data/vendor/radio/qcril.db 'select ICCID from qcril_manual_prov_table'

Print Carrier Name, ICC ID, MCC, Card ID and everything that is stored from sim:

sqlite3 -line /data/user_de/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db 'select * from siminfo'

                              _id = 1
                           icc_id = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                           sim_id = 1
                     display_name = Comviq
                     carrier_name = Comviq
                      name_source = 3
                            color = -XXXXXX
                           number = 
            display_number_format = 1
                     data_roaming = 1
                              mcc = 240
                              mnc = 7
                       mcc_string = 240
                       mnc_string = 07
                          ehplmns = 24xxx,24xxx,24xxx
                           hplmns = 24xxx,24xxx,24xxx,24xxx
          sim_provisioning_status = 0
                      is_embedded = 1
                          card_id = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                     access_rules = 
access_rules_from_carrier_configs = 
                     is_removable = 0
enable_cmas_extreme_threat_alerts = 1
 enable_cmas_severe_threat_alerts = 1
         enable_cmas_amber_alerts = 1
          enable_emergency_alerts = 1
             alert_sound_duration = 4
          alert_reminder_interval = 0
             enable_alert_vibrate = 1
              enable_alert_speech = 1
          enable_etws_test_alerts = 0
         enable_channel_50_alerts = 1
          enable_cmas_test_alerts = 0
         show_cmas_opt_out_dialog = 1
                 volte_vt_enabled = 1
                   vt_ims_enabled = 1
                  wfc_ims_enabled = 1
                     wfc_ims_mode = 1
             wfc_ims_roaming_mode = -1
          wfc_ims_roaming_enabled = -1
                 is_opportunistic = 0
                       group_uuid = 
                       is_metered = 1
                 iso_country_code = se
                       carrier_id = 1696
                    profile_class = 2
                subscription_type = 0
                      group_owner = 
      data_enabled_override_rules = 
                             imsi = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
        uicc_applications_enabled = 1
            allowed_network_types = -1
              ims_rcs_uce_enabled = 0
        cross_sim_calling_enabled = 0
                       rcs_config = 
allowed_network_types_for_reasons = user=xxxxxxx
              voims_opt_in_status = 0
               d2d_sharing_status = 0
             d2d_sharing_contacts =

Print data in .db files, clean:

grep -vx -f <(sqlite3 Main.db .dump) <(sqlite3 ${DB} .schema)

Use below command fr update dg.db file:

sqlite3 /data/data/com.google.android.gms/databases/dg.db "update main set c='0' where a like '%attest%';"

Grab all file extensions of a kind and download to PC

for i in `"su -c find /data /system -name '*.key'"`; do 
   mkdir -p ".`dirname $i`";"su -c cat $i" > ".$i";
done

Print uptime for your device by days + time

TZ=UTC date -d@$(cut -d\  -f1 /proc/uptime) +'%j %T' \
    |awk '{print $1-1"d",$2}'

Android paths

/data/ssh
/data/adb/magisk
/data/data/<package>/databases (app databases)
/data/data/<package>/shared_prefs/ (shared preferences)
/data/app (apk installed by user)
/system/app (pre-installed APK files)
/mmt/asec (encrypted apps) (App2SD)
/mmt/emmc (internal SD Card)
/mmt/adcard (external/Internal SD Card)
/mmt/adcard/external_sd (external SD Card)

Android root

Commands for rooted devices

Find out if the device is rooted and if su exist

which su &> /dev/null
if [[ $? = "0" ]]; then
    echo "Device Rooted: 
else
    echo "Device Rooted: No"
fi

Bypass Google Pay Block for Rooted Devices

adb shell am force-stop \
    /data/data/com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel

## Hide root for Google applications:
for google_apps in $(cmd package list packages|grep -i com.google |cut -d: -f2); do 
    magiskhide add ${google_apps}; 
done    

## Change permissions on dg.db to read-and-write:
su sh -c chmod 0777 /data/data/com.google.android.gms/databases/dg.db

# Now change permissions on dg.db to 0444
chmod 0444 /data/data/com.google.android.gms/databases/dg.db

Grab all file extensions of a kind and pull them all to your pc

for i in `"su -c find /data /system -name '*.key'"`; do 
   mkdir -p ".`dirname $i`";"su -c cat $i" > ".$i";
done

Android wuseman's notices

Find out happens when we remove below file

rm /data/misc/bootstat/boot_complete?

Android magisk (updated version - zygisk - comming soon)

..... will be added very soon.

Android magisk (older versions)

Enable magiskhide

 /sbin/magisk magiskhide enable

List hided apps by magisk

/sbin/magisk magiskhide list

Add package to magiskhide

 /sbin/magisk magiskhide add com.package

ADB Shell commands sorted by brand

Samsung

Bypass Samsung Health block on rooted samsung devices (Old Method, wont work on latest updates from samsung health)

mount -o rw,remount /system/etc/mkshrc
sed -i 's/ro.config.tima=1/ro.config.tima=0/g' build.prop

If you can't use smart view 2 to stream your screen to other devices, use below trick:

mount -o rw,remount /
printf '%s\n' \
     # Fix for smartview on rooted devices, android 12" \
     wlan.wfd.hdcp=disable" >> /system/build.prop
    reboot

ADB Shell screencap

adb shell screencap /storage/emulated/0/Pictures/screenshot.png

ADB Shell screenrecord

adb shell screenrecord --time-limit 10 /storage/emulated/0/Video/record.mp4

Android FRP BYpass by wuseman

Awesome Resources for ADB

For Working with Android devices via commandline

Gentoo Wiki

Gentoo Wiki - ADB

ADB Shell

Wiki author

wuseman [email protected]

Wiki License

Android Nr1 nu wiki is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 - See the LICENSE.md file for details

Glad you made it until the end of this README, I hope you found something useful here and
now you have taken a step closer to becoming a master in working with androdi debug shell via commandline

// wuseman

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# Android™ Debug Bridge (adb)

Your journey to master Android™ Shell begins here

Android 12 FRP Bypass for All Samsung devices

Secret Codes™ Samsung Latest Models

Awesome Aliases For ADB

Download Android™ Google Account Manager

Open Android™ Default Applications

Open Android™ Samsung Applications

Open Android™ Google Applications

Open Android™ Motorola Applications

Open Android™ Xiamaoi Applications

Open Android™ Secret Codes

Android™ Source Code

Android™ Issue Tracker

Android Firmware Downloading

ADB Shell / Fastboot install

Source Files

MacOSX

Linux

Windows 10

Arch Linux

Gentoo (android-tools includes fastboot)

Fedora

Ubuntu

Android™ files

SMS and Phone Phone logs is stored in below files

Audio files is stored in

When you unlock your device your device will save encryption key in

Backup all Partitions from /dev/block/by-name on your PC (root required)

ADB Shell commands

Start ADB server:

Stop ADB server:

Kill ADB server:

Setup ADB server via Wi-Fi

Connect to ADB server:

Restarts the adbd daemon listening on USB

List Connected Devices:

Get Status:

Print Serial Number:

Backup Device:

Restore Device:

Enter ADB shell:

Enter if there is multiple devices connected:

To print device serial no:

Create a bugreport:

Install an app:

Install an app and keep all it's data from a previous setup:

Uninstall an app:

Transfer a file from PC > Device

Transfer a file from Device > PC

Pull a file

Pull a folder (Transfer a folder FROM device > pc)

Pull installed apk files

Pull all files inside a folder to a path (Transfer all files in a folder FROM device > pc)

ADB Shell exec-out

Stream via Mplayer (Recommended)

Stream via FFPLay

ADB Shell network

Sniff your device network and SMS traffic via Wireshark on your PC

ADB Shell reboot

System

Recovery

Bootloader

Fastboot (some brands)

ADB Shell date

Set date

ADB Shell cmd

Send notify and push notice to notification bar

ADB Shell cmd lock_settings

Sets the package name for server based resume on reboot service provider.

Removes cached unified challenge for the managed profile.

Verifies the lock credentials.

Clears the lock credentials.

Enables / disables synthetic password.

Gets whether synthetic password is enabled.

Sets the lock screen as password, using the given PASSOWRD to unlock.

Sets the lock screen as PIN, using the given PIN to unlock.

Sets the lock screen as pattern, using the given PATTERN to unlock.

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Sets the interval between RSSI polls to `<int>` milliseconds.

Gets setting of `CMD_IP_REACHABILITY_LOST` events triggering disconnects.