ADB Cheatsheet

Device Commands

• adb devices - List all connected devices.
  • adb devices -l - Query additional information from devices.
  • adb get-state - Information on the device state.
  • adb get-serialno - Query the device serial number.
• adb root - Launch module adbd with root permission.
  • Error 1: adbd cannot run as root in production builds
    • Resolution:
• adb start-server - Start the adb server.
• adb kill-server - Terminate the adb server.
• adb reboot - Restart the current device.
• adb help - Display additional information.

Shell

• adb shell - Launch the shell terminal for the device.
• adb -s $deviceString $deviceCommand - Send the $deviceCommand to a specific device named $deviceString
• adb shell pwd - Command to list current directory.
• adb shell ls - Command to list all the directory contents of the device.
  • adb shell ls -s - Additional size information.
  • adb shell ls -R - Recursion of the folders.
• adb shell netstat - Query the TCP information
• adb shell dumpsys - An android tool that dumps information related to system services.
  • adb shell dumpsys iphonesybinfo - Query the IMEI information.
  • adb shell dumpsys battery - Query battery information.
    • adb shell dumpsys battery set level $v - Device battery level from 0 to 100.
    • adb shell dumpsys battery reset - Reset the device battery.
  • adb shell dumpsys activity $package - Query activity of package.
• adb shell pm list features - Query device features.
• adb shell service list - Query device services.
• adb shell wm - ◈Null
  • adb shell wm size - Current device screen resolution.
    • adb shell wm size $WxH - Change device screen resolution.
    • adb shell wm size reset - Reset device screen resolution.
  • adb shell wm density - ◈Null
    • adb shell wm density reset - Reset device density.
• adb shell ps - Query process status on the device.

Key Events

• Koltin: open class KeyEvent: InputEvent, Parcelable
• Java: pulibc class KeyEvent extends InputEvent implements Parcelable
• Android Key Events - A quick breakdown for each event and how the operating system handles them.
• adb shell input keyevent
  • adb shell input keyevent 0 - ◈Keycode 0
  • adb shell input keyevent 1 - Soft Left
  • adb shell input keyevent 2 - Soft Right
  • adb shell input keyevent 3 - Home Button Event.
  • adb shell input keyevent 4 - Back Button Event.
  • adb shell input keyevent 5 - Call Event.
  • adb shell input keyevent 6 - End Call / Hangup Event.
  • Events 7 to 18 are generic cell phone events.
    • adb shell input keyevent 7 - Keycode 0
    • adb shell input keyevent 8 - Keycode 1 aka Number 1
    • adb shell input keyevent 9 - Keycode 2 aka Number 2
    • adb shell input keyevent 10 - Keycode 3 aka Number 3
    • adb shell input keyevent 11 - Keycode 4 aka Number 4
    • adb shell input keyevent 12 - Keycode 5 aka Number 5
    • adb shell input keyevent 13 - Keycode 6 aka Number 6
    • adb shell input keyevent 14 - Keycode 7 aka Number 7
    • adb shell input keyevent 15 - Keycode 8 aka Number 8
    • adb shell input keyevent 16 - Keycode 9 aka Number 9
    • adb shell input keyevent 17 - STAR Key
    • adb shell input keyevent 18 - Pound Key