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Updated on 2025-03-03

The most complete summary of adb command in android

1. Check the adb version

adb version

C:\Users\Administrator>adb version
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.41
Version 30.0.4-6686687
Installed as E:\platform-tools\

2. Check the connected devices

adb devices

C:\Users\Administrator>adb devices
List of devices attached
127.0.0.1:7555  device

3. Obtain the phone serial number

adb get-serialno

C:\Users\Administrator>adb get-serialno
127.0.0.1:7555

4. Check the phone's design model

adb shell getprop 

C:\Users\Administrator>adb shell getprop 
Xiaomi

5. Check the resolution of the phone

adb shell wm size

C:\Users\Administrator>adb shell wm size
Physical size: 1440x810

6. Get the mac address of your phone

adb shell cat /sys/class/net/wlan0/address

C:\Users\Administrator>adb shell cat /sys/class/net/wlan0/address
08:00:27:7e:49:9c

7. View the log

adb logcat

C:\Users\Administrator>adb logcat

8. Check battery information

adb shell dumpsys battery

C:\Users\Administrator>adb shell dumpsys battery
Current Battery Service state:
  AC powered: true
  USB powered: false
  Wireless powered: false
  Max charging current: 2000000
  status: 2
  health: 2
  present: true
  level: 72
  scale: 100
  voltage: 4036
  temperature: 326
  technology: Li-poly

9. Check the process

adb shell ps

C:\Users\Administrator>adb shell ps
USER      PID   PPID  VSIZE  RSS   WCHAN            PC  NAME
root      1     0     2732   1272     ep_poll 08126b35 S /init
root      2     0     0      0       kthreadd 00000000 S kthreadd
root      3     2     0      0     smpboot_th 00000000 S ksoftirqd/0
root      5     2     0      0     worker_thr 00000000 S kworker/0:0H

10. Check the CPU usage

adb shell top

C:\Users\Administrator>adb shell top

11. Install apk

  • The apk file needs to be placed in the folder where your command is executed, or write the absolute path of the apk
  • adb install [path of apk file]
C:\Users\Administrator>adb install 
Performing Push Install
  • Multiple devices install apk
  • adb -s [device number] install [path of apk file]
C:\Users\Administrator>adb -s 127.0.0.1:7555 install 
Performing Push Install
  • If the apk already exists, it is necessary to override the installation
  • adb install -r [path of apk file]
C:\Users\Administrator>adb install -r 
Performing Push Install

12. Uninstall apk

  • Normal uninstall
  • adb uninstall [path of apk file]
C:\Users\Administrator>adb uninstall
  • Uninstall but keep data
  • adb uninstall -k [path of apk file]
C:\Users\Administrator>adb uninstall -k

13. Check all the app package names installed on your phone

adb shell pm list packages

C:\Users\Administrator>adb shell pm list packages
package:
package:.
package:
package:
package:
package:.
package:

14. Get the startup portal of a certain application package name

  • adb shell dumpsys package | findstr activity
  • / This is the startup entrance of Douyin
C:\Users\Administrator>adb shell dumpsys package  | findstr activity
        ad29111 /

15. Start an app

adb shell am start -n [package name]/[start portal]

C:\Users\Administrator>adb shell am start -n /
vity
Starting: Intent { cmp=/ }

16. Screenshot

adb shell screencap [save path]

C:\Users\Administrator>adb shell screencap /sdcard/

17. Record video

adb shell screenrecord [Save path]

C:\Users\Administrator>adb shell screenrecord /sdcard/demo.mp4

18. Upload files to your mobile phone

adb push file name SDCard path on mobile

C:\Users\Administrator>adb push  sdcard/

19. Download files from mobile phone

adb pull [File path on mobile phone]

C:\Users\Administrator>adb pull sdcard/

20. Simulate screen click event

adb shell input tap x axis y axis

C:\Users\Administrator>adb shell input tap 500 1450

21. Simulate gesture sliding event

adb shell input swipe Start x-axis Start y-axis End x-axis End y-axis Process duration milliseconds

C:\Users\Administrator>adb shell input swipe 100 500 100 1450 100

22. Simulate clicking the keyboard button

adb shell input keyevent [key value]

C:\Users\Administrator>adb shell input keyevent 25

23. Enter some information into the screen

  • db shell input text [String information]
  • %s is a space
C:\Users\Administrator>db shell input text "insert%stext%shere"

24. Send broadcast

adb shell am broadcast -a "broadcastactionfilter"

C:\Users\Administrator>adb shell am broadcast -a "broadcastactionfilter"

25. Open the web page with your own browser

adb shell am start -a [browser package name] -d [website]

C:\Users\Administrator>adb shell am start -a "" -d

26. Obtain root permissions for mobile phones

adb vivoroot

C:\Users\Administrator>adb vivoroot

27. If the connection is unstable, it needs to be mounted.

adb remount

C:\Users\Administrator>adb remount

28. Restart your phone

Restart normally

C:\Users\Administrator>adb reboot

Restart your phone to recovery

C:\Users\Administrator>adb reboot recovery

Restart to bootloader interface

C:\Users\Administrator>adb reboot bootloader

29. Close adb service

C:\Users\Administrator>adb kill-server

30. Start the adb service

C:\Users\Administrator>adb start-server

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