ADB

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This is my private cheatsheet for ADB that I have decided to share since there is few good wikis for adb out there that has all in one place, so hopefully someone will enjoy this repo.

I wont include adb shell in any of my commands since I working on the device and not via shell I dont want to include adb shell. For all who prefering to work via a terminal like powershell or terminal just add "adb shell" infront of the commands.

First thing I want to mention since it seems very few people know that you can use below variables, so from now you you don t need to figoure out where your storage is:

     ls \$EXTERNAL_STORAGE                # View content
     ls \$SECONDARY_STORAGE               # View content
     echo \$EXTERNAL_STORAGE              # View path
     echo \$SECONDARY_STORAGE             # View path

Basic

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

Reboot - Default, system reboot

adb reboot

Reboot - Recovery Mode

reboot recovery

Reboot - Bootloader Mode

reboot bootloader

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 ADB shell 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>

Set date:

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

Push a file (Transfer a file FROM pc > device)

push mypicture.png /storage/on/device

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

push myfolder /storage/on/device

Pull a file (Transfer a file FROM 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 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 package manager

List all packages installed on device

pm list packages

List enabled packages

pm list packages -e

List disabled packages

pm list packages -d

List third party packages installed by user

pm list packages -3

List users

pm list users

List permission groups

pm list permission-groups

List features

pm list features

Uninstall any installed package:

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:

pm clear PACKAGE_NAME

List permission groups:

pm list permission-groups

List instrumentation:

pm list instrumentation

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

pm grant com.application android.permission.READ_LOGS

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

pm revoke com.application android.permission.READ_LOGS

Reset all permissions for an app:

pm reset-permissions -p your.app.package

LOGCAT

Default options:

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)

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

adb logcat -v time ...
adb logcat -v threadtime ....

For get 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

Dump everything to a file:

adb logcat -f <filename> 	Dumps to specified file

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

DUMPSYS

List all active services:

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
  ...................

Examples:

Show bluetooth macaddr, bluetooth name and such things:

dumpsys bluetooth_manager

List all settngs and if they are true or false:

Settings are sorted for root and user:

 GLOBAL SETTINGS (user 0)
 SECURE SETTINGS (user 0)
 SYSTEM SETTINGS (user 0)
 SECURE SETTINGS (user 95)
 SYSTEM SETTINGS (user 95)


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

Display Contacts On Sim Card:

dumpsys simphonebook

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

 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]

Show all application you have an account on:

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:

dumpsys notification

List email addresses registerd on different stuff on device:

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

Print version of a specifik package

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

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

dumpsys  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 batterystats

Erase old stats for battery:

dumpsys batterystats --reset

Sort Applications By Ram Usage:

 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

DUMPSTATE

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

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=

AM

Factory Reset:

am broadcast -a android.intent.action.MASTER_CLEAR

Open Special Menu

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 hiden menu (require root)

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

Start prefered webbrowser:

am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d <url> (com.android.browser | com.android.chrome | com.sec.android.sbrowser)

Print Activities:

am start -a com.android.settings/.wifi.CaptivePortalWebViewActivity

Open Camera ( take photo with key event 66)

am start -a android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE

Open Video Camera

am start -a android.media.action.VIDEO_CAMERA

Open a picture and then set wallpaper by:

am start -a android.intent.action.SET_WALLPAPER

Open a url with your default browser

am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d https://github.com/wuseman

Open google maps with coordinates

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

Enabling Night Mode (If Supported)

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

Send SMS:

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

Simulate waking your app using the following commands:

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

Start facebook application inbox by using URI

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

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

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)

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:

aam broadcast -a com.whereismywifeserver.intent.TEST --es sms_body "test from adb"

Trick device that setup already has been done:

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

GETPROP

There is to much to describe here, get info by type getprop, but you can for example grep various stuff by:

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

MiSC

Open settings for a specifik app

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

Auto rotation on

content insert –uri content://settings/system –bind name:s:accelerometer_rotation –bind value:i:1

Auto rotation off:

content insert –uri content://settings/system –bind name:s:accelerometer_rotation –bind value:i:0

Rotate to landscape

 content insert —uri content://settings/system –bind name:s:user_rotation –bind value:i:1

Rotate portrait

 content insert –uri content://settings/system –bind name:s:user_rotation –bind value:i:0

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_alia

Print Screen Size

wm size

Set Screen Size

wm size WxH

Set Overscan:

wm overscan 0,0,0,200

Tips & Tricks

See current used app:

dumpsys window windows | grep -E 'mCurrentFocus|mFocusedApp'|grep '/'|awk -F'u0' '{print $2}'|awk '{print $1}'

Print how many notifications you have:

dumpsys notification | grep NotificationRecord | wc -l

Simulate a swipe down for notifications:

input swipe 0 0 0 300

Swipe and unlock screen:

input swipe 300 1000 300 500

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

Print all application in use in a for loop

pm list packages | sed -e "s/package://" | while read x; do cmd package resolve-activity --brief $x | tail -n 1 | grep -v "No activity found";done 
com.google.android.youtube/.app.honeycomb.Shell$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
.....

Open Projectmenu (Huawei only)

am start com.huawei.android.projectmenu/com.huawei.android.projectmenu.ProjectMenuActivity

Unplug AC:

dumpsys battery unplug

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}'

Add a contact

Example 1:

am start -a android.intent.action.INSERT -t vnd.android.cursor.dir/contact -e name "$(dialog --stdout --inputbox 'wuseman' 0 0)" -e postal "$(dialog --stdout --inputbox 'Postal Address' 0 0)" -e phone "$(dialog --stdout --inputbox 'Phone Number' 0 0)" -e email "$(dialog --stdout --inputbox 'Email' 0 0)"

Example 2:

am start -a android.intent.action.INSERT -t vnd.android.cursor.dir/contact -e name 'wuseman' -e phone <phone_number>