GDG Porto Android Sessions

Meetup #4 - ADB (Android Debug Bridge) - how can it help you

Summary of the adb commands used in the talk:

• List attached devices
• Install APK's
• Uninstall APK’s
• List installed applications
• Get APK Path
• Pull APK
• Dumpsys
• Find receivers by Intent Action
• Send broadcast Intent
• See scheduled alarms

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List attached devices

adb devices

Install APK's

adb install [-r] apk_to_install

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Uninstall APK’s

adb uninstall package

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List installed applications

All applications

adb shell pm list packages

Third party applications

adb shell pm list packages -3

Installed system applications with installer name

adb shell pm list packages -s -i

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Get APK file path

Method #1

adb shell pm list packages -f

Method #2

adb shell pm path package

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Pull an APK

adb pull remote_path  local_path

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dumpsys

All Services

adb shell dumpsys

Activity top

adb shell dumpsys activity top

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Find receivers by Intent Action

adb shell cmd package query-receivers [--brief] –a intent_action

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Send broadcast Intent

adb shell am broadcast –a intent_action [--es] extra_key  extra_string_value  –p package

Example with demo_app

adb shell am broadcast -p com.filipebaptista.gdgportomeetup -a com.filipebaptista.gdgportomeetup.ACTION_HELLO 

adb shell am broadcast -p com.filipebaptista.gdgportomeetup -a com.filipebaptista.gdgportomeetup.ACTION_HELLO_WITH_EXTRA \
\ --es extra_name Filipe

See scheduled alarms

adb shell dumpsys alarm