Android/adb
This WIKI has been created for non-rooted devices, for rooted devices please create another wiki OR add a rooted section at bottom
About ADB
ADB stands for Android Debug Bridge[1], and it is a part of the Android Software Development Kit (SDK)[2]. It can be installed with dev-util/android-sdk-update-manager
root #
emerge --ask dev-util/android-sdk-update-manager
Installation
Install ADB & Fastboot
Fastboot will get installed under same package as adb
Install dev-util/android-tools:
root #
emerge --ask dev-util/android-tools
Enable USB debugging
Enable the USB Debugging option under Settings > Developer options.
For Android 4.2 and newer, Developer options is hidden by default; use the following stepsː ̽
- On the device, go to Settings > About <device>.
- Tap the Build number seven times to make Settings > Developer options available enable.
- Go back to system settings and scroll down to bottom > Developer Options
- Now hit Enable USB-Debugging
Tips: You might also want to enable the Stay awake option, to prevent Device from sleeping while plugged into the USB port.
Detect devices
If your device is listed then you can connect to your android devices shell (first time you must accept authorized request on your device when you typing adb shell)
user $
adb devices
List of devices attached 8NH7N17B0XX9898 device
If you want to run adb without root privileges then you must add your user in to plugdev group:
root #
gpasswd -a <username> plugdev
Enter shell
user $
adb shell
Multiple devices connected
If you have multiple devices connected to your PC then you must use -s for specify which device otherwise you will see a message similar toː
error: more than one device/emulator
user $
adb devices
List of devices attached 9QZ7N11B0ZX8999 device 8NH7N17B0XX9898 device
user $
adb -s <device̠-number> shell
Connect to ADB via WiFi
Set TCP port
If you prefer to use adb over a WiFi connection instead of using the cable you can type below command with the USB plugged in first timeː
user $
adb tcpip 5555
restarting in TCP mode port: 5555
Print IP address
To get your IP of your connected android device you can typeː
user $
adb shell ip route | awk '{print $9}'
192.168.1.51
Connect
Now you should be able to connect to your deviceː
user $
adb connect 192.168.1.51ː5555
connected to 192.168.1.80:5555
Now control your device as usual via adb.
It is not recommended to flash your device over adb via WiFi or similar things that can harm your device if connection will be lost.
Control daemon
Start ADB daemon
user $
adb start-server
Kill ADB daemon
user $
adb kill-server
Sometimes it might be necessary to kill adb if you your device will not be shown after you have connected the device if it's already running before you connecting the device, then just start the daemon again after you killed adb daemon.
Reboot
System reboot
user $
adb reboot
Recovery mode
user $
adb reboot recovery
Bootloader mode
user $
adb reboot bootloader
File transfer
Push a file
user $
adb push mypicture.png /storage/on/device
Push a folder
user $
adb push myfolder /storage/on/device
Push all files in a folder
Files from myfolder will be transferred into storage/on/device Notice the trial slash
user $
adb push myfolder/ /storage/on/device
Pull a file
user $
adb pull /storage/on/device/mypicture.png
Pull a folder
user $
adb pull /storage/on/device /home/̩$(whoami)/android-folder/
Pull all files in a folder
Notice the trial slash
user $
adb push myfolder /storage/on/device
ADB properties
Print properties
user $
adb shell getprop
Set a property service
user $
adb shell setprop key value
ADB service
Service syntax
user $
adb shell service call <your_service_name> <number at which the function appears in your_service_name.aidl> <type of the argument like i32 or i64> <argument>
List all services
user $
adb shell service list
iphonesubinfo: [com.android.internal.telephony.IPhoneSubInfo] phone: [com.android.internal.telephony]
Exampleː Make a call via service
user $
adb shell service call phone 1 s16 '+6512345678'
Exampleː Print IMEI via a call service
user $
adb shell service call iphonesubinfo 1
Result: Parcel( 0x00000000: 00000000 0000000f 00360038 00340034 '........8.6.2.0.' 0x00000010: 00330036 00330030 00300035 00350032 '6.3.0.3.5.1.2.5.' 0x00000020: 00370038 00000038 '8.7.8... ')
Convert the output to a readable formatː
user $
adb shell service call iphonesubinfo 1| cut -d "'" -f2| grep -Eo '[0-9]'| xargs| sed 's/\ //g'
862063035125878
Print IMEI 1 & 2 via a call service if you have two sim cards
Imei 1:
user $
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; echo862063035125878
Imei 2:
user $
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; echo862063035125880
ADB package manager
List installed packages
user $
adb shell pm list packages
package:com.android.email package:com.android.phone package:com.android.shell package:com.android.wallpaperbackup .......
List enabled packages
user $
adb shell pm list packages -e
List disabled packages
user $
adb shell pm list packages -d
List third party packages installed by user
user $
adb shell pm list packages -3
List users
user $
adb shell pm list users
Users: UserInfo{0:Owner:13} running
List permission groups
user $
adb shell pm list permission-groups
permission group:com.google.android.gms.permission.CAR_INFORMATION permission group:android.permission-group.LOCATION permission group:android.permission-group.STORAGE permission group:android.permission-group.MICROPHONE .......
List features
user $
adb shell pm list features
feature:android.hardware.camera feature:android.hardware.camera.autofocus feature:android.hardware.faketouch feature:android.hardware.fingerprint feature:android.hardware.nfc feature:android.software.vr.mode .......
Uninstall a package
user $
pm uninstall --user 0 package.name
Exampleː
user $
pm uninstall --user 0 com.facebook.orca
Success
Tips For uninstall several packages at once you must do it in a loop
user $
for packages in com.package1 com.package2; do adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 $packages; done
Dumpsys
A tool that runs on Android devices and provides information about system services. To get a diagnostic output for all system services for your connected device, simply run adb shell dumpsys. However, this outputs far more information than you would typically want. For more manageable output, specify the service you want to examine by including it in the command.
Dumpsys syntax
user $
adb shell dumpsys [-t timeout] [--help] [-l] [--skip services] [service] [arguments] [-c] [-h]
Exampleː Print battery stats
user $
adb shell dumpsys battery
AC powered: false USB powered: true Wireless powered: false Max charging current: 500000 Max charging voltage: 5000000 Charge counter: 0 status: 2 health: 2 present: true level: 45 scale: 100 voltage: 3826 temperature: 240 technology: Li-poly
List options
user $
dumpsys -l
If above command does not work then you can useː
user $
dumpsys | grep -a 'DUMP OF SERVICE'
Tips & Tricks
Show network speed at top beside battery icon:
user $
settings put system show_network_speed_enabled 1
Print current application in use via dumpsys (good command for figure out how to start the application via am):
user $
dumpsys window windows | grep 'mCurrentFocus'
Open any url with your default browser:
user $
am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Android/adb
Enter a number to your phone application without pressing on call:
user $
service call phone 1 s16 "+4612345678"
Print all applications so you easily know how to start the application via 'am', see example below:
user $
pm list packages| sed -e "s/package://"| while read x;do cmd package resolve-activity --brief $x| tail -n 1M;done
Example Output: com.skype.raider/.Main com.google.android.youtube/.app.honeycomb.Shell$HomeActivity com.huawei.camera/com.huawei.camera com.microsoft.appmanager/.StartUpCoreActivity com.android.mediacenter/.PageActivity
Now you can run any of above lines with am:
user $
am com.android.mediacenter/.PageActivity
Take a photo without open camera application:
user $
am start -a android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE
Take a photo by open camera application:
user $
am start -a android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE"
For take the photo when the photo app is running enter:
user $
input keyevent 27
Debug your application by simulating 10000 touches:
user $
monkey -p com.example.myapp -v 10000
Allow GPS to trace your position:
user $
settings put secure location_providers_allowed gps
Disallow GPS tracing:
user $
settings put secure location_providers_allowed gps ' '
Allow installing applications outside play store:
user $
settings put secure install_non_market_apps 1
Extract a backup (.ab) file on PC:
user $
( printf "\x1f\x8b\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00" ; tail -c +25 backup.ab ) | tar xfvz -
Allow taking photo via fingerprint:
user $
settings put secure fp_take_photo 0
Open power settings:
user $
am start -a com.android.settings/.Settings\$PowerUsageSummaryActivity
Add a contact via am:
user $
am start -a android.intent.action.INSERT -t vnd.android.cursor.dir/contact -e name 'wuseman puzeman' -e phone 123456789
Open Contacts Application:
user $
am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW content://contacts/people/
Allow notifications to be viewed at home screen when its locked:
user $
settings put secure lock_screen_allow_private_notifications 1
Enable owners message at lock screen:
user $
settings put secure lock_screen_owner_info_enabled 0
Swipe down notification center via input:
user $
input swipe 0 0 0 300
Open developer settings:
user $
am start -a com.android.settings.APPLICATION_DEVELOPMENT_SETTINGS
Simulate pressing home button:
user $
am start -W -c android.intent.category.HOME -a android.intent.action.MAIN
Get bluetooth mac-addr:
user $
settings get secure bluetooth_address
HTC backup
With a non rooted device, the only things you can backup locally is what the couple device/android will let you do. That is pretty much the same files you can copy with the already mentioned software. With the Android 4.x devices, a nice solution to make such a partial backup is the so-called "adb backup".
user $
adb backup [-f <file>] [-apk|-noapk] [-shared|-noshared] [-all] [-system|nosystem] [<packages...>]
where:
- -f : the path of the *.ab file that will be saved on your computer. This file is a compressed file that contains an archive of the data/apks from your device.
- -apk|-noapk : indicates if the *.apk files should be backed up (default is -noapk)
- -shared|-noshared: enable/disable backup of the device's shared storage / SD card contents (default is -noshared)
- -all : indicates that you want the entire system backed up. you can use the packages filter to just backup specific packages, or use -all for a full system backup.
- -system|-nosystem: indicates if all the system applications and data are included when backing up. (default is -system)
- <packages> : this is where you can list specific packages to backup. Use these if you want to back up only specific applications. If using -all, you do not need to specify packages.
To backup the phone into ~/HTC_backup
user $
cd ~
user $
mkdir HTC_backup
user $
adb devices
will start the daemon and show you the devices on the USB.
user $
adb backup -apk -shared -all -system -f ~/HTC_backup/backup<date_of_the_day>.ab
will backup every thing the device will let you to backup.
user $
adb restore ~/HTC_backup/backup<date_of_the_day>.ab
will restore the backup into the device.
To stop the daemon:
user $
adb kill-server