ADB and Fastboot Commands Cheat Sheet with Examples - falendra-sahu/rooting GitHub Wiki
A complete cheat sheet for using ADB (Android Debug Bridge) and Fastboot to manage, debug, and modify your Android device. Ideal for rooters, developers, and modders.
โ Device should be powered ON with USB Debugging enabled.
| Command | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
adb devices |
List connected devices | adb devices |
adb reboot |
Reboot device | adb reboot |
adb reboot recovery |
Boot into recovery | adb reboot recovery |
adb reboot bootloader |
Boot into fastboot/bootloader | adb reboot bootloader |
adb shell |
Open command shell on device | adb shell |
adb install <apk> |
Install an app | adb install myapp.apk |
adb uninstall <package> |
Uninstall an app | adb uninstall com.android.chrome |
adb push <local> <remote> |
Send file to device | adb push magisk.zip /sdcard/ |
adb pull <remote> <local> |
Copy file from device | adb pull /sdcard/file.txt D:/Backup/ |
adb sideload <file.zip> |
Flash ROM via recovery | adb sideload lineageos.zip |
adb logcat |
Show logs (for debugging) | adb logcat > logs.txt |
adb shell pm list packages |
List installed apps | adb shell pm list packages |
adb shell am start -n <package/activity> |
Start app activity | adb shell am start -n com.android.settings/.Settings |
adb backup / adb restore
|
Backup/Restore (deprecated) | adb backup -apk -shared -all -f backup.ab |
โ Device should be in Bootloader/Fastboot mode.
| Command | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
fastboot devices |
List devices in fastboot mode | fastboot devices |
fastboot reboot |
Reboot device | fastboot reboot |
fastboot reboot bootloader |
Reboot back to bootloader | fastboot reboot bootloader |
fastboot flash <partition> <file> |
Flash partition | fastboot flash recovery twrp.img |
fastboot flash boot boot.img |
Flash boot partition | fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img |
fastboot flash system system.img |
Flash system image | fastboot flash system system.img |
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img |
Flash custom recovery | fastboot flash recovery twrp.img |
fastboot erase <partition> |
Erase a partition | fastboot erase userdata |
fastboot format <partition> |
Format a partition | fastboot format system |
fastboot getvar all |
Get device info | fastboot getvar all |
fastboot oem unlock |
Unlock bootloader (older devices) | fastboot oem unlock |
fastboot flashing unlock |
Unlock bootloader (newer devices) | fastboot flashing unlock |
fastboot oem lock |
Re-lock bootloader | fastboot oem lock |
fastboot continue |
Resume after fastbootd | fastboot continue |
fastboot set_active a/b |
Set active slot (A/B devices) | fastboot set_active a |
| Purpose | Command | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Check Android version | adb shell getprop ro.build.version.release |
adb shell getprop ro.build.version.release |
| Remount system as RW | adb remount |
adb remount |
| Take Screenshot | adb shell screencap -p /sdcard/screen.png |
adb pull /sdcard/screen.png |
| Record screen | adb shell screenrecord /sdcard/demo.mp4 |
adb pull /sdcard/demo.mp4 |
- ๐ฆ Download ADB & Fastboot (Platform Tools)
- ๐งพ ADB Full Command List (XDA)
- ๐ฌ Telegram Group for ADB Help