All ADB Command - shivamprasad1001/adb-wireless-toolkit GitHub Wiki
Keyboard & Text Input
| Action |
Command |
| Type text |
adb shell input text 'Your_Text_Here' |
| Send Enter |
adb shell input keyevent 66 |
| Send Space |
adb shell input keyevent 62 |
| Backspace/Delete |
adb shell input keyevent 67 |
| Clear field (trick) |
adb shell input keyevent 123 && adb shell input keyevent --longpress 67 |
KeyEvent Codes:
| Key |
Code |
Description |
| KEYCODE_UNKNOWN |
0 |
Unknown key |
| KEYCODE_MENU |
1 |
Menu |
| KEYCODE_SOFT_RIGHT |
2 |
Soft right |
| KEYCODE_HOME |
3 |
Home button |
| KEYCODE_BACK |
4 |
Back button |
| KEYCODE_CALL |
5 |
Call button |
| KEYCODE_ENDCALL |
6 |
End call |
| KEYCODE_0 to KEYCODE_9 |
7 to 16 |
Numeric keys 0β9 |
| KEYCODE_STAR |
17 |
* (star) |
| KEYCODE_POUND |
18 |
# (pound) |
| KEYCODE_DPAD_UP |
19 |
D-Pad up |
| KEYCODE_DPAD_DOWN |
20 |
D-Pad down |
| KEYCODE_DPAD_LEFT |
21 |
D-Pad left |
| KEYCODE_DPAD_RIGHT |
22 |
D-Pad right |
| KEYCODE_DPAD_CENTER |
23 |
D-Pad center/select |
| KEYCODE_VOLUME_UP |
24 |
Volume up |
| KEYCODE_VOLUME_DOWN |
25 |
Volume down |
| KEYCODE_POWER |
26 |
Power (lock screen) |
| KEYCODE_CAMERA |
27 |
Camera button |
| KEYCODE_CLEAR |
28 |
Clear key |
| KEYCODE_A to KEYCODE_Z |
29 to 54 |
Alphabet keys AβZ |
| KEYCODE_COMMA |
55 |
, |
| KEYCODE_PERIOD |
56 |
. |
| KEYCODE_ALT_LEFT |
57 |
Left Alt |
| KEYCODE_ALT_RIGHT |
58 |
Right Alt |
| KEYCODE_SHIFT_LEFT |
59 |
Left Shift |
| KEYCODE_SHIFT_RIGHT |
60 |
Right Shift |
| KEYCODE_TAB |
61 |
Tab |
| KEYCODE_SPACE |
62 |
Spacebar |
| KEYCODE_SYM |
63 |
Symbol modifier |
| KEYCODE_EXPLORER |
64 |
Explorer |
| KEYCODE_ENVELOPE |
65 |
Email app |
| KEYCODE_ENTER |
66 |
Enter / Return |
| KEYCODE_DEL |
67 |
Delete / Backspace |
| KEYCODE_GRAVE |
68 |
` |
| KEYCODE_MINUS |
69 |
- |
| KEYCODE_EQUALS |
70 |
= |
| KEYCODE_LEFT_BRACKET |
71 |
[ |
| KEYCODE_RIGHT_BRACKET |
72 |
] |
| KEYCODE_BACKSLASH |
73 |
\ |
| KEYCODE_SEMICOLON |
74 |
; |
| KEYCODE_APOSTROPHE |
75 |
' |
| KEYCODE_SLASH |
76 |
/ |
| KEYCODE_AT |
77 |
@ |
| KEYCODE_NUM |
78 |
Number modifier |
| KEYCODE_HEADSETHOOK |
79 |
Headset hook |
| KEYCODE_FOCUS |
80 |
Camera focus |
| KEYCODE_PLUS |
81 |
+ |
| KEYCODE_MENU |
82 |
Menu |
| KEYCODE_NOTIFICATION |
83 |
Notifications |
| KEYCODE_SEARCH |
84 |
Search |
| KEYCODE_MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE |
85 |
Play/Pause |
| KEYCODE_MEDIA_STOP |
86 |
Stop |
| KEYCODE_MEDIA_NEXT |
87 |
Next track |
| KEYCODE_MEDIA_PREVIOUS |
88 |
Previous track |
| KEYCODE_MEDIA_REWIND |
89 |
Rewind |
| KEYCODE_MEDIA_FAST_FORWARD |
90 |
Fast forward |
| KEYCODE_MUTE |
91 |
Mute |
| KEYCODE_PAGE_UP |
92 |
Page Up |
| KEYCODE_PAGE_DOWN |
93 |
Page Down |
| KEYCODE_PICTSYMBOLS |
94 |
Symbol keyboard toggle |
| KEYCODE_SWITCH_CHARSET |
95 |
Character set switch |
| KEYCODE_BUTTON_A to KEYCODE_BUTTON_Z |
96+ |
Gamepad buttons |
| KEYCODE_ESCAPE |
111 |
Escape |
| KEYCODE_FORWARD_DEL |
112 |
Forward delete |
| KEYCODE_CTRL_LEFT |
113 |
Left Ctrl |
| KEYCODE_CTRL_RIGHT |
114 |
Right Ctrl |
| KEYCODE_CAPS_LOCK |
115 |
Caps Lock |
| KEYCODE_SCROLL_LOCK |
116 |
Scroll Lock |
| KEYCODE_META_LEFT |
117 |
Left Meta key |
| KEYCODE_META_RIGHT |
118 |
Right Meta key |
| KEYCODE_FUNCTION |
119 |
Function modifier |
| KEYCODE_SYSRQ |
120 |
SysRq |
| KEYCODE_BREAK |
121 |
Break/Pause |
| KEYCODE_MOVE_HOME |
122 |
Move to start of line |
| KEYCODE_MOVE_END |
123 |
Move to end of line |
| KEYCODE_INSERT |
124 |
Insert |
| KEYCODE_FORWARD |
125 |
Forward |
| KEYCODE_MEDIA_PLAY |
126 |
Play media |
| KEYCODE_MEDIA_PAUSE |
127 |
Pause media |
| KEYCODE_MEDIA_CLOSE |
128 |
Close media |
| KEYCODE_MEDIA_EJECT |
129 |
Eject media |
| KEYCODE_MEDIA_RECORD |
130 |
Record |
| KEYCODE_F1 to F12 |
131 to 142 |
Function keys |
| KEYCODE_NUM_LOCK |
143 |
Num Lock |
| KEYCODE_CALCULATOR |
210 |
Calculator |
| KEYCODE_CALENDAR |
208 |
Calendar |
| KEYCODE_CONTACTS |
207 |
Contacts |
| KEYCODE_MUSIC |
209 |
Music |
| KEYCODE_ASSIST |
219 |
Assistant |
| KEYCODE_SLEEP |
223 |
Sleep (turn screen off) |
| KEYCODE_WAKEUP |
224 |
Wake up (turn screen on) |
| KEYCODE_APP_SWITCH |
187 |
App Switcher |
Touch & Gestures
| Action |
Command |
| Tap |
adb shell input tap X Y |
| Swipe |
adb shell input swipe X1 Y1 X2 Y2 |
| Long press |
adb shell input swipe X Y X Y 1500 |
| Drag (slow swipe) |
adb shell input swipe 100 500 700 500 1000 |
Screen & Display
| Action |
Command |
| πΈ Take Screenshot |
adb exec-out screencap -p > screenshot.png |
| π₯ Record Screen (default 180s) |
adb shell screenrecord /sdcard/demo.mp4 |
| β±οΈ Record Screen for X Seconds |
adb shell screenrecord --time-limit 10 /sdcard/clip.mp4 |
| πΎ Pull Recorded Video to PC |
adb pull /sdcard/clip.mp4 |
| π Rotate Screen (Portrait) |
adb shell settings put system user_rotation 0 |
| π Rotate Screen (Landscape) |
adb shell settings put system user_rotation 1 |
| π Set Brightness (0-255) |
adb shell settings put system screen_brightness 150 |
| βοΈ Auto Brightness ON |
adb shell settings put system screen_brightness_mode 1 |
| π Auto Brightness OFF |
adb shell settings put system screen_brightness_mode 0 |
| π€ Turn Off Screen (Sleep) |
adb shell input keyevent 223 |
| π Turn On Screen (Wake) |
adb shell input keyevent 224 |
| π Lock Screen (Power button) |
adb shell input keyevent 26 |
| π Unlock with swipe |
adb shell input keyevent 82 |
π§ Tip: Combine With Tap/Swipe
Wake + unlock:
adb shell input keyevent 224 && adb shell input swipe 300 1000 300 500
App Management
List & Info
| Action |
Command |
| List all installed apps |
adb shell pm list packages |
| List system apps only |
adb shell pm list packages -s |
| List user-installed apps |
adb shell pm list packages -3 |
| Get full path of an app |
adb shell pm path com.package.name |
| Get appβs UID |
adb shell dumpsys package com.package.name |
| Show app version |
adb shell dumpsys package com.package.name |
Launch & Force Stop
| Action |
Command |
| Launch app (via intent) |
adb shell monkey -p com.package.name -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER 1 |
| Force-stop app |
adb shell am force-stop com.package.name |
| Open app info/settings |
adb shell am start -a android.settings.APPLICATION_DETAILS_SETTINGS -d package:com.package.name |
Install / Uninstall / Clear
| Action |
Command |
| Install APK |
adb install myapp.apk |
| Install and reinstall (overwrite) |
adb install -r myapp.apk |
| Install to SD card |
adb install -s myapp.apk |
| Uninstall app |
adb uninstall com.package.name |
| Uninstall app but keep data |
adb uninstall -k com.package.name |
| Clear app data (reset app) |
adb shell pm clear com.package.name |
Example Workflow (Script)
adb shell pm clear com.example.app
adb install myapp.apk
adb shell monkey -p com.example.app -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER 1
File Transfer & Shell
File Transfer Between PC and Android
| Action |
Command |
| π½ Pull file from Android to PC |
adb pull /sdcard/file.txt |
| π½ Pull file to specific PC location |
adb pull /sdcard/file.txt ./downloads/ |
| πΌ Push file from PC to Android |
adb push file.txt /sdcard/ |
| πΌ Push folder recursively |
adb push myfolder/ /sdcard/myfolder/ |
| β Delete a file |
adb shell rm /sdcard/file.txt |
| π List files in a directory |
adb shell ls /sdcard/ |
| π¦ Create a new folder |
adb shell mkdir /sdcard/myfolder |
Useful Shell Commands
| Task |
Command |
| Check battery status |
adb shell dumpsys battery |
| Check memory usage |
adb shell cat /proc/meminfo |
| Check CPU info |
adb shell cat /proc/cpuinfo |
| Reboot device |
adb reboot |
| Reboot to bootloader |
adb reboot bootloader |
| Reboot to recovery |
adb reboot recovery |
| Remount system as read-write (needs root) |
adb remount |
| Show device uptime |
adb shell uptime |
| List connected users |
adb shell who |
System Control & Settings
Device Power & Reboot
| Action |
Command |
| Reboot device |
adb reboot |
| Reboot to bootloader (fastboot mode) |
adb reboot bootloader |
| Reboot to recovery mode |
adb reboot recovery |
| Power off device |
adb shell reboot -p |
Volume & Sound Control
| Action |
Command |
| Set media volume (0β15) |
adb shell media volume --set 7 or: adb shell media volume --stream 3 --set 7 |
| Increase volume by 1 step |
adb shell media volume --stream 3 --adjust raise |
| Decrease volume by 1 step |
adb shell media volume --stream 3 --adjust lower |
| Mute volume |
adb shell media volume --stream 3 --set 0 |
| Toggle mute |
adb shell media volume --stream 3 --toggle-mute |
πΆ Network & Connectivity
| Action |
Command |
| Toggle Wi-Fi ON |
adb shell svc wifi enable |
| Toggle Wi-Fi OFF |
adb shell svc wifi disable |
| Toggle Mobile Data ON |
adb shell svc data enable |
| Toggle Mobile Data OFF |
adb shell svc data disable |
| Check current network status |
adb shell dumpsys connectivity |
| Toggle airplane mode ON |
adb shell settings put global airplane_mode_on 1 && adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE |
| Toggle airplane mode OFF |
adb shell settings put global airplane_mode_on 0 && adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE |
π₯οΈ Display & Screen Settings
| Action |
Command |
| Set screen timeout (in ms) |
adb shell settings put system screen_off_timeout 60000 |
| Enable auto-rotate |
adb shell settings put system accelerometer_rotation 1 |
| Disable auto-rotate |
adb shell settings put system accelerometer_rotation 0 |
| Set screen brightness (0β255) |
adb shell settings put system screen_brightness 150 |
| Turn screen off (sleep) |
adb shell input keyevent 223 |
| Turn screen on (wake) |
adb shell input keyevent 224 |
πSecurity & Lock Screen
| Action |
Command |
| Lock screen |
adb shell input keyevent 26 |
| Unlock screen (wake + swipe) |
adb shell input keyevent 224 && adb shell input swipe 300 1000 300 500 |
| Disable lock screen security (PIN/Pattern) |
adb shell locksettings clear (root required) |
π§ͺ Example: Toggle Airplane Mode ON & OFF
adb shell settings put global airplane_mode_on 1
adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE
sleep 2
adb shell settings put global airplane_mode_on 0
adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE