ADB cheatsheet
Logcat dump
Select device 43d075de, filter selected tags with DEBUG level, SILENT other tags, colorful, show with timestamp & PID
adb -s 43d075de logcat dupa0:D dupa1:D dupa2:D dupa3:D dupa4:D *:S -v time -v color
adb -s 43d075de logcat dupa0:D dupa1:D dupa2:D dupa3:D dupa4:D *:S -v raw -v color
adb -s F5AZB702J659 logcat dupa0:D dupa1:D dupa2:D dupa3:D dupa4:D *:S -v raw -v color
./adb logcat songbook0:D songbook1:D songbook2:D songbook3:D songbook4:D '*:S' -v raw -v color
Print last 10000 lines (-T 10000) with errors (*:E) only (-s) and exit (-d). Show time, tag & message (-v time):
adb logcat -d -T 10000 -s *:E -v color -v time -b main
Print logs of a package (by tag):
adb logcat -d -T 10000 -s songbook0:D songbook1:D songbook2:d songbook3:D songbook4:D -v color -v time -b main
adb logcat -d -s dupa0:D dupa1:D dupa2:D dupa3:D -v color -v time -b main
Print debug logs of one process (by PID):
adb logcat -d '*:D' -v color -v time -b main --pid=30280
Backup application data (/data/data)
# Backup app data only
adb backup -noapk igrek.songbook
# Extract
( printf "\x1f\x8b\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00" ; tail -c +25 backup.ab ) | tar xfvz -
# Backup app data and apk
adb backup -apk com.azure.authenticator -f appdata.bak
# Restore
adb restore appdata.bak
# Backup app data only
adb backup com.azure.authenticator -f appdata.bak
PACKAGE=com.azure.authenticator && adb backup $PACKAGE -f $PACKAGE.bak
Make backup of installed APK
Locate APK by running:
pm path com.google.android.videos
Pull APKs
adb pull /data/app/com.google.android.videos-E83Rbdyp43iEgzifOQfMRw==/base.apk com.google.android.videos.bak.apk
adb pull /data/app/com.google.android.videos-E83Rbdyp43iEgzifOQfMRw==/split_config.armeabi_v7a.apk split_config.armeabi_v7a.apk
adb pull /data/app/com.google.android.videos-E83Rbdyp43iEgzifOQfMRw==/split_config.xhdpi.apk split_config.xhdpi.apk
Simulate key input
adb shell input text ---text---
adb shell input keyevent 66 # enter
adb shell input text text3
adb shell input keyevent 66 # enter
adb shell input text ---text---
Click the home button
adb shell input keyevent 3
Display and control your Android device with scrcpy
Wireless debugging over WiFi connection
Enable Wireless debugging:
cd /mnt/data/ext/opt/android-sdk/platform-tools
adb devices
adb shell setprop service.adb.tcp.port 4448
adb tcpip 4448
adb shell ip addr show dev wlan0
adb connect 192.168.0.250:4448
adb shell setprop service.adb.tcp.port -1
adb disconnect 192.168.0.250:4448
adb kill-server
List installed packages
pm list packages
List disabled packages
pm list packages -d
Disable package
pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.videos
Re-enable:
pm enable --user 0 com.google.android.videos
Uninstall bloatware packages (Xiaomi)
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.msa.global
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.mipicks
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.appmanager
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.services
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.system
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.simactivate.service
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.videoplayer
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.micloudsync
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.cloudservice
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.cloudbackup
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.yellowpage
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.joyose
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.analytics
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.payment
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.mi_connect_service
Install preinstalled package back:
cmd package install-existing com.miui.miwallpaper
Uninstall bloatware packages (Motorola)
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.appmanager
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.services
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.system
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.katana
Clear cache
pm trim-caches 9999999999
Hide annoying NFC icon
Enable "USB Debuging" in first place.
adb shell settings put secure icon_blacklist nfc
Hide VoLTE icon
adb shell settings put secure icon_blacklist rotate,ims
List Settings
adb shell settings list system
adb shell settings list global
adb shell settings list secure
Look up Android version
Android version:
getprop ro.build.version.release
getprop ro.build.version.sdk
Access data dir through shell
adb shell
> run-as igrek.songbook
> cd /data/data/igrek.songbook
Synchronize files over ADB
# On Android device:
# 1. Open Termux
# 2. Install:
pkg install openssh
# 3. Authorize host in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
# 4. Open SSH server:
sshd
# On Host:
# 1. Add SSH config to ~/.ssh/config: name: termux, Port 8022, User taken from `id`
# 2. Dry Run
rsync -rvhn --delete --size-only /mnt/data/Igrek/mp3/ termux:/data/data/com.termux/files/home/sd/mp3
# 3. Synchronize files
rsync -rvh --delete --size-only --info=progress2 /mnt/data/Igrek/mp3/ termux:/data/data/com.termux/files/home/sd/mp3
# On Android:
# 5. Close SSH server:
pkill sshd