adb shell

Android Debug Bridge Shell: Run remote shell commands on an Android emulator instance or connected Android devices.

• Start a remote interactive shell on the emulator/device:

adb shell

• Get all the properties from emulator or device:

adb shell getprop

• Revert all runtime permissions to their default:

adb shell pm reset-permissions

• Revoke a dangerous permission for an application:

adb shell pm revoke {package} {permission}

• Trigger a key event:

adb shell input keyevent {keycode}

• Clear the data of an application on an emulator or device:

adb shell pm clear {package}

• Start an activity on emulator/device:

adb shell am start -n {package}/{activity}

• Start the home activity on an emulator or device:

adb shell am start -W -c android.intent.category.HOME -a android.intent.action.MAIN

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