adb shell

Android Debug Bridge Shell: Run remote shell commands on an Android emulator instance or connected Android devices. More information: https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb.

• 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