FULL LIST OF ADB COMMANDS

 

ADB AND FASTBOOT COMMANDS:  The Android Debug or Daemon Bridge (ADB) is a very useful way of controlling your smartphone if you are android enthusiast.  When smartphones came, most of us just had to enjoy the slippery touch screen and the disappearance of many buttons.  It later then became evident that there were many developments that were not explained to non developers.  From controlling a few installed apps to unlocking bootloader and flashing custom ROMs and flushable zips, I have enjoyed using the ADB.  I a m not a developer or a tech supporter and I must warn you that as you use this piece of idea, Mega Mover Empire got all about it from Google.  Therefore you should use it with caution an make sure that you read the trusted sources of whatever you want to do with it and also, Google the exact specifications of your phone's model and manufacturer before doing anything.

Before you start using the adb commands, make sure USB debugging is enabled on your phone, you have the original USB cable on your phone, and you have installed Minimal adb and fastboot software on your computer.  Other sources recommend installing and using SDK platform tools however because I am running some of the last versions of Windows XP, somewhere somehow, I failed to run the platform tools on my gadget.  Either way you do it doesn't matter as long as you get everything right.  You can follow the link below to download Minimal adb and fastboot setup, and learn how to activate USB debugging.

Minimal adb and fastboot download

Learn to activate usb debugging

What next? Run the installer and make sure you fully install Minimal adb and fastboot setup you have just downloaded. Right click on minimal adb and fastboot shortcut on your desktop and choose the option "run as administrator", then connect you smartphone to your PC using your original USB cable.  The minimal adb and fastboot setup tool lools pretty like the windows CMD commandline interface.  Then follow the description below.

ADB COMMANDS:  Enter these commands as you see the response either from your devices.

1.  Adb devices:  This command can be used to check availability of the device.  After entering the command, press enter and look at the phone screen and PC screen.  If it is the first time for your smartphone to be connected for ADB on that PC, a popup message will appear on your Phone's screen prompting you to accept authorization.  Please do so, and then, an alphanumeric figure will appear on your PC screen behind the word device.  Then you know your phone is detected.

2.  Adb push:  This command can be used to send files from the PC to the smartphone.  Basically the way it does, you have to indicate the source of the file you are sending to the phone, and then the directory where you want it to go.  For example:  I am sending a folder named "DOWNLOADED" from my PC to my android SDCARD and the command will be;

adb push "C:\Users\Muwanga Godfrey\Desktop\DOWNLOADED" /sdcard

You can also click on the link below to see a video demonstration about the above command.

Transfer files from PC to phone using adb commands

3.  Adb pull:  This command can be used to transfer files from the smartphone to PC.  All you have to do, is to specify on the source of the file on the android phone and then, the destination at the PC.  For example:  I am copying photos taken by my android camera to my PC in a folder named "DOWNLOADED" on the desktop, and the command will be;

adb pull /sdcard/DCIM/Camera  "C:\Users\Muwanga Godfrey\Desktop\DOWNLOADED"

To view our YouTube video about this adb command, follow the link below.

How to transfer files from android to PC using adb commands

4.  Adb install:  With this command, you can install android apps on your smartphone.  This is especially important when the app you want to install does not require using data or internet, and you already have it on your PC.  Again you have to specify on the location of the app on the PC, and end with the extension ".apk" after the path.  For example I am installing and xender app from a folder on my desktop named "ANDROID APPS" and the command will be;

adb install "C:\Users\Muwanga Godfrey\Desktop\ANDROID APPS\cn.xender_v12.2.0.Prime-1000010_Android-4.1.apk"

5.  Adb uninstall:  With this command, you can uninstall android apps.  To remove the app from you device using the adb uninstall option, you must know the package name of the app.  There are basically two ways you can do this; One is using and android app named "app inspector" and the other is checking for the package names using adb commands.  You can follow the link below to download app inspector apk  or Follow the link below on how to get the package names using adb commands.

How to check on package names in android using adb commands

For a video demonstration on how to uninstall apps in windows 10, follow the link below;

Learn to uninstall apps in windows 10

6.  adb shell pm disable -user --user 0 <package name>:  This command can be used to disable system apps and blotware

FASTBOOT COMMANDS

1.  Fastboot devices:  This command can be used to check availability of the device booted into bootloader mode.

2.  Fastboot reboot:  One the phone is detected, this command can be used to restart the phone or boot the phone into normal mode.

3.  Fastboot reboot bootloader: This will reboot the phone back to bootloader mode. 

4.  Fastboot reboot:  This will restart the phone normally from the bootloader mode. 

RELATED;

1.  MINIMAL ADB AND FASTBOOT

2.  ANDROID PC CONNECTIVITY

3.  SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD LINKS