Android • March 17, 2021 • Vishnu

List of ADB Commands and Fastboot Commands

for Android

ADB, the Android Debug Bridge, is one of the most powerful features built into

Android. That combined with the Fastboot tool, if used right, can be incredibly useful in

managing your Android device. That is the reason why we are bringing you the full list

of all the ADB and Fastboot commands so that the user can make use of them when

needed.

If you are into rooting your Android device or customizing it as per your taste, then you

would have come across

ADB and Fastboot

tools. These are the two core

functionalities built into the Android Operating system. The ADB and Fastboot

commands are universal across all the Android devices and will produce the same

result in them. Both ADB and Fastboot commands can be used to perform various

tasks on your Android device. ADB can be used while the device is turned on and the

Fastboot commands can be used while the device is turned off.

Before proceeding to use ADB and Fastboot on your Android device and/or your PC,

there are a few things you need to take care of.

Download and install Android USB Drivers

Download Android SDK Platform Tools

Allow USB Debugging | Authorize ADB Commands on Android

Page Contents

1. ADB Commands List

2. ADB Shell Commands List

3. Fastboot Commands List

Below is the complete list of all the ADB commands in existence and what they do:

ADB Command

What it does

adb help

Shows ADB Help documentation.

adb devices

Lists all the Android devices connected

via ADB.

adb reboot

Reboots your Android device.

adb reboot bootloader

Reboots your Android device into

fastboot / bootloader mode.

adb recovery

Reboots your Android device into

recovery mode.

ADB Commands List

adb install

Helps you install an APK file on your

Android device.

⇒ adb install filename.apk

Install the APK file

⇒ adb install -r filename.apk

Re-installs or updates an app.

⇒ adb install -s filename.apk

Installs the APK file in SD card (if the app

supports).

adb uninstall

Helps you install an app file on your

Android device.

⇒ adb uninstall com.facebook.katana

Simply uninstalls the app.

⇒ adb uninstall -k com.facebook.katana

Keeps the data and cache folder after

the app is uninstalled.

adb logcat

Displays the log data onto the screen.

adb bugreport

Displays the dumpsys, dumpstate and

logcat data on the screen.

adb jdwp

Lists the JDWP (Java Debug Wire

Protocol) processes on the device.

adb get-serialno

Shows the adb instance serial number

string with the device.

adb get-state

Displays the device status.

adb wait-for-device

Used to set a delay before the next

command is issued. It executes when

the device is online but it can be

programmed to wait till another process

is done.

adb start-server

Starts the adb server process.

adb kill-server

Stops the adb server process.

adb sideload

Used to flash a zip file in recovery mode

when the zip file is available in the

computer and not phone.

Read more.

adb pull

Pulls any file from your device and saves

it on your computer.

Read more.

adb push

Used to push a file into your Android

device.

Read more.

SEE ALSO

 

Stream Media from Android to PC with VLC Direct

Here’s a

complete list of all the ADB Shell Commands

and what they do:

ADB Shell Command

What it does

adb shell

Starts the remote shell command

console in the device

adb shell pm uninstall -k –user 0

package.name.com

Helps you uninstall a system app from

your Android device. Replace

package.name.com with the actual

package name of the app you want to

uninstall.

adb shell dumpsys

Dumps all system data about your

Android device’s hardware and software

configuration

adb shell dumpsys display

Displays all the hardware and software

configuration about your display.

ADB Shell Commands List

adb shell dumpsys battery

Displays all the hardware and software

configuration about your battery.

adb shell dumpsys batterystats

Displays all the info about your battery

statistics.

adb shell wm density

Helps you change the pixel density on

your Android device.

adb shell pm list packages

Lists all the apps installed on your

device as package names.

adb shell pm list packages -s

Lists all the system apps installed on

your device as package names.

adb shell pm list packages -3

Lists all the 3rd party apps installed on

your device as package names.

adb shell pm list packages -d

Lists all the disabled apps on your

device as package names.

adb shell pm list packages -e

Lists all the enabled apps on your device

as package names.

adb shell pm list packages -u

Lists all the uninstalled apps with

installed pages on your device as

package names.

adb shell screencap

/sdcard/screenshot.png

Takes a screenshot of your device

screen and saves it in sdcard with the

name ‘screenshot.png‘

adb shell screenrecord

/sdcard/screenrecord.mp4

Starts recording your device screen and

saves the video in ‘sdcard‘ with the name

‘screenrecord.mp4‘. The default record

time is 180 Seconds (which is

maximum). You can press CTRL + C to

stop the recording any time.

adb shell screenrecord –size

1920×1080 /sdcard/screenrecord.mp4

Screen recording with custom width and

height for the video.

adb shell screenrecord –time-limit 120

/sdcard/screenrecord.mp4

Screen recording with custom time limit

for the video. Max value is 180. You can

enter any value in the place of 120 in this

command.

adb shell screenrecord –bit-rate

4000000 /sdcard/screenrecord.mp4

Screen recording with custom bit rate for

the video. The value ‘4000000’ sets the

bitrate to 4MBPS. Change accordingly.

adb shell

<Hit Enter and then execute the following

command>

cd /system

Changes the directory to ‘/system’.

Changes accordingly.

adb shell

<Hit Enter and then execute the following

command>

rm -f /sdcard/facebook.apk

Deletes a file from your Android device.

Give the file name with the proper path.

adb shell

<Hit Enter and then execute the following

command>

crm -d /sdcard/Facebook

Deletes a folder from your Android

device. Give the folder name with the

proper path.

mkdir /sdcard/AndroidMore

Creates a new folder named

‘AndroidMore’ under ‘/sdcard’

cp /sdcard/filename.apk

/sdcard/FolderName/

To copy a file.

mv /sdcard/filename.apk

/sdcard/FolderName/

To move a file.

mv /sdcard/filename.apk

/sdcard/anotherfilename.apk

To rename a file.

adb shell

<Hit Enter and then execute the following

command>

netstat

To check the network statistics of your

Android device.

adb shell

<Hit Enter and then execute the following

command>

ip -f inet addr show wlan0

Displays your phone’s Wi-Fi IP address.

adb shell

<Hit Enter and then execute the following

command>

top

Displays top CPU processes running on

your Android device.

adb shell

<Hit Enter and then execute the following

command>

getprop ro.build.version.sdk

Used to get the properties of your

Android’s build.prop configuration.

adb shell

<Hit Enter and then execute the following

command>

setprop net.dns1 1.2.3.4

Used to set values to the properties

present in your Android’s build.prop

configuration files.

SEE ALSO

 

How to Install TWRP Recovery on Android Devices

Fastboot Commands List

Here’s the list of all the Fastboot commands and what they do:

Fastboot Command

What it does

fastboot devices

List all the Android devices that are

connected in fastboot mode to your

computer.

fastboot

oem unlock

Unlocks the bootloader on your Android

device (if the OEM allows).

fastboot oem lock

Relocks the bootloader on your Android

device.

fastboot reboot bootloader

Reboots your device into fastboot /

bootloader mode (while you are still in

fastboot mode itself). It is necessary

sometimes.

fastboot flash

Used to flash files on your Android

device.

fastboot flash boot boot.img

Flashes boot image on your Android

device’s boot partition.

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Flashes recovery image on your Android

device’s recovery partition.

fastboot boot filename.img

Instead of flashing the file, this

command simply boots it (if the file is

bootable).

That was all from our side for the ADB Commands and Fastboot commands list. If we

had missed anything, do let us know in the comments below!

ADB

Android Guides

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3 thoughts on “List of ADB Commands and Fastboot
Commands for Android”

Az

December 22, 2020 at 7:23 am

This is gotta be the most indepth list of ADB commands (and meanings/uses) Ive

seen to date. Much appreciated!

Reply

Az

December 22, 2020 at 7:33 am

One thing I have noticed is how a few fastbboot commands have changed with im

assuming, later versions of Android. For example unlocking the bootloader on

your device. trying to think of some others ive had to use. I wanna say “fastboot

unlock bootloader” was a way of getting into one of my older devices but ive had

several different methods ive had to use so is that infact changed with later

versions of the android OS/kernel or that come down to Make, Model, and or

Carrier?

Reply

Scott Downey

January 24, 2021 at 8:50 pm

nice, but ‘df -h’ is not in the list, so there are more commands.

Anyone have a comprehensive list of them all?

Reply

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