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adb shell

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

More information.

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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