Connect your phone to a computer via a high-quality USB cable.
Once ADB is enabled and your device is connected (verify with adb devices ), you can use the following commands to automate actions: Dump UI Hierarchy adb enable automator
adb start-server adb devices | tail -n +2 | awk 'print $1' > devices.txt if [ ! -s devices.txt ]; then echo "No devices"; exit 1; fi for d in $(cat devices.txt); do adb -s $d install -r ./app-debug.apk adb -s $d shell am instrument -w com.example.test/androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner done Connect your phone to a computer via a
Granting the ability to simulate screen taps, swipes, and hardware button presses (Home, Back, Menu). The phrase is more than just a Google
The phrase is more than just a Google search; it is a rite of passage for Android power users. Without ADB, automation apps are toddlers waving their hands—they can see the big red button but cannot reach it. With ADB, they become giants, capable of reading the system’s deepest logs and altering global settings on the fly.
| Action | Description | Example ADB command | |--------|-------------|---------------------| | Tap | Tap at coordinates or on UI element | adb automator tap x y | | Swipe | Swipe across screen | adb automator swipe x1 y1 x2 y2 duration | | Text Input | Enter text into focused field | adb automator type "Hello World" | | Screenshot | Capture screen state | adb automator screenshot output.png | | Wait | Pause execution | adb automator wait 2000 | | Find Element | Locate UI element by text/id | adb automator find --text "Submit" | | Press Key | Send key events | adb automator key BACK | | Scroll | Scroll in a direction | adb automator scroll DOWN |
adb shell automator swipe --from 100,200 --to 100,600 --duration 300 adb shell automator swipe --direction up --on-element <selector>