ADB Shell Commands Cheat Sheet
Direct Unix and Android framework shell commands running on device via adb shell.
Hardware & System Info
| Command |
Purpose |
| getprop ro.build.version.release |
Get Android OS version number |
| getprop ro.product.model |
Get phone model name |
| dumpsys meminfo <package> |
Inspect memory allocations (PSS/RSS) |
| dumpsys cpuinfo |
Inspect CPU utilization by process |
| wm size |
Get physical screen resolution |
| wm density |
Get physical display DPI |
Input Automation & Keyevents
| Command |
Purpose |
| input tap 500 1000 |
Tap touchscreen at X=500 Y=1000 |
| input swipe 500 1200 500 200 300 |
Swipe scroll gesture up |
| input text "Hello" |
Type text into active input field |
| input keyevent 3 |
Press HOME button (Keycode 3) |
| input keyevent 4 |
Press BACK button (Keycode 4) |
| input keyevent 26 |
Press POWER button (Keycode 26) |