Start application from ADB

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I have an Android device which I don't have physical access to. But I can access it through ADB commands. I have Teamviewer host installed on it. But unfortunately it's not running. How can I start it using ADB commands? Below is the Teamviwer app that I am using.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teamviewer.host.samsung&hl=en

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4567904/how-to-start-an-application-using-android-adb-tools — Ciro Santilli OurBigBook.com, Oct 25 '17 at 09:51

score 9 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 24 '21 at 06:13

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You can launch apps with the am start command. Or if you don't know its launcher activity, use the monkey command.

Try

adb shell
monkey -p your.package.name -v 500

where package name is the name of the app package – making the command, in your case:

monkey -p com.teamviewer.host.samsung -v 500

edited Nov 24 '21 at 06:13

Edward J

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answered Mar 20 '17 at 19:15

esQmo_

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am start -n com.teamviewer.host.samsung/.MainActivity works fine in most times. – iBug Mar 22 '17 at 11:42
Yeah if the launcher activity is .MainActivity. Otherwise you need monkey – esQmo_ Mar 22 '17 at 15:50
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@iBug +1, A great tip for that /.MainActivity. Otherwise it was showing some Error type 3 when I was running using adb command – Divyanshu Kushwaha Nov 21 '17 at 14:33
Setting number of events to one... monkey -p your.package.name -v 1 ...is also likely to save some unwanted outcomes! – xanda Sep 25 '21 at 22:13

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 04 '22 at 10:01

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A very simple solution to access a device could be SCRCPY https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

It runs over ADB and mirrors your device on your PC. You can click on all the elements on the devices screen and also type with your PC keyboard.

answered Mar 04 '22 at 10:01

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Start application from ADB

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