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ADB Manager

ADB Manager

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30 installs
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Visualize and control Android devices via ADB, manage Logcat sessions, and more.
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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ADB Manager

A comprehensive VS Code extension for managing Android devices via ADB directly from your editor. Visualize, control, and debug Android devices with ease.

Features

  • Device Management: View connected devices and their status in a hierarchical tree view.

  • App Control: target specific applications to Uninstall, Clear Storage (User-aware), Clear Cache, or Force Stop.

  • Device Control: Quickly take screenshots, record screen, toggle Wi-Fi, 'Show Touches', and 'Layout Bounds'.

  • System Info: View consolidated device information including Battery, IP, Android Version, and Display metrics (with automatic DP conversion).

  • Real-time Monitoring: Automatically detects User ID changes on the device and updates context-aware paths.

  • Logcat Integration: Create multiple logcat sessions with custom tag filters, priority levels, and historical time toggles.

  • File & Text Search: Search for files (find) or text content (grep) directly on the device.

  • Automotive Tools: specialized support for Android Automotive OS (Car Properties).

  • System Access: easy access to ADB Root, Unroot, and Remount commands.

Usage

ADB Devices View

The "ADB Manager" view in the Side Bar automatically lists connected Android devices.

  1. Target App: Click Select Target App under a device to focus operations on a specific package.
    • Enables the Control app menu.
  2. Control App:
    • Uninstall / Force Stop: Manage the target app lifecycle.
    • Clear Data/Cache: Clears storage for the current active user automatically.
    • Dumpsys: Quickly dump Package, Meminfo, or Activity stack for the target app.
  3. Control Device:
    • Screenshot: Captures screen and opens it in VS Code.
    • Screen Record: Records screen to MP4 and opens it upon completion.
    • Toggles: Quickly toggle visual debugging options (Show Touches, Layout Bounds) and Wi-Fi.
  4. System Info:
    • Displays a summary text document with Battery, IP, Version, and Display info.
    • DP Converter: Shows PX to DP converted values based on the device's screen density.
    • System Properties: Listings of all getprop values.

Requirements

  • ADB (Android Debug Bridge): Must be installed and accessible.
    • If adb is in your system PATH, it works out of the box.
    • Otherwise, configure the path in extension settings.

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

  • adb-manager.adbPath: Absolute path to the adb executable (default: adb).
  • adb-manager.adbLogcatDefaultOptions: Default options passed to the logcat command (default: -v threadtime).

Known Limitations

  • Screen recording requires a device running Android 5.0 (API level 21) or higher.
  • Some dumpsys commands may require root access depending on the device and Android version.

Acknowledgments

This project was inspired by webispy/vscode-logmagnifier and developed using Antigravity.

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