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ADB Helper

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Introduction

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Helps execute common ADB commands. Device management, ip/pair connections, device screenshots, app management, file management.

Home

Features

AdbController

  • [x] restartAdb: Restart ADB service
  • [x] refreshDeviceManager: Refresh device list and apk list
  • [x] ipConnect: Connect to device by entering IP address
  • [x] ipConnectHistory: Display history of IP connections
  • [x] pairDevicesScanner: Scan for pairable devices (Android 11+)
  • [x] pairDevicesUsingQRCode: Pair devices using QR code (Android 11+)
  • [x] pairDevicesUsingCode: Pair devices using pairing code (Android 11+)
  • [x] installToDevice: Install apk files from workspace to device
  • [x] chooseApkFilter: Select apk display types, -3: third-party apps (default), -s: system apps, -e: enabled apps, -d: disabled apps
  • [x] installAdb: Install adb

AdbController

DeviceController

  • [x] screenshot: Take device screenshot
  • [x] installApk: Install apk
  • [x] openShell: Open shell openShell
  • [x] inputText: Input text to device
  • [x] showDeviceInfo: Display device related information
  • [x] startScrcpy: Launch Scrcpy https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy
  • [x] showTopActivity: View top activity
  • [x] rebootDevice: Reboot device
  • [x] powerOffDevice: Power off device
  • [x] useIpConnect: Connect ADB using IP
  • [x] showLogCat: Display logcat logs
  • [x] closeLogCat: Close logcat logs

DeviceController

ApkController

  • [x] wipeApkData: Clear apk data
  • [x] wipeApkPermissions: Clear apk permissions
  • [x] uninstallApk: Uninstall apk
  • [x] exportApk: Export apk
  • [x] stopApk: Stop apk
  • [x] copyApkId: Copy apk id
  • [x] showAppLogCat: Display logcat logs for this apk

ApkController

ExplorerController

  • [x] refreshExplorerManager: Refresh explorer
  • [x] chooseDevice: Select device in explorer
  • [x] chooseRootPath: Select root directory in explorer

FileController

In the file management system, opened files are copies of device files mirrored locally. In the /data/data/ directory, due to lack of permissions, directories cannot be obtained. Related file directories are simulated.

  • [x] openFile: Open file
  • [x] openInTheSide: Open file on the right side
  • [x] openInLocalExplorer: Open in local file explorer
  • [x] newFolder: Create new folder
  • [x] copyPath: Copy path
  • [x] rename: Rename
  • [x] delete: Delete
  • [x] uploadFile: Upload file
  • [x] uploadFolder: Upload folder
  • [x] saveAs: Save as to local

FileController

flutter daemon

When flutter is not found, click refreshDeviceManager to update device list.

  • [x] flutter daemon: Monitor device connection/disconnection, automatically refresh list

Configuration

  • [x] explorerRootPathList: Quick access list, first item in list is displayed by default

    [
        "/sdcard/",
        "/",
        "/data/data/",
        "/sdcard/Android/data/",
        "/sdcard/DCIM/",
        "/sdcard/Download/",
    ],
    
  • [x] adbBinPath: Path to adb binary, e.g.: E:\sdk\androidSDK\platform-tools

  • [x] androidSdkPath: Path to Android SDK, e.g.: E:\sdk\androidSDK

  • [x] flutterSdkPath: Path to Flutter SDK, e.g.: E:\sdk\flutter339

  • [x] scrcpyBinPath: Path to Scrcpy binary, e.g.: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Genymobile\scrcpy

If related environment variables are already configured, you can ignore these configurations

Quick Use

If you only want to use adb in some simple scenarios without installing the complete Android SDK development environment, you can use the installAdb command to install adb.

Press F1 to bring up the command window, type installAdb, and wait for the progress dialog to complete the quick installation.

liteAdb

The plugin will download Android's platform-tools and install it to the .adb-helper/platform-tools directory under the user's home directory.

Related

https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

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