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Launch App via adb without knowing Activity name

From the post Is it possible to start activity through adb shell?, we can start an Android app via adb by

adb shell am start -n yourpackagename/.activityname

But is it possible to start an Android app via adb without knowing the Activity name? For example, by sending the android.intent.action.MAIN intent to a package? Maybe some command like this:

adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n packageName

Thanks!!

-Cosmo

Solution

  • Yes, it is possible to launch an app via adb shell making use of the monkey tool.

    Using the command from this answer:

    adb shell monkey -p app.package.name -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER 1

    This command simulates the app icon click, so the intent implicit intent LAUNCHER is delivered to the specific receiver declared in app manifest (MAIN)