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getting error while starting service from ADB :Error: Not found; no service started

I am trying to start a service from ADB via the following command - 

adb shell am startservice -n com.ixigo/.mypnrlib.service.SMSParsingService -a com.ixigo.mypnrlib.ACTION_PARSE_EXISTING_MESSAGES

I get the following response

Starting service: Intent { act=com.ixigo.mypnrlib.ACTION_PARSE_EXISTING_MESSAGES cmp=com.ixigo/.mypnrlib.service.SMSParsingService } Error: Requires permission not exported from uid 10693

Now when i specify the user via --user argument and the application is up and running via the same userID: 

adb shell am startservice --user 10693 -n com.ixigo/.mypnrlib.service.SMSParsingService -a com.ixigo.mypnrlib.ACTION_PARSE_EXISTING_MESSAGES

I get the following message:

Starting service: Intent { act=com.ixigo.mypnrlib.ACTION_PARSE_EXISTING_MESSAGES cmp=com.ixigo/.mypnrlib.service.SMSParsingService } Error: Not found; no service started.

I do not want to expose the service Is there any other way we can call it from ADB ?

Solution

  • As per @SamT01 's comment. There is no way we can call a non exported component from non-root ADB.