Programmatically close recent apps
It seems and is the most obvious choice to close apps running in background in order to give a device a small boost. Android’s recents screen is designed to allow users to quickly stop...
Category: ADB
Dumpsys: Battery mocking with ADB shell
In some cases a specific conditions in relation to device’s battery state, level or charging method are required for either development or testing. It seems relatively easy to charge or discharge a device. However,...
Backup and restore Android’s settings quickly
Few posts ago (Programmatically change android settings) I mentioned a clever way of changing Android’s setting from a command line with the use of one of the system’s binary. This allowed for manipulation of...
Investigate apps’ data container with ‘run-as’
How many times when testing or developing a mobile you had to verify if correct data is being saved in the correct place? Working on a rooted device is not always possible (or you simply don’t...
Query information from Android device with ‘dumpsys’
There a simple tool called Dumpsys, that allows query various services in order to find some useful data. It lists all the stats & information about particular selected component in a simple text format. Here is the...
Programmatically change android settings
Setting up the device for each test can be an enormous task, with countless possibilities of devices’ states; it’s easy to make an error resulting in a false negative outcome. Is there a simpler method other...
Track crashes and ANRs with Activity Manager
Crash and/or ANR (Application Not Responding) is one of the most obvious signs that there is something wrong with the App. In most cases, they present themselves with a nice pop-up, but sometimes those...
Control android screen display with WM
Being able to emulate other devices screen size, density and control the area of the display with a singular command is a great advantage for both developers and testers. Luckily Android provides us with...
Power, data and USB management on android device with SVC
SVC binary allows you to control 4 main areas on a device: power wifi data usb It becomes very handy when control over those areas is required for debugging. Here are few tips on...
