
These screenshots illustrate the process of spanning by grabbing the handle at the bottom of the window, and dragging it towards the hinge until the span indicator covers both screens: adb pull – extract files from the emulator or deviceĪnother use for ADB is simulating input commands, such as automating spanning of an app on Surface Duo.adb shell pm path – gets the file system path of the package specified.adb shell pm list packages – list all the packages installed.adb shell – execute commands on the Android system, for example:.

adb devices – list the devices available (including emulators and phones or tablets attached to your computer).

adb kill-server and adb start-server – stop and start the ADB service if needed.There are many features covered in the ADB documentation but here are some useful commands:

ADB is an important tool for developers because it allows you to interact with Android emulators, and also with connected devices.
