talos

This is a Raspberry Pi project, but should work on any linux system with adb.

Installation for Raspberry Pi

From the command line, run

wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qbalsdon/talos/main/installation/setup_adb.sh | sudo sh
wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qbalsdon/talos/main/installation/setup_scrcpy.sh | sudo sh

Helpful

Reset VNC sudo Xvnc -generatekeys force

References

ADB

https://gist.github.com/kibotu/849ea0f113f0093ea14a90f373f7eb1e https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/44005/how-do-i-install-the-android-debug-bridge-adb-on-a-raspberry-pi

Useful ADB commands

1. adb shell settings list [secure|global|system]

This is the manner in which developers can see what is available for modification on the system normally it may be retrieved by calling: adb shell settings get [secure|global|system] [name] and set by calling adb shell settings put [secure|global|system] [name] [value]

I have made this a little simpler with my sysDiff script.

Really useful cheatsheets:

1. automatetheplanet
2. Pulimet/AdbCommands

ADB Basics

adb devices (lists connected devices)
adb root (restarts adbd with root permissions)
adb start-server (starts the adb server)
adb kill-server (kills the adb server)
adb reboot (reboots the device)
adb devices -l (list of devices by product/model)
adb shell (starts the backround terminal)
exit (exits the background terminal)
adb help (list all commands)
adb -s <deviceName> <command> (redirect command to specific device)
adb –d <command> (directs command to only attached USB device)
adb –e <command> (directs command to only attached emulator)

Package Installation

 adb shell install <apk> (install app)
 adb shell install <path> (install app from phone path)
 adb shell install -r <path> (install app from phone path)
 adb shell uninstall <name> (remove the app)

Paths

 /data/data/<package>/databases (app databases)
 /data/data/<package>/shared_prefs/ (shared preferences)
 /data/app (apk installed by user)
 /system/app (pre-installed APK files)
 /mmt/asec (encrypted apps) (App2SD)
 /mmt/emmc (internal SD Card)
 /mmt/adcard (external/Internal SD Card)
 /mmt/adcard/external_sd (external SD Card)

 adb shell ls (list directory contents)
 adb shell ls -s (print size of each file)
 adb shell ls -R (list subdirectories recursively)

File Operations

 adb push <local> <remote> (copy file/dir to device)
 adb pull <remote> <local> (copy file/dir from device)
 run-as <package> cat <file> (access the private package files)

Phone Info

 adb get-statе (print device state)
 adb get-serialno (get the serial number)
 adb shell dumpsys iphonesybinfo (get the IMEI)
 adb shell netstat (list TCP connectivity)
 adb shell pwd (print current working directory)
 adb shell dumpsys battery (battery status)
 adb shell pm list features (list phone features)
 adb shell service list (list all services)
 adb shell dumpsys activity <package>/<activity> (activity info)
 adb shell ps (print process status)
 adb shell wm size (displays the current screen resolution)
 dumpsys window windows | grep -E 'mCurrentFocus|mFocusedApp' (print current app's opened activity)

Package Info

 adb shell list packages (list package names)
 adb shell list packages -r (list package name + path to apks)
 adb shell list packages -3 (list third party package names)
 adb shell list packages -s (list only system packages)
 adb shell list packages -u (list package names + uninstalled)
 adb shell dumpsys package packages (list info on all apps)
 adb shell dump <name> (list info on one package)
 adb shell path <package> (path to the apk file)

Configure Settings Commands

 adb shell dumpsys battery set level <n> (change the level from 0 to 100)
 adb shell dumpsys battery set status<n> (change the level to unknown, charging, discharging, not charging or full)
 adb shell dumpsys battery reset (reset the battery)
 adb shell dumpsys battery set usb <n> (change the status of USB connection. ON or OFF)
 adb shell wm size WxH (sets the resolution to WxH)

Device Related Commands

 adb reboot-recovery (reboot device into recovery mode)
 adb reboot fastboot (reboot device into recovery mode)
 adb shell screencap -p "/path/to/screenshot.png" (capture screenshot)
 adb shell screenrecord "/path/to/record.mp4" (record device screen)
 adb backup -apk -all -f backup.ab (backup settings and apps)
 adb backup -apk -shared -all -f backup.ab (backup settings, apps and shared storage)
 adb backup -apk -nosystem -all -f backup.ab (backup only non-system apps)
 adb restore backup.ab (restore a previous backup)
 adb shell am start|startservice|broadcast <INTENT>[<COMPONENT>]
     -a <ACTION> e.g. android.intent.action.VIEW
     -c <CATEGORY> e.g. android.intent.category.LAUNCHER (start activity intent)

 adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d URL (open URL)
 adb shell am start -t image/* -a android.intent.action.VIEW (opens gallery)

Logs

 adb logcat [options] [filter] [filter] (view device log)
 adb bugreport (print bug reports)

Permissions

 adb shell permissions groups (list permission groups definitions)
 adb shell list permissions -g -r (list permissions details)

SCRCPY

https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/blob/master/BUILD.md DO NOT BUILD THE SERVER, THAT REQUIRES THE SDK

Keyboard shortcuts

1. Copy the contents of the /mac folder to your local /Users/[USERNAME]/Library/Services folder.
2. Open System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> General
3. Under Services assign some shortcuts!

Uninstallation

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/scrcpy
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/scrcpy/scrcpy-server

TODO:

1. Take screenshot, go to darkMode, take screenshot
2. Start recording, execute script, stop recording. Toggle darkMode, start recording, execute script, stop recording
3. Make a recording with talkback