Running ADB commands
The Android Debug Bridge (adb) provides a Unix shell which you can use to run various commands on an emulator or a connected Android device.
pCloudy also allows you to execute ADB Shell command on the connected device.
- Select your desired device from the list and connect.
- On the Device Connection Page, once the device is ready, click on the "Android ADB" icon.
Steps to execute ABD shell command on the devices in the New User Interface (New UI)
Step 1 Enter ADB shell command to the given text box and click on Execute

Step 2 ADB shell command execution result, you can click on the copy icon to copy the result.

Step 3 Once the results are copied you will see a success message on the screen as shown below

Steps to execute ABD shell command on the devices in the Old User Interface (Old UI)
Step 1 Enter ADB shell command to the given text box and click on Execute

Step 2 ADB shell command execution result

Step 3 Results can be copied for future use as shown below

ADB commands for reference
Adb Shell commands | Action performed by command |
adb shell dumpsys batterystats | collects battery data from your device |
adb shell ls | list directory contents |
adb shell ls -a | do not hide entries starting with |
adb shell ls -i | print index number of each file |
adb shell ls -s | print size of each file, in blocks |
adb shell ls -n | list numeric UIDs and GIDs |
adb shell ls -R | list subdirectories recursively |
adb shell netstat | list tcp connectivity |
adb shell pwd | print current working directory location |
adb shell dumpstate | dumps state |
adb shell ps | print process status |
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d http://www.stackoverflow.com | opens browser |
adb shell am start -t image/* -a android.intent.action.VIEW | opend gallery |