Automating Android: Command line controls
summary
A set of bash scripts uses the Android Debug Bridge to automate repetitive device tasks: unlocking, toggling Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth/talkback, typing and tapping via adb shell input tap x y, and grabbing the screen with scrcpy. The workflow parses the expensive uiautomator dump into a fetch_ui and list_elements step, computes midpoints, and drives multiple devices or a Raspberry Pi from the talos repo. Works reliably on native and Xamarin UIs, partially on Jetpack Compose, and fails on many Flutter views; scripts are brittle but practical.
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- 0:00Start
- 2:03What I'm talking about
- 11:31Types of connection
- 13:45Create an AVD
- 21:22Notes on scripts
- 23:27On Android Layouts
- 25:07My scripts
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