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input

Send event codes or touchscreen gestures to an Android device. This command can only be used through adb shell. More information: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#constants_1.
  • Send an event code for a single character to an Android device:
    input keyevent {{event_code}}
  • Send a text to an Android device (%s represents spaces):
    input text "{{text}}"
  • Send a single tap to an Android device:
    input tap {{x_position}} {{y_position}}
  • Send a swipe gesture to an Android device:
    input swipe {{x_start}} {{y_start}} {{x_end}} {{y_end}} {{duration_in_ms}}
  • Send a long press to an Android device using a swipe gesture:
    input swipe {{x_position}} {{y_position}} {{x_position}} {{y_position}} {{duration_in_ms}}

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