# Android Debug Bridge Binding
![](/logos/androiddebugbridge.png)
This binding allows to connect to android devices through the adb protocol. The device needs to have usb debugging enabled and allow debugging over tcp, some devices allow to enable this in the device options but others need a previous connection through adb or even be rooted. If you are not familiar with adb I suggest you to search "How to enable adb over wifi on <device name>" or something like that.
# Supported Things
This binding was tested on the Fire TV Stick (android version 7.1.2, volume control not working) and Nexus5x (android version 8.1.0, everything works nice), please update this document if you tested it with other android versions to reflect the compatibility of the binding.
# Discovery
As I can not find a way to identify android devices in the network the discovery will try to connect through adb to all the reachable ip in the defined range, you could customize the discovery process through the binding options. Your device will prop a message requesting you to authorize the connection, you should check the option "Always allow connections from this device" (or something similar) and accept.
# Binding Configuration
Config | Type | description |
---|---|---|
discoveryPort | int | Port used on discovery to connect to the device through adb |
discoveryReachableMs | int | Milliseconds to wait while discovering to determine if the ip is reachable |
discoveryIpRangeMin | int | Used to limit the number of IPs checked while discovering |
discoveryIpRangeMax | int | Used to limit the number of IPs checked while discovering |
# Thing Configuration
ThingTypeID | description |
---|---|
android | Android device |
Config | Type | description |
---|---|---|
ip | String | Device ip address |
port | int | Device port listening to adb connections (default: 5555) |
refreshTime | int | Seconds between device status refreshes (default: 30) |
timeout | int | Command timeout in seconds (default: 5) |
mediaStateJSONConfig | String | Expects a JSON array. Allow to configure the media state detection method per app. Described in the following section |
# Media State Detection
You can configure different modes to detect when the device is playing media depending on the current app.
The available modes are:
- idle: assert not playing, avoid command execution.
- media_state: detect play status by dumping the media_session service. This is the default for not configured apps
- audio: detect play status by dumping the audio service.
- wake_lock: detect play status by comparing the power wake lock state with the values provided in 'wakeLockPlayStates'
The configuration depends on the application, device and version used.
This is a sample of the mediaStateJSONConfig thing configuration:
[{"name": "com.amazon.tv.launcher", "mode": "idle"},{"name": "org.jellyfin.androidtv", "mode": "wake_lock", "wakeLockPlayStates": [2,3]},{"name": "com.amazon.firetv.youtube", "mode": "wake_lock", "wakeLockPlayStates": [2]}]
# Channels
channel | type | description |
---|---|---|
key-event | String | Send key event to android device. Possible values listed below |
text | String | Send text to android device |
tap | String | Send tap event to android device (format x,y) |
media-volume | Dimmer | Set or get media volume level on android device |
media-control | Player | Control media on android device |
start-package | String | Run application by package name |
stop-package | String | Stop application by package name |
current-package | String | Package name of the top application in screen |
shutdown | String | Power off/reboot device (allowed values POWER_OFF, REBOOT) |
wake-lock | Number | Power wake lock value |
screen-state | Switch | Screen power state |
# Available key-event values:
- KEYCODE_0
- KEYCODE_1
- KEYCODE_11
- KEYCODE_12
- KEYCODE_2
- KEYCODE_3
- KEYCODE_3D_MODE
- KEYCODE_4
- KEYCODE_5
- KEYCODE_6
- KEYCODE_7
- KEYCODE_8
- KEYCODE_9
- KEYCODE_A
- KEYCODE_ALL_APPS
- KEYCODE_ALT_LEFT
- KEYCODE_ALT_RIGHT
- KEYCODE_APOSTROPHE
- KEYCODE_APP_SWITCH
- KEYCODE_ASSIST
- KEYCODE_AT
- KEYCODE_AVR_INPUT
- KEYCODE_AVR_POWER
- KEYCODE_B
- KEYCODE_BACK
- KEYCODE_BACKSLASH
- KEYCODE_BOOKMARK
- KEYCODE_BREAK
- KEYCODE_BRIGHTNESS_DOWN
- KEYCODE_BRIGHTNESS_UP
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_1
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_10
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_11
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_12
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_13
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_14
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_15
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_16
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_2
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_3
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_4
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_5
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_6
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_7
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_8
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_9
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_A
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_B
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_C
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_L1
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_L2
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_MODE
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_R1
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_R2
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_SELECT
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_START
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_THUMBL
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_THUMBR
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_X
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_Y
- KEYCODE_BUTTON_Z
- KEYCODE_C
- KEYCODE_CALCULATOR
- KEYCODE_CALENDAR
- KEYCODE_CALL
- KEYCODE_CAMERA
- KEYCODE_CAPS_LOCK
- KEYCODE_CAPTIONS
- KEYCODE_CHANNEL_DOWN
- KEYCODE_CHANNEL_UP
- KEYCODE_CLEAR
- KEYCODE_COMMA
- KEYCODE_CONTACTS
- KEYCODE_COPY
- KEYCODE_CTRL_LEFT
- KEYCODE_CTRL_RIGHT
- KEYCODE_CUT
- KEYCODE_D
- KEYCODE_DEL
- KEYCODE_DPAD_CENTER
- KEYCODE_DPAD_DOWN
- KEYCODE_DPAD_DOWN_LEFT
- KEYCODE_DPAD_DOWN_RIGHT
- KEYCODE_DPAD_LEFT
- KEYCODE_DPAD_RIGHT
- KEYCODE_DPAD_UP
- KEYCODE_DPAD_UP_LEFT
- KEYCODE_DPAD_UP_RIGHT
- KEYCODE_DVR
- KEYCODE_E
- KEYCODE_EISU
- KEYCODE_ENDCALL
- KEYCODE_ENTER
- KEYCODE_ENVELOPE
- KEYCODE_EQUALS
- KEYCODE_ESCAPE
- KEYCODE_EXPLORER
- KEYCODE_F
- KEYCODE_F1
- KEYCODE_F10
- KEYCODE_F11
- KEYCODE_F12
- KEYCODE_F2
- KEYCODE_F3
- KEYCODE_F4
- KEYCODE_F5
- KEYCODE_F6
- KEYCODE_F7
- KEYCODE_F8
- KEYCODE_F9
- KEYCODE_FOCUS
- KEYCODE_FORWARD
- KEYCODE_FORWARD_DEL
- KEYCODE_FUNCTION
- KEYCODE_G
- KEYCODE_GRAVE
- KEYCODE_GUIDE
- KEYCODE_H
- KEYCODE_HEADSETHOOK
- KEYCODE_HELP
- KEYCODE_HENKAN
- KEYCODE_HOME
- KEYCODE_I
- KEYCODE_INFO
- KEYCODE_INSERT
- KEYCODE_J
- KEYCODE_K
- KEYCODE_KANA
- KEYCODE_KATAKANA_HIRAGANA
- KEYCODE_L
- KEYCODE_LANGUAGE_SWITCH
- KEYCODE_LAST_CHANNEL
- KEYCODE_LEFT_BRACKET
- KEYCODE_M
- KEYCODE_MANNER_MODE
- KEYCODE_MEDIA_AUDIO_TRACK
- KEYCODE_MEDIA_CLOSE
- KEYCODE_MEDIA_EJECT
- KEYCODE_MEDIA_FAST_FORWARD
- KEYCODE_MEDIA_NEXT
- KEYCODE_MEDIA_PAUSE
- KEYCODE_MEDIA_PLAY
- KEYCODE_MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE
- KEYCODE_MEDIA_PREVIOUS
- KEYCODE_MEDIA_RECORD
- KEYCODE_MEDIA_REWIND
- KEYCODE_MEDIA_SKIP_BACKWARD
- KEYCODE_MEDIA_SKIP_FORWARD
- KEYCODE_MEDIA_STEP_BACKWARD
- KEYCODE_MEDIA_STEP_FORWARD
- KEYCODE_MEDIA_STOP
- KEYCODE_MEDIA_TOP_MENU
- KEYCODE_MENU
- KEYCODE_META_LEFT
- KEYCODE_META_RIGHT
- KEYCODE_MINUS
- KEYCODE_MOVE_END
- KEYCODE_MOVE_HOME
- KEYCODE_MUHENKAN
- KEYCODE_MUSIC
- KEYCODE_MUTE
- KEYCODE_N
- KEYCODE_NAVIGATE_IN
- KEYCODE_NAVIGATE_NEXT
- KEYCODE_NAVIGATE_OUT
- KEYCODE_NAVIGATE_PREVIOUS
- KEYCODE_NOTIFICATION
- KEYCODE_NUM
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_0
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_1
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_2
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_3
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_4
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_5
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_6
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_7
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_8
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_9
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_ADD
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_COMMA
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_DIVIDE
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_DOT
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_ENTER
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_EQUALS
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_LEFT_PAREN
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_MULTIPLY
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_RIGHT_PAREN
- KEYCODE_NUMPAD_SUBTRACT
- KEYCODE_NUM_LOCK
- KEYCODE_O
- KEYCODE_P
- KEYCODE_PAGE_DOWN
- KEYCODE_PAGE_UP
- KEYCODE_PAIRING
- KEYCODE_PASTE
- KEYCODE_PERIOD
- KEYCODE_PICTSYMBOLS
- KEYCODE_PLUS
- KEYCODE_POUND
- KEYCODE_POWER
- KEYCODE_PROFILE_SWITCH
- KEYCODE_PROG_BLUE
- KEYCODE_PROG_GREEN
- KEYCODE_PROG_RED
- KEYCODE_PROG_YELLOW
- KEYCODE_Q
- KEYCODE_R
- KEYCODE_REFRESH
- KEYCODE_RIGHT_BRACKET
- KEYCODE_RO
- KEYCODE_S
- KEYCODE_SCROLL_LOCK
- KEYCODE_SEARCH
- KEYCODE_SEMICOLON
- KEYCODE_SETTINGS
- KEYCODE_SHIFT_LEFT
- KEYCODE_SHIFT_RIGHT
- KEYCODE_SLASH
- KEYCODE_SLEEP
- KEYCODE_SOFT_LEFT
- KEYCODE_SOFT_RIGHT
- KEYCODE_SOFT_SLEEP
- KEYCODE_SPACE
- KEYCODE_STAR
- KEYCODE_STB_INPUT
- KEYCODE_STB_POWER
- KEYCODE_STEM_1
- KEYCODE_STEM_2
- KEYCODE_STEM_3
- KEYCODE_STEM_PRIMARY
- KEYCODE_SWITCH_CHARSET
- KEYCODE_SYM
- KEYCODE_SYSRQ
- KEYCODE_SYSTEM_NAVIGATION_DOWN
- KEYCODE_SYSTEM_NAVIGATION_LEFT
- KEYCODE_SYSTEM_NAVIGATION_RIGHT
- KEYCODE_SYSTEM_NAVIGATION_UP
- KEYCODE_T
- KEYCODE_TAB
- KEYCODE_THUMBS_DOWN
- KEYCODE_THUMBS_UP
- KEYCODE_TV
- KEYCODE_TV_ANTENNA_CABLE
- KEYCODE_TV_AUDIO_DESCRIPTION
- KEYCODE_TV_AUDIO_DESCRIPTION_MIX_DOWN
- KEYCODE_TV_AUDIO_DESCRIPTION_MIX_UP
- KEYCODE_TV_CONTENTS_MENU
- KEYCODE_TV_DATA_SERVICE
- KEYCODE_TV_INPUT
- KEYCODE_TV_INPUT_COMPONENT_1
- KEYCODE_TV_INPUT_COMPONENT_2
- KEYCODE_TV_INPUT_COMPOSITE_1
- KEYCODE_TV_INPUT_COMPOSITE_2
- KEYCODE_TV_INPUT_HDMI_1
- KEYCODE_TV_INPUT_HDMI_2
- KEYCODE_TV_INPUT_HDMI_3
- KEYCODE_TV_INPUT_HDMI_4
- KEYCODE_TV_INPUT_VGA_1
- KEYCODE_TV_MEDIA_CONTEXT_MENU
- KEYCODE_TV_NETWORK
- KEYCODE_TV_NUMBER_ENTRY
- KEYCODE_TV_POWER
- KEYCODE_TV_RADIO_SERVICE
- KEYCODE_TV_SATELLITE
- KEYCODE_TV_SATELLITE_BS
- KEYCODE_TV_SATELLITE_CS
- KEYCODE_TV_SATELLITE_SERVICE
- KEYCODE_TV_TELETEXT
- KEYCODE_TV_TERRESTRIAL_ANALOG
- KEYCODE_TV_TERRESTRIAL_DIGITAL
- KEYCODE_TV_TIMER_PROGRAMMING
- KEYCODE_TV_ZOOM_MODE
- KEYCODE_U
- KEYCODE_UNKNOWN
- KEYCODE_V
- KEYCODE_VOICE_ASSIST
- KEYCODE_VOLUME_DOWN
- KEYCODE_VOLUME_MUTE
- KEYCODE_VOLUME_UP
- KEYCODE_W
- KEYCODE_WAKEUP
- KEYCODE_WINDOW
- KEYCODE_X
- KEYCODE_Y
- KEYCODE_YEN
- KEYCODE_Z
- KEYCODE_ZENKAKU_HANKAKU
- KEYCODE_ZOOM_IN
- KEYCODE_ZOOM_OUT
# Full Example
# Sample Thing
Thing androiddebugbridge:android:xxxxxxxxxxxx [ ip="192.168.1.10" port=5555 refreshTime=30 ]
# Sample Items
Group androidDevice "Android TV"
String device_SendKey "Send Key" (androidDevice) { channel="androiddebugbridge:android:xxxxxxxxxxxx:key-event" }
String device_CurrentApp "Current App" (androidDevice) { channel="androiddebugbridge:android:xxxxxxxxxxxx:current-package" }