| <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> |
| <!DOCTYPE task |
| PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Task//EN" "../dtd/task.dtd"> |
| <task xml:lang="en-us" id="t_device-state-managing"> |
| <title>Managing device state</title> |
| <shortdesc>Issue Android Debug Bridge (adb) commands to manage the state of real or emulated devices.</shortdesc> |
| <prolog> |
| <metadata> |
| <keywords> |
| <!--<indexterm></indexterm>--> |
| </keywords> |
| </metadata> |
| </prolog> |
| <taskbody> |
| <steps> |
| <step> |
| <cmd>Switch to the Device Management view.</cmd> |
| </step> |
| <step> |
| <cmd>Right-click an Android handset or running AVD.</cmd> |
| <info>The AVD must be running; start if, if necessary.</info> |
| </step> |
| <step> |
| <cmd>From the menu that appears, select <uicontrol>ADB Shell</uicontrol>.</cmd> |
| <stepresult>The Console view is opened or brought forward, and an adb shell console for the selected device is |
| displayed. Use it to issue adb shell commands. </stepresult> |
| </step> |
| </steps> |
| <postreq>Note that you can switch the Console view between various consoles by clicking <image |
| href="../images/display-selected-console-button.png"/> (Display Selected Console).</postreq> |
| </taskbody> |
| </task> |
