Introducing a better way to control your devices

sadb is a wrapper on adb that allows you to easily do the things you do most with adb -- and on multiple devices!

Whether you're running adb install com.example.app over and over again on multiple different connected devices or if you're just too lazy to type in adb shell pm packages list | grep some.package.name, sadb makes those commands runnable on multiple devices and defines some "aliases" to make those commands easier for you.

• Can't remember how to see your device's IP address and don't want to go through wifi settings?
  • sadb ip
• Trying to connect over wifi but you can't remember the commands?
  • sadb wifi
• Installing the same APK on 4 different devices?
  • sadb install your.apk then select ALL
• ... The list goes on and on!

What do I need to use this?

• Rust (for building from source)
• adb
  • If you don't have adb installed with Android Studio, then you can always download the platform tools as a standalone.
• scrcpy
  • You don't need to have this, but there is a command for scrcpy that you'll be unable to use without it.

How do I use it?

The main idea behind sadb is to allow you to run adb commands on multiple devices. That's why before each command is executed, you're forced to select which device(s) you'd like to run the command on.

sadb stop com.example.app 
    - Stop a package on all or a single device
sadb start com.example.app 
    - Start a package on all or a single device
sadb clear com.example.app 
    - Clear a package's storage on all or a single device
sadb install path/to/myApp.apk 
    - Install an APK on all or a single device
sadb uninstall com.example.app 
    - Uninstall a package on all or a single device
sadb scrcpy 
    - Start scrcpy on a device
sadb ip 
    - Get the selected device's IP address
sadb screenshot -f myScreenshot.png 
    - Take a screenshot of a device
sadb record -f myVideo.mp4 
    - Record the screen of a device (Press CTRL-C to stop recording)
sadb wifi 
    - Connect to a device via WiFi
sadb search packageName 
    - Search for an installed package on a device
sadb r [ANY ADB COMMAND] 
    - Run an adb command on a device

Building and Installing

Building from source

git clone https://github.com/seamus-sloan/sadb.git
cd sadb
cargo build --release

The binary will be available at target/release/sadb.

Installation Options

Option 1: EZ Mode

Build and install directly to your /.cargo/bin/

cargo install --path .

Option 2: Copy to PATH

# Copy the binary to a location in your PATH
sudo cp target/release/sadb /usr/local/bin/

Option 3: Create an alias

Add this to your shell profile (e.g., ~/.zshrc, ~/.bash_profile):

alias sadb='/path/to/your/sadb/target/release/sadb'

Option 4: Add to PATH

Add the binary location to your PATH:

export PATH="/path/to/your/sadb/target/release:$PATH"