You can do it using adb getevent
and sendevent
.
Connect you device using adb
. Follow the steps below.
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Identify your Input device:
Open any image on your device. To list input devices, run$ adb shell getevent add device 1: /dev/input/event7 name: "msm8226-tapan9302-snd-card Headset Jack" add device 2: /dev/input/event6 name: "msm8226-tapan9302-snd-card Button Jack" add device 3: /dev/input/event2 name: "synaptics_dsx_i2c" add device 4: /dev/input/event4 name: "qpnp_pon"
Pinch in/out on the image, you should see some continuous logs like
/dev/input/event2: 0003 0030 00000005 /dev/input/event2: 0000 0000 00000000 /dev/input/event2: 0003 002f 00000000 /dev/input/event2: 0003 0036 00000144 /dev/input/event2: 0003 003a 00000079 /dev/input/event2: 0000 0000 00000000 /dev/input/event2: 0003 0036 00000142
Confirms
/dev/input/event2
is the input device name for my target device. -
Get exact
getevent
and convertgetevent
tosendevent
:Make sure your screen switched on and is open with some image,
Run the below command on the prompt.$ adb shell getevent | grep dev/input/event2 > getevent_input.txt
While the above is running, Pinch in/out on the image on your phone.
Once completed, Kill the above command Ctrl + C
Open filegetevent_input.txt
and delete first line"add device X: /dev/input/eventX"
from it.Since
getevent
returns values in decimal, andsendevent
takes value in hexadecimal.
We have to do the above conversion.
This scripthex_to_dec.py
here does the Job. Thanks to this guy!$./hex_to_dec.py getevent_input.txt
Generates a file
getevent_input.scr
, Now rename this file to.sh
$ mv getevent_input.scr sendevent_input.sh
Open file
sendevent_input.sh
and delete second line"echoing – drawing function"
and save it. -
Run on device.
Transfersendevent_input.sh
to device.$ adb push sendevent_input.sh /sdcard/ 1615 KB/s (64379 bytes in 0.038s)
Make sure you device has an image open, and screen is not off.
$ adb shell sh /sdcard/sendevent_input.sh
Worked perfectly fine for me, If this what you looking for.
For visible results, enable Show touches
in Developer Options.
Environment: Motorola Moto G (Android 4.4.4)
with ADB (v 1.0.31)
on Ubuntu 12.04
.