How to start and stop android service from a adb shell?

Question

I need to write a shell script to start and stop an android service .

Answer 1

You need to add android:exported="true" to start service from ADB command line. Then your manifest looks something like this:

And then from ADB

To start service:

adb shell am startservice com.your.package.name/.YourServiceName

To stop service (on Marshmallow):

adb shell am stopservice com.your.package.name/.YourServiceName

To stop service (on Jelly Bean):

adb shell am force-stop com.your.package.name