android input key
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Press a hardware button, navigation key, or Android keycode.
Usage
android input key [-h] [--alt] [--ctrl] [--shift] <key>
Options
--alt - Press key with Alt modifier.--ctrl - Press key with Ctrl modifier.-h,--help - Shows the help message for the specified command.--shift - Press key with Shift modifier.
input options:
--device=PARAM - Device serial number or emulator ID (as reported by 'adb
devices').
android options:
--sdk=PARAM - Path to the Android SDK.-v,--verbose - Enable verbose output for troubleshooting.-V,--version - Print version information and exit.
Positional arguments
<key> - Key name (back, home, recents, power, volume-up, volume-down, enter,
tab, esc) or Android keycode.
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Last updated 2026-10-16 UTC.
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