adb-enhanced ☆
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Description:
Swiss-army knife for Android testing and development
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 2.7.1@1  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: android adb development testing cli
Install: brew install adb-enhanced
About:
ADB Enhanced is a command-line tool that extends the functionality of Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to streamline Android testing and development workflows. It provides intuitive commands for common operations like app management, device interaction, and system state checks. This tool significantly reduces the complexity and verbosity of standard ADB commands for developers and QA engineers.
Key Features:
  • Simplifies complex ADB commands into single-line operations
  • Provides enhanced app management (install, uninstall, launch, force-stop)
  • Enables direct interaction with device notifications and permissions
  • Offers battery and memory state simulation for testing edge cases
  • Includes screen recording and screenshot capture utilities
Use Cases:
  • Automating repetitive Android testing tasks in CI/CD pipelines
  • Quickly debugging app behavior and system states on physical devices
  • Streamlining development workflows for Android developers and QA engineers
Alternatives:
  • pure ADB – ADB Enhanced provides higher-level, human-readable commands, whereas pure ADB requires more verbose and complex syntax for equivalent tasks.
  • Appium – Appium is a full UI automation framework, while ADB Enhanced is a lightweight CLI utility for direct device interaction and management without UI testing overhead.
License: Apache-2.0
Dependencies: python@3.14
Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux
Important Notes:
At runtime, adb must be accessible from your PATH.

You can install adb from Homebrew Cask:
  brew install --cask android-platform-tools
Version History
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Oct 10, 2025 1:40pm 1 VERSION_BUMP 97670bde
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