Dumpsys System Diagnostics

The dumpsys tool runs on the device and provides information about the statusof system services.

How to use dumpsys

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If you run adb shell dumpsys, you’ll get diagnostic output forall system services, which is usually more than you want. For more manageableoutput, specify the service you would like to examine.

For example, the following command:

$ adb shell dumpsys input

provides system data for input components such as touchscreens or built-inkeyboards.

List of system services

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For a complete list of system services that you can use with dumpsys, try thefollowing command:

$ adb shell dumpsys -l
Currently running services:
  DockObserver
  SurfaceFlinger
  accessibility
  account
  activity
  alarm
  android.security.keystore
  appops
  appwidget
  assetatlas
  audio
  backup
  battery
  batteryproperties
  batterystats
  bluetooth_manager
  clipboard
  commontime_management
  connectivity
  consumer_ir
  content
  country_detector
  cpuinfo
  dbinfo
...

Dumpsys command-line options

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Command-line options are different for different services. Here are a fewcommon ones:

• For many services, you can append -h to see the helptext.
• For some services, you can append -c to view the data ina machine-friendly format.