Example on how to use adb to start an Activity,BroadcastReceiver or Service from adb and include intent extras too. for Activity: adb shell am start -n "com.peirr.test/com.peirr.test.MyActivity" --es name "John" --ei age 30 for BroadcastReceiver adb shell am broadcast -n "com.peirr.test/com.peirr.test.MyReceiver" --es name "John" --ei age 30 for…

AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.peirr.test">

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

        <receiver
            android:name=".MyReceiver"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="true" />

        <service
            android:name=".MyService"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="true" />

        <activity android:name=".MyActivity"
            android:exported="true"
            />
    </application>

</manifest>

MyActivity.java

package com.peirr.test;

import android.content.Intent;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class MyActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_my);

        TextView lname = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.name);
        TextView lage = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.age);
        Intent intent = getIntent();
        if (intent != null) {
            String name = intent.getStringExtra("name");
            int age = intent.getIntExtra("age",0);

            lname.setText(name);
            lage.setText(String.valueOf(age));

        }
    }
}

MyReceiver.java

package com.peirr.test;

import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
    public MyReceiver() {}

    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        if (intent != null) {
            String name = intent.getStringExtra("name");
            int age = intent.getIntExtra("age",0);
            Toast.makeText(context,"MyReceiver Received: [name:"+name+"] [age:"+age+"]",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        }
    }
}

MyService.java

package com.peirr.test;

import android.app.Service;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MyService extends Service {

    public MyService() {}

    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
        // TODO: Return the communication channel to the service.
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not yet implemented");
    }

    @Override
    public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
        if (intent != null) {
            String name = intent.getStringExtra("name");
            int age = intent.getIntExtra("age",0);
            Toast.makeText(this, "MyService Received: [name:" + name + "] [age:" + age + "]", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        }
        return super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
    }
}