ADBDebuggingSafe

adb shell am force-stop <package_name>

Force stop running application

What It Does

Terminates all processes, background services, alarms, and notifications associated with the specified package immediately.

Command Syntax

Terminal

$adb shell am force-stop <package_name>

Parameters & Placeholders Breakdown

This command syntax includes specific placeholder tokens. Below is an explanation of what each word represents and concrete real-world values to replace it with:

<package_name>Application Package ID

The unique reverse-domain bundle identifier of the Android application defined in its AndroidManifest.xml.

Real-world value:com.whatsapp or com.android.chrome

Command syntax: adb uninstall com.whatsapp (or: adb shell pm clear com.android.chrome)

To list all installed packages on your phone, execute "adb shell pm list packages".

Usage Examples

$adb shell am force-stop com.example.myapp

$adb shell am force-stop com.android.chrome

Prerequisites & Requirements

Device connected

Related Commands

adb shell am start -n <package>/<activity>

Launch an activity component

adb shell pm clear <package_name>

Clear app data and cache

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