ADBDebuggingSafe

adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d <url>

Open URL / Deep link in browser or app

What It Does

Dispatches an implicit VIEW intent to test deep links, universal links, or open a web page in the default web browser.

Command Syntax

Terminal

$adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d <url>

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:

<url>URL Parameter

Replace this placeholder with your specific url value.

Real-world value:your-url

Command syntax: adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d your-url

Usage Examples

$adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d "https://github.com"

$adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d "myapp://checkout?id=492"

Options & Flags

Flag / Parameter	Description
-a	Specify the Intent action string.
-d	Specify data URI.

Prerequisites & Requirements

Device connected

Related Commands

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

Launch an activity component

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