adb-shell-pm-list-packages

adb shell pm list packages [options] [filter]

pm list packages enumerates installed applications on an Android device. It is a subcommand of the package manager's pm list group, restricted to listing application packages.Output is in the format package:com.example.app with one package per line. An optional filter argument limits results to packages whose name contains the given text. Use grep or other tools for more complex filtering.

-f

Include APK file path

Only disabled packages

Only enabled packages

Only system packages

Only third-party (user-installed) packages

Show package installer

Include uninstalled packages with data

The output format is consistent but verbose. Pipe through cut -d: -f2 to get just package names. Results may differ between device users on multi-user devices.

Part of the Android Package Manager since the platform's initial release in 2008, this command remains one of the most commonly used adb shell operations for device management and debugging.

adb-shell-pm(1), adb-shell-pm-list(1), adb-shell(1), adb(1)

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