Android adb shell am broadcast: Bad component name

Question

I am trying to 'emulate' a reboot (or anything else with the adb shell am) and am unable to figure out how to reference my component. Then again, maybe I don't even understand what is meant by a component. Below I first include a few example commands that don't work, then my manifest. Note that StartupReceiver is successfully called when the 'phone' boots. I just want to re-trigger it without a full reboot.

Failed ADB commands:

$ ./adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED -c android.intent.category.HOME -n net.fstab.checkit_android.StartupReceiver <help snipped> Error: Bad component name: net.fstab.checkit_android.StartupReceiver  $ ./adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED -c android.intent.category.HOME -n .StartupReceiver <help snipped> Error: Bad component name: .StartupReceiver  $ ./adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED -c android.intent.category.HOME -n StartupReceiver <help snipped> Error: Bad component name: StartupReceiver 

Manifest:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     package="net.fstab.checkit_android" android:installLocation="internalOnly"     android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0">     <application android:icon="@drawable/icon"         android:label="@string/app_name">         <activity android:name=".BaseActivity" android:label="@string/app_name">             <intent-filter>                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />             </intent-filter>         </activity>          <activity android:name="BasePreferences" />         <activity android:name="EditActivity" />          <receiver android:name="StartupReceiver">             <intent-filter>                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" />             </intent-filter>         </receiver>          <receiver android:name="NotificationReceiver">             <intent-filter>                 <action android:name="net.fstab.checkit_android.NotificationReceiver" />             </intent-filter>         </receiver>          <service android:name="StartupService">             <intent-filter>                 <action android:name="net.fstab.checkit_android.StartupService" />             </intent-filter>         </service>     </application>     <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" />      <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" /> </manifest> 

Answer 1

You need to specify the package name before the class name (then you may write it without the package) like this:

./adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED -c android.intent.category.HOME -n net.fstab.checkit_android/.StartupReceiver 

Practically it turns out that you just have to add a slash after the package name.

You helped me start, I helped you finish :)