How to invoke an application in "Freeform Mode" via ADB?
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##### Question
If I enable
##### Context
I know that it's possible, because when diagnosing
adb shell settings put global enable_freeform_support 1
, how can I launch an activity in Freeform Mode (presumably, with am
), like I can from com.android.quickstep.RecentsActivity
?

issuetracker.google.com/issues/423197817
, I noticed that if I closed cmd activity start --user 0 -a android.intent.action.VIEW -n com.android.wallpaper/com.android.customization.picker.CustomizationPickerActivity -f 0 com.android.wallpaper
whilst it was in Freeform Mode, when I launched it from com.android.settings
's GUI (as cmd activity start --user 0 -a android.intent.action.VIEW -n com.android.settings/com.android.settings.wallpaper.StyleSuggestionActivity -f 0 com.android.settings
), it re-launched in that mode.
Asked by RokeJulianLockhart
(556 rep)
Jun 18, 2025, 06:17 PM