adb shell: telnet command doesn't work

Question

i want to learn how to mock up location in android device and develop a location based app. My problem is when I say adb shell in the command prompt it lets me go into the emulator with # symbol.

problem starts here

When I enter telnet localhost 5554 to telnet the device it says telnet: not found

what could be the problem?? am I doing something wrong?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2531317/android-mock-location-on-device — citizen conn, Jun 21 '11 at 18:27

Diego Torres Milano · Answer 1 · 2011-06-21T19:15:59.073

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You don't have telnet installed.

In ubuntu install it by:

$ sudo apt-get install telnet

edited Jun 21 '11 at 19:15

answered Jun 21 '11 at 18:33

Diego Torres Milano

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In an android shell the command set is very limited - that is why telnet isn't available. Neither is sudo and especially not apt-get. – omahena Apr 29 '22 at 10:28
@omahena precisely, these are commands for the host not for the android device – Diego Torres Milano Apr 29 '22 at 16:37

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 21 '11 at 19:04

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you don't have to telnet with adb. Just use a normal command line window to type in telnet localhost 5554 - but don't enter adb before!

answered Jun 21 '11 at 19:04

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thanks. Telnet didn't work either in command prompt untill I enabled it via control panel :) Thanks a lot for the time. – Jay Mayu Jun 21 '11 at 19:23

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