How to use adb shell terminate application like android studio's terminate application?

Question

When i click terminate application, it just stop the first Activity and then start prior Activity by itself. What terminate application do? How to use adb do terminate application?

Answer 1

Terminate Application closes or terminates the current application which is either in foreground, or the application which is selected & connected via ADB.

To terminate an app from adb:

./adb shell am force-stop <yourp-package-name>