Find top processes by memory/cpu on Android using Adb

This article will cover steps to find top processes by memory/cpu on Android using Adb. We will use pixel-2 for this article. But any other android phone can also be used.

1. Install adb tools and enable developer mode on android phone.
2. Connect android phone with Laptop using USP port
3. Run the following command to see top processes sorted by memory
   adb shell top -s 6
4. Here is how it will appear
   
5. Run the following command to see top processes sorted by cpu
   adb shell top -s 9

The same command can also be used to sort the outcome on other fields. One of the use case is to check the memory taken by a specific process/app and observe the change on various action to detect memory leaks.