diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java
index 4b7e362a..dd80a160 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package com.genymobile.scrcpy;
 
+import com.genymobile.scrcpy.wrappers.ServiceManager;
+
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.view.InputDevice;
@@ -149,12 +152,12 @@ public class Controller {
     private boolean injectChar(char c) {
         if (options.useADBKeyboard()) {
             // Process latin keys the same way in order to provide same reaction speed.
-            try {
-                Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("am broadcast -a ADB_INPUT_CHARS --eia chars " + String.valueOf((int) c));
-                return process.waitFor() == 0;
-            } catch (Throwable throwable) {
-                return false;
-            }
+            Intent intent = new Intent();
+            intent.setAction("ADB_INPUT_CHARS");
+            int[] chars = {c};
+            intent.putExtra("chars", chars);
+            device.sendBroadcast(intent);
+            return true;
         } else {
             String decomposed = KeyComposition.decompose(c);
             char[] chars = decomposed != null ? decomposed.toCharArray() : new char[]{c};
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Device.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Device.java
index a8fdf677..38d01645 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Device.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Device.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import com.genymobile.scrcpy.wrappers.SurfaceControl;
 import com.genymobile.scrcpy.wrappers.WindowManager;
 
 import android.content.IOnPrimaryClipChangedListener;
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.IBinder;
@@ -273,4 +274,8 @@ public final class Device {
     public static ContentProvider createSettingsProvider() {
         return SERVICE_MANAGER.getActivityManager().createSettingsProvider();
     }
+
+    public void sendBroadcast(Intent intent) {
+        SERVICE_MANAGER.getActivityManager().sendBroadcast(intent);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/wrappers/ActivityManager.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/wrappers/ActivityManager.java
index 71967c50..3fe903e9 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/wrappers/ActivityManager.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/wrappers/ActivityManager.java
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package com.genymobile.scrcpy.wrappers;
 
 import com.genymobile.scrcpy.Ln;
 
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Binder;
+import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.IInterface;
 
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ public class ActivityManager {
     private Method getContentProviderExternalMethod;
     private boolean getContentProviderExternalMethodLegacy;
     private Method removeContentProviderExternalMethod;
+    private Method broadcastIntentMethod;
 
     public ActivityManager(IInterface manager) {
         this.manager = manager;
@@ -42,6 +45,22 @@ public class ActivityManager {
         return removeContentProviderExternalMethod;
     }
 
+    private Method getBroadcastIntentMethod() throws NoSuchMethodException {
+        if (broadcastIntentMethod == null) {
+            try {
+                Class<?> iApplicationThreadClass = Class.forName("android.app.IApplicationThread");
+                Class<?> iIntentReceiverClass = Class.forName("android.content.IIntentReceiver");
+                broadcastIntentMethod = manager.getClass()
+                        .getMethod("broadcastIntent", iApplicationThreadClass, Intent.class, String.class, iIntentReceiverClass, int.class,
+                                String.class, Bundle.class, String[].class, int.class, Bundle.class, boolean.class, boolean.class, int.class);
+                return broadcastIntentMethod;
+            } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                throw new AssertionError(e);
+            }
+        }
+        return broadcastIntentMethod;
+    }
+
     private ContentProvider getContentProviderExternal(String name, IBinder token) {
         try {
             Method method = getGetContentProviderExternalMethod();
@@ -84,4 +103,13 @@ public class ActivityManager {
     public ContentProvider createSettingsProvider() {
         return getContentProviderExternal("settings", new Binder());
     }
+
+    public void sendBroadcast(Intent intent) {
+        try {
+            Method method = getBroadcastIntentMethod();
+            method.invoke(manager, null, intent, null, null, 0, null, null, null, -1, null, true, false, ServiceManager.USER_ID);
+        } catch (InvocationTargetException | IllegalAccessException | NoSuchMethodException e) {
+            Ln.e("Could not invoke method", e);
+        }
+    }
 }