Android Tutorial How to make screenshots!

I think one of the easiest way is using Android SDK tools. I'll explain this method using Windows, but in Linux or Mac should be similar. This is what you have to do:
-Connect your mobile to computer with usb cable

-Open your SDK folder.

-Go to tools folder
-Execute ddms.bat
-Your Device must be Online

-Go to Device>Screen capture... or press Ctrl-S

-Press Refresh in order to update your Screenshot.
-Press Save to save your Screenshot.

 

[madSac]

You cannot take screenshots of other applications. On some rooted devices there are all kinds of workarounds. Search google for more information. I haven't tried any of them.

Ok So there is no other way without rooting.
Fine.
Thank you.

 

[lock255]

Thank you for the tutorial.

 

[yttrium]

You cannot take screenshots of other applications. On some rooted devices there are all kinds of workarounds. Search google for more information. I haven't tried any of them.

This is actually wrong - you can easily take a screenshot of the current screen by invoking

/system/bin/screencap -p /sdcard/screenshot.png

which outputs a screenshot of the current immediate screen to "screenshot.png" on the sdcard.

This method works in API14 and above without root being required, no matter the system, even if the device is running Sense or Touchwiz.

 

[Erel]

Have you tried to use it without ADB connected? Try to restart the device and then run it.

 

[Laurent95]

You can get a sort of screenshot with the Reflection library, but only from within the displayed Basic4android Activity

Sub Btn1_Click
   Dim Obj1, Obj2 As Reflector
   Dim bmp As Bitmap
   Dim c As Canvas
   Obj1.Target = Obj1.GetActivityBA
   Obj1.Target = Obj1.GetField("vg")
....../.....   
   bmp.WriteToStream(out, 100, "PNG")
   Out.Close
End Sub

Hello Agraham,

Very nice, that works fine
How i can get a screen shot from only an imageview of the activity ?
What i must change in this code, if it's possible of course.

Thanks for your help.

Regards

 

[Erel]

It is much simpler. You can get the Bitmap with ImageView.Bitmap and then save it with Bitmap.WriteToStream.

 

[Laurent95]

It is much simpler. You can get the Bitmap with ImageView.Bitmap and then save it with Bitmap.WriteToStream.

Hi Erel,

Thank you for responding, but, oppppps, i have forget one thing.
I want to get a screen shot from an animate bitmap, who's animated by an external library.
And this solution can't work

Then of course i need to take the screen shot only for a part of the screen otherwise i still get a fixed drawing of the bitmap.

Regards.

 

[Erel]

You will always get a fixed drawing in a screenshot...

 

[priusfan]

hello
I use with success agraham's method.
but it does not work when using gmap: the panel with the map is blank...


here is the real thing:

and here is the screencapture:

any ideas about a solution?

 

[Erel]

According to the answer here it isn't possible:
Capture screen shot of GoogleMap Android API V2 - Stack Overflow

 

[priusfan]

Thx you very much Erel for your fast (but sad) answer.

 

[me68]

If you press Home-Button & Power-Button simultan for 1 second a white rectangle is drawn on the Screen and a screenshot is stored at \Images\screenshots ...

It must be possible ...

Martin

 

[priusfan]

@me68 (private joke)
hello Martin

I remind you this application is made for an electric car...
Using one full hand for holding the phone/tablet and 2 fingers from the other one for taking a screenshot is a bit dangerous when driving.

some details about this dev are here
me68 joined me on this dev and made it better & better.