Extract from my tutorial: Let us move on to the phone now. You can use the method shown above as well by connecting your device. There are however simpler ways. I will now tell you about two apps that allow you to take screenshots. The likelihood of these working depends on your phone manufacturer and how much freedom they give you. They will certainly work on rooted devices. The apps are Screenshot It<https://market.android.com/details?id=com.edwardkim.android.screenshotitfree> and ShootMe <https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bw.picme.local>. Just install them, set your preferences and use them!! Comment with success or failure of these apps with your device name, Android version, and whether it is rooted or not to help others.
Both of the aforementioned apps work without root on a lot of devices. If it works on yours then leave a comment on the tutorial fro others to see. Thanks On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 6:28 PM, Carl Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you but that is not what I want, what I want is to get > screenshot from the device without > the help of a computer and without root permission > > On Aug 17, 8:47 pm, Appaholics <[email protected]> wrote: > > There is a tutorial on that at my sitehttp:// > www.appaholics.in/lets-take-a-screenshot/. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 6:08 PM, Carl Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/system/core.git;a=tree;f=ad. > .. > > > > > I was reading these source code from android git, because I want to > > > use a feature of Android Debug Bridge - screenshot. > > > Most screenshot apps on market needs Root permission, which I don't > > > like very much. > > > > >http://code.google.com/p/android-screenshot-library/ > > > After some googlings and researches, I found this small library that > > > allows me to take screenshot without root permission. > > > But at last I found out it needs user to install Android SDK, and > > > install a native program onto device using adb tool from a computer. > > > This is what I wanted, neither. > > > So after reading this library's code I found out what it does is > > > really simple, read from "/dev/graphics/fb0" and decode it. > > > The key of this library is to have the "shell" user permission. > > > > > After reading some of the code and docs on Android Debug Bridge's git, > > > I found it is possible to communicate with the adbd (which runs on the > > > device when "Application->Development->USB debug" is selected) through > > > a socket interface. > > > I tried it on a emulator and it works!! > > > Unfortunately, most devices don't have that socket open. Instead, most > > > devices listens on USB device instead of socket. > > > Since I am some kind of a "C" noob, I am wondering if I am still able > > > to communicate with the adbd daemon from a process that only has > > > normal Android application permission and take a screenshot through > > > that interface? > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected] > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > -- > > -------------------- > > Raghav Sood > > CEO/Founder/Owner/Dictator/Tyrant at Appaholics (Basically all titles > > required to have complete control) > http://www.raghavsood.com/https://market.android.com/developer?pub=Appaholicshttp://www.appaholics.in/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- -------------------- Raghav Sood CEO/Founder/Owner/Dictator/Tyrant at Appaholics (Basically all titles required to have complete control) http://www.raghavsood.com/ https://market.android.com/developer?pub=Appaholics http://www.appaholics.in/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
