hidden_lantern
04-18-2011, 02:55 AM
I was looking around to find some ways to get screenshots from Android phone, but couldn't find any good ones.
I found some screenshot apps but they either require the phone to be rooted or they are not free.
So I googled and found a method which didn't require a rooted phone.
It isn't really a simple method and requires a bit of installation of software on your Desktop.
The method requires Android SDK to be installed on your computer.
1) Go to The Android Developer site (http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html) and download the android sdk for Windows. The (exe) file is recommened.
You might also need to install the Java JDK (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html) if you don't already have one.
You MUST download the JDK one instead of the JRE.
2) After installing the Android SDK, you don't have to run the SDK Manager.
3) Connect your phone via USB to your computer. On your phone turn on USB Debugging. Go to Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB Debugging
4) Assuming the default installation path, go to C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\tools and run ddms.bat
5) The program will start and it should show your Android device. Select your device.
6) Go to Menu at the top and Select Device -> Screen Capture.
7) A new window will open and you can see your Android screen in the window.
8) You can choose to copy the image or save it on your desktop.
That's quite alot of things to do to capture a screenshot. I hope Android provides one in the future.
The method works on most Android phones.
I found some screenshot apps but they either require the phone to be rooted or they are not free.
So I googled and found a method which didn't require a rooted phone.
It isn't really a simple method and requires a bit of installation of software on your Desktop.
The method requires Android SDK to be installed on your computer.
1) Go to The Android Developer site (http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html) and download the android sdk for Windows. The (exe) file is recommened.
You might also need to install the Java JDK (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html) if you don't already have one.
You MUST download the JDK one instead of the JRE.
2) After installing the Android SDK, you don't have to run the SDK Manager.
3) Connect your phone via USB to your computer. On your phone turn on USB Debugging. Go to Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB Debugging
4) Assuming the default installation path, go to C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\tools and run ddms.bat
5) The program will start and it should show your Android device. Select your device.
6) Go to Menu at the top and Select Device -> Screen Capture.
7) A new window will open and you can see your Android screen in the window.
8) You can choose to copy the image or save it on your desktop.
That's quite alot of things to do to capture a screenshot. I hope Android provides one in the future.
The method works on most Android phones.