I want to make two snapshots in Android emulator.
The first is before running an app.
The second one is after running the app.
I want to see the following changes:
New files added
Files that have been removed
changes in existing files.
I tried to search a command in adb but there isn't something concrete.
I'm searching something like the program regshot but for android.
Thanks.
Open android studio,
1.select Android device monitor from toolbar.
2.Select your emulator from left side pane.
3.For screenshot,in left side pane selection screen-capture option(camera icon).
For files, select file explorer tab from right side pane.
Select storage option --> SdCard
I hope it helps you.
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I'm running Android Studio 1.3 and working on tutorial app. I'm using GenyMotion for testing purpose. I have written some code to create a database. Now I want to see whether that database has been created or not. If yes then where it is stored. In Eclipse we used to have DDMS Monitor but no such thing is present in Android Studio. So How to do so?
Easiest way is using Android Device Monitor to get the database file and SQLite DataBase Browser to view the file while still using Android Studio to program android.
1) Run and launch database app with Android emulator from Android Studio.
2) Run Android Device Monitor. How to run?; Go to [your_folder] > sdk >tools. You can see monitor.bat in that folder. shift + right click inside the folder and select "Open command window here". This action will launch command prompt. type monitor and Android Device Monitor will be launched.(There are other ways to open this too. Search it)
3) Select the emulator that you are currently running. Then Go to data>data>[your_app_package_name]>databases
4) Click on the icon (located at top right corner) (hover on the icon and you will see "pull a file from the device") and save anywhere you like
5) Launch SQLite DataBase Browser. Drag and drop the file that you just saved into that Browser. (You can view the database using any SQLite browser of your choice)
6) Go to Browse Data tab and select your table to view.
I am looking at tutorials and for some reason I can not find the mysharedpremain.xml file. In my android studio I dont have a data tab.
Can somebody help? The image of the tutorial is below
Thank you
There is no such tab called data in android studio. data/data is the place where the android system stores your application and it's related fies,To see your application and related files you need to access the android file system.
In order to do that follow the below steps
Run your app in an emulator or in a rooted android device
open android device monitor as described in the image you posted
on the left side of the window you will see devices tab click on the emulator/device on which your app is currently running.
Click on file explorer tab and select data folder inside that you will find one more data folder select it and search for package name that matches your app package name and expand it..you will find your preference file if you already created one
I found a lot of similar questions to mine and everyone tells me it's under Tools > Android > Android Device Monitor. I did this and there I have to select the file explorer tab, the problem is there is no such tab. The only thing I see is a list with my devices and a logcat. Anyone knows where I can find the file explorer in Android studio because I don't see it in my DDMS.
Thanks in Advance!
If you are searching for the file explorer for your device/emulator:
Tool > Android > Android Device Monitor. Then you see the list of devices on the left. Click the device you want to explore, and then you can select the File Explorer Tab.
If you can't find it, you have probably closed it. You can reopen it by pressing the small android logo on the right side of the window, or Window > Reset perspective.
Click on green Android icon. It will open Android Device Monitor.
Alternatively, you can open Android Device Monitorby following way:
Now click on file explorer.
If you closed file explorer by mistake, you can open it by clicking
Window -> Reset Perspective
I was trying to establish database connectivity in Android. According to the tutorials I was referring to, it should show me some folders when I click on file explorer option in Windows tab. But no folder is shown there. Am I doing something wrong or is something wrong with the SQLite in my IDE?
Is the emulator or device is connected and running. If not please connect and click on that device from device list and then click file explorer.
For reference:
http://developer.android.com/tools/debugging/ddms.html
I am trying to use the Android Device Monitor within Android Studio, but somehow I managed to remove all views.
I have tried resetting the perspectives, Window->Show View->(Any View), and even re-installing Android Studio but nothing shows up.
Does anyone know how to reset the Device Monitor back to it's default views? (With the devices on the left, and the heap/threads/allocation views on the right.)
Thanks for your help!
I've experienced this same problem by using Window -> Reset Perspective. One should expect this to fix this issue, not break it. Go figure.
In any case, the DDMS workspace preferences are stored in %USERPROFILE%\.android\monitor-workspace (e.g. C:\Users\my_user\.android\monitor-workspace).
Just delete that folder and you're good to go.
Note that you'll need to enable 'show hidden files' in the finder if you are on a mac. Then, the workspace directory is in users/your_username/.android/monitor-workspace.
See http://ianlunn.co.uk/articles/quickly-showhide-hidden-files-mac-os-x-mavericks/ for how to show hidden files.
On Windows:
Go to C:\users\my_user\.android\monitor-workspace)
Close android device monitor
Delete all files/folders inside of monitor-workspace folder
Run android device monitor again
Where "my_user" is your user folder.
That screenshot looks like you are running Windows. So, you could go to C:\Users\user3106174\ and delete the directory named .android (or something similar).