In latest version of Android Studio android monitor was changed to android profiler. Android profiler it's great but I don't see any option to take a screenshots or record device screen. So my question is where are now capturing options?
You can still access them through the LogCat tab.
It's still in LogCat but below. You can click a ">>" button to reveal a list of hidden buttons.
If Android Studio's recording video feature is not available and you are a MacOS user you can use QuickTime Player
File -> New Screen Recording
To make screenshots
Command + Shift + 4
I connect my phone to Android Studio and code. I want to record my phone screen. I saw this but that button is disabled in my Android Studio. I can capture screens but can't record. Can someone help me with this?
UPDATE
This is how it is there in my Android studio. The button is disabled
Now you can also record video from Android emulator to follow below option:
Select more option
Then select Record screen option.
Check below screenshot:
Go to your menu
View -> Tool Windows -> Android
You will find the record icon at the bottom left corner.
If you are using an AVD, make sure "Use host GPU" is disabled.
To take a video recording of your app:
Start your app as described in Run your App in Debug Mode.
Click Android to open the Android DDMS tool window.
Click Screen Record on the left side of the Android DDMS tool window.
Click Start Recording.
Interact with your app.
Click Stop Recording.
Enter a file name for the recording and click OK.
Source: https://developer.android.com/tools/debugging/ddms.html
Maybe your device does not support the screen recorder, there are many devices which does not support screen recorder thus this is device issue. If you want to record your app screen then simply run the app on android emulator or on genymotion and start your desktop screen recorder and adjust the desktop screen to fit emulator. There are many screen recorder for PC but i prefer cam studio 8.
Thanks
In newer versions of Android Studio it requires an external Android phone to record screen from preferably with a resolution of at least 720p. Since the internal runs on the virtual memory it can't be recorded and is therefore disabled as it can't both record and run emulator at same time.
I'm running Android Studio 2.3.2 which is the latest and the one I experienced this on. But when I closed the emulator and connected my HTC One M9 it automatically enabled recording button to record the phone instead of the emulated device.
Check the images below and the difference between them in the red circles:
First image, emulated device on the computer:
Second image, personal device connected to computer:
You can record videos from the command line into an .mp4 file:
adb shell screenrecord /sdcard/video.mp4
When you are done recording, press Ctrl+C.
Then you can copy the file to your computer (current folder)
adb pull /sdcard/video.mp4
If you want you can delete the file from the sdcard
adb shell rm /sdcard/video.mp4
Android SDK Emulators don't support recording:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=61682
The screenrecord command is simply missing:
i:\>adb -e shell
root#generic_x86_64:/ # screenrecord
/system/bin/sh: screenrecord: not found
127|root#generic_x86_64:/ #
On Windows I suggest using the Fraps generic screen capture tool as an alternative. It's an awesome tool with too many years of history to count. I'm not affiliated with them, I just used it "back in the day" when I was gaming a lot. On the Movies tab add a Video Capture Hotkey and use that to start/stop the recording. The FPS counter will be red while recording.
Maybe you should just change a phone,like this:
When using HUAWEI,the screen record is disabled:
But when changing to Nubia, it works!
I had the same problem. It was solved when I didn't run but debugged de app.
Once you have debugged your app, the icon will be enabled even if you just run your app without debugging.
I guess this has to be done for each app you develop, as it must be a debugging feature or something like that.
*Note that at this image I'm using Android Studio post 2.0, but when this problem happened to me I was using pre 2.0, so that should not matter.
Open Android emilator,
Click to right sidebar more button "..."
Open new window, Record Screen and start record
It's OK
https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator.html
for those who never found screen recorder button or screenshot button. here you go
First, make sure you have LogCat open (Press F6, at least on OSx).
Then you might find that you still don't see any record button. Just hover on the tiny "overflow" arrow seen in the image below.
You should now see the record button, indicated in the image below.
Congratulations, if your device supports screen recording, just click the button and up will pop a dialog asking you to input resolution and bitrate
Record video from Android emulator
As a workaround for MacOS users
Open QuickTime Player -> File -> New Screen Recording
If you have a real device run it in debug mode and then go to the Logcat view there will be a screen recording button on the left.
stupid mistake I made was I had two android devices connected.
And I was recording off the locked one so my video was always 18mb and black screen and wouldnt play in quicktime.
On Android Studio Arctic Fox They have moved this functionality to the logcat
https://developer.android.com/studio/debug/am-video
In case of emulator I experienced that you should install DirectX End-User Runtime
Installed it for another application and luckily also Android Sceer Record is working fine and isn't greyed out!
Hope this help some other people
I am having trouble using the "Screen Capture" function in Eclipse to capture an Android screen shot. I have the correct tab open, and when I click the screen capture icon, the box pops up and just stays on "Capturing..." but the display never changes from a white box with an X through it.
I have USB debugging turned on on the phone and I have the correct device selected in Eclipse..any other tips? Thanks!
Navigate to your android sdk install folder. Open the Tools folder and find DDMS. Run DDMS and use the Screen Capture option from the Device pull down menu. This is the native tool that Eclipse tries to use and it works better natively.
On the screen capture window, click done, then reopen the screen capture dialog. I have to go through this process every time I want screen caps, for some reason it doesn't connect to device on the first run.
This works for me, also when Logcat ceases to work: When I disable and re-enable the debug mode on the device, everything is working again.
I have an Android presentation coming up and would like to get some screenshots of my application. Thing is, I'd like to have a screenshot of the phone with the app running on it.
I could use a camera and take a pic of a droid phone+app, but seems to me the AVD used to run inside a picture of the Nexus phone. Just wondering if it's an Eclipse config option somewhere?
Thanks!
Try using image editing software to superimpose the screenshot into an image of the phone. That's what the designers I work with do when they need to make PR screenshots.
run the DDMS from the location where ever you have installed the Android and then chose Device menu and screen capture
just do alt+printscreen from keyboard keep in mind AVD is focused you will get screen shot of AVD..
I have recently gotten a new android phone and it does not have root intill the 30 day warranty is up.my older android has root access but it is my sisters now.i use to use drocap
So what im asking is there a way were I can take a screen shot of my app in the emulater.i know on a mac (thats what I use) you can take screen spots with command shift 4. But is there something for the emulater in eclipse that I can use to take screen shots?
Android DDMS allow screen capture from an emulator.
Search for screen capture in the DDMS tool documentation .