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How to take a screen grab on an Android device
You don't need to root your phone to take screenshots
By Carrie-Ann Skinner | PC Advisor | 29 July 11
Initially taking a screen grab from your Smartphone might seem a bit pointless. But if you're having problems with your phone, or you're unsure how to do something on your handset, it's a great way of 'explaining' what you can see. It's a relatively simple process on Apple's iPhone and it doesn't require any extra software. Unfortunately, it's not as simple on a Google Android device.
You don't need to root your phone to take screenshots
There are a number of apps available in the Android Market, but they only support screen shots on 'rooted' phones. By 'rooting' your handset you give yourself the ability to install a new user interface and make changes to system files that you wouldn't normally be able to do. While this initially may sound like a great idea, you could potentially destroy your phone if you don't know what your are doing. This is certainly not something we recommend.
However, if you're close to a PC and you're willing to spend a bit of time downloading the Android developer kit and relevant drivers, you will be able to take screen shots of your Android handset, provided it's connected to your machine using a USB cable. Here's how.
Step one
You'll need to start by downloading the Android develop kit. Head to the Android developer website and click on the tab marked SDK. Select the developer kit that's relevant to the OS your PC is running (Windows, Mac OS X or Linux) and then press Save File when the pop-up is displayed.
You don't need to root your phone to take screenshots
By Carrie-Ann Skinner | PC Advisor | 29 July 11
Initially taking a screen grab from your Smartphone might seem a bit pointless. But if you're having problems with your phone, or you're unsure how to do something on your handset, it's a great way of 'explaining' what you can see. It's a relatively simple process on Apple's iPhone and it doesn't require any extra software. Unfortunately, it's not as simple on a Google Android device.
You don't need to root your phone to take screenshots
There are a number of apps available in the Android Market, but they only support screen shots on 'rooted' phones. By 'rooting' your handset you give yourself the ability to install a new user interface and make changes to system files that you wouldn't normally be able to do. While this initially may sound like a great idea, you could potentially destroy your phone if you don't know what your are doing. This is certainly not something we recommend.
However, if you're close to a PC and you're willing to spend a bit of time downloading the Android developer kit and relevant drivers, you will be able to take screen shots of your Android handset, provided it's connected to your machine using a USB cable. Here's how.
Step one
You'll need to start by downloading the Android develop kit. Head to the Android developer website and click on the tab marked SDK. Select the developer kit that's relevant to the OS your PC is running (Windows, Mac OS X or Linux) and then press Save File when the pop-up is displayed.
Further instructions with screenshots here: http://www.pcadvisor...lo=daily%20news
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