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Is there an APP for taking a "screenshot" on the DROID X??

Does anyone know if there is an APP that will allow me to take a "screenshot" on my droid x and save it as a pic? The only ones I've found in the Android Market (that i'm aware of) are for phones that are "rooted".... and as we all know, the droid x cannot be "rooted"..... Anyone know of any APPS? Thanks!!

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Steve_CTR

jaylan222 wrote:
Does anyone know if there is an APP that will allow me to take a "screenshot" on my droid x and save it as a pic? The only ones I've found in the Android Market (that i'm aware of) are for phones{edited to comply with Terms of Service}

..... Anyone know of any APPS? Thanks!!

{edited to comply with Terms of Service}

There is a way to take screenshots with a computer, it requires the Android SDK though, and you may not be willing to go to those lengths.

Thanks!
Steve from CrappyTechReviews.com

Be Careful. While our members are generally helpful and eager to provide useful information, Wireless customers need to be cautious on what you decide to download as there is always potential risk that your device may be damaged or void your warranty.

Further, any posted content that states any benefits of why rooting or hacking should be done is also not allowed.

Thank you.

Wildman

There is other ways but for some reason the possiblities hasnt been investigated enough, I noticed that a number of applications like Lock2 and AWD seem to figure out a way to be able to do screen shots of there apps while open without being rooted, I have tried to get more information on how this was accomplished but havent had luck getting any further information..... {edited to comply with Terms of Service}

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johnM356

I just followed this procedure on my Moto Droid.

it's not nearly as painstaking as it looks and it works great.

How to: Take Screens Shots without Rooting your Motorola Droid

I'm not sure if a Droid X requires a different procedure, but I can't see why it would.

johnM356

EDIT:

Here's an article on how to How to take screenshots on the Motorola DROID X.

The procedure looks identical - same tools, same everything.

Wildman

The SDK way is fine if you are sittung in front of a pc with this configured all the time, I perfer to be able to do a screen capture from the device because I have had a number of questions on how to do something and I usually do screen shots to allow the individual to see what I am explaining to maximize understanding.. I dont want to root device to do a simple screen shots and application backup.

johnM356

Root isn't necessary using the SDK.

MurZimminy

I often do training myself and I researched screenshot information when I got my Droid. What I learned is that as of Android 2.2, the only way to do screen captures without rooting the system is to use the SDK development tools. The reason is to protect users from themselves. If you are around technology long enough, you know that this is usually a good idea. To prove my point, when you installed your last few apps and got the "warning" about all the potentially bad or costly access that app will have rights to do, did you read through and try to understand why the app needed those permissions? Unless you are one of those "special" types that DOES do that, you have no idea. You just trust the developer to be good.

Providing screenshot access would mean that I could build an awesome app that is both useful and popular but at the same time, capture and send screenshots of your data or activities to my server without you knowing. Sure, someone might eventually catch on, but by then I have a ton of information and I have fled the scene and probably already created more apps to do the same.

After really considering my need for the screen captures, I realized that I really didn't need an app. The developer tools work just fine for those times I need to capture something.{edit for TOS violation}

Hope this helps!

-= MZ =-

dhouse

I have a D Inc so not sur if the apps can be used interchangeably w/ the X or not but I have an app called "webshots" and it works. It takes a little getting use to but it works nonetheless. Good luck.

taklbry

After googling for months, I inadvertantly (sp) found ... MyPhoneExplorer ....

When tethered, it has a screen capture option under the 'extras' drop down menu within the desktop program. You can download it on the market and the desktop version for your PC and ....IT IS FREE! and you do NOT HAVE TO BE ROOTED TO USE IT.

you can get it here http://www.fjsoft.at/en/downloads.php

AWESOME App and works great on my droid X. You have to be tethered (USB phone charge and debugged) or thru WIFI.

You can sync your contacts, calendar and see all the files on your phone and SD card as well.

Unbelievable that someone else hasn't already shared this on the forums. I hated that dang sdk process.

oh, btw the screenshot can only be taken from a desktop not on the phone itself from what Ive seen.

Wildman

Actually MyPhoneExplorer sounds almost like a refined version of the SDK interface... There is a few apps that allows users to do screen shots without root but they only allows you to do it when inside there app, now I havent been able to get a answer from developers of these apps and the method they used to acheive this, I was hoping to get the information and develope a app that would work around this restriction. I have wrote a number of apps for WM but I am still learning Androids code and without them choosing to help it may take me a bit.... I am surprised that someone hasnt tried to investigate this more.

Here is example of Lock 2.0 screen capture option that work to take shots of app which proves that this is possible but the developersjust havent figured or took the time to put one together....

Oh well, for now the SDK is the only safe way of doing this for now but hopefully someone can work something out...

silver6055

Steve_CTR wrote:
jaylan222 wrote:
Does anyone know if there is an APP that will allow me to take a "screenshot" on my droid x and save it as a pic? The only ones I've found in the Android Market (that i'm aware of) are for phones{edited to comply with Terms of Service}

{edited to comply with Terms of Service}

Be Careful. While our members are generally helpful and eager to provide useful information, Wireless customers need to be cautious on what you decide to download as there is always potential risk that your device may be damaged or void your warranty.

Further, any posted content that states any benefits of why rooting or hacking should be done is also not allowed.

Thank you.

Moderators, so this post was edited after 5 months to remove ToS violations!

I would urge you to reconsider your policy. You are driving people to other forums which *do* discuss such things, which may contain bad information, and you may not know what is being discussed there and lose the chance to correct.

I would suggest that instead of deleting the text, add something like your text above: "Rooting violates your Terms of Service with Verizon and will void your warranty. It may damage your phone or even cause it to become completely unusable." People ARE going to discuss this somewhere, and pretending otherwise doesn't help anyone.

gerio

silver6055 wrote:
Steve_CTR wrote:
jaylan222 wrote:
Does anyone know if there is an APP that will allow me to take a "screenshot" on my droid x and save it as a pic? The only ones I've found in the Android Market (that i'm aware of) are for phones{edited to comply with Terms of Service}

{edited to comply with Terms of Service}

Be Careful. While our members are generally helpful and eager to provide useful information, Wireless customers need to be cautious on what you decide to download as there is always potential risk that your device may be damaged or void your warranty.

Further, any posted content that states any benefits of why rooting or hacking should be done is also not allowed.

Thank you.

Moderators, so this post was edited after 5 months to remove ToS violations!

I would urge you to reconsider your policy. You are driving people to other forums which *do* discuss such things, which may contain bad information, and you may not know what is being discussed there and lose the chance to correct.

I would suggest that instead of deleting the text, add something like your text above: "Rooting violates your Terms of Service with Verizon and will void your warranty. It may damage your phone or even cause it to become completely unusable." People ARE going to discuss this somewhere, and pretending otherwise doesn't help anyone.

I disagree, respectfully or otherwise....

As for 5 months, so what?

People CAN and Do discuss "Rooting" somewhere, lot's and lots of "somewhere's and there's enough of it going on without cluttering up this forum with that discussion. The biggest majority of the participants here are more interested in discussing phone features and/or issues and all the various phones offered by Verizon. And what's to stop the "bad information" from being discussed here? The Mods here have enough to do dealing with sarcastic jerks like me without having to police the world of phone modding.

It isn't needed here, period. Go discuss it at one of the dozens of Android Geekboy websites out there ( I visit a few of them from time to time). As usual, participate in those places at your own risk.

And drop the superior attitude already about Verizon "pretending otherwise". A good business decision is not pretending, unless you are online in Mom's basement and counting conspiracy theories.

Geri O

silver6055

gerio wrote:

I disagree, respectfully or otherwise....

As for 5 months, so what?

People CAN and Do discuss "Rooting" somewhere, lot's and lots of "somewhere's and there's enough of it going on without cluttering up this forum with that discussion. The biggest majority of the participants here are more interested in discussing phone features and/or issues and all the various phones offered by Verizon. And what's to stop the "bad information" from being discussed here? The Mods here have enough to do dealing with sarcastic jerks like me without having to police the world of phone modding.

It isn't needed here, period. Go discuss it at one of the dozens of Android Geekboy websites out there ( I visit a few of them from time to time). As usual, participate in those places at your own risk.

And drop the superior attitude already about Verizon "pretending otherwise". A good business decision is not pretending, unless you are online in Mom's basement and counting conspiracy theories.

Geri O

Thank you for your comment, respectfully or otherwise. To respond:

The 5 months comment: if comments about rooting need to be shut down, leaving the information there for 5 months isn't so good. Yes, they had other things to do but presumably the sky didn't fall.

The discussions aren't fully deleted, the posts are just left with some text deleted, so they do continue to clutter up the place.

I would prefer they removed the post than do this, which (presumably) leaves some people to wonder what has been cut, maybe do a google search and then find good/bad forums etc)

A lot of Android discussions begin with "What are all those useless apps on the phone and why can't I delete them?" I think it would be useful to have the explanations that in fact they don't cause any harm, but if you REALLY want them to go, you can do this, but you will void your warranty etc.

"Pretending otherwise" was hardly a superior attitude, perhaps bad language. I wasn't suggesting a conspiracy theory, merely pointing out that refusing to have it discussed here doesn't make it go away. Whether theirs is a "good" business decision was what I was questioning.

silver6055

Um... It was a joke, in response to that of Azsaluki, signaled by" far superior not just to other phones but to simply everything." I don't think even the most hardened iphone lover would quite say that. Azsaluki, and to a smaller extent I, have been hanging around the iphone forum, watching some people getting very very excited.

And now a droid comment! My Droid 2 Global keeps correcting "iphone" to phone. Clearly a conspiracy, except it also changes D2G to DOG and changes Droid to druid. Would have thought that they would have added that.

Wildman

silver6055 wrote:
Um... It was a joke, in response to that of Azsaluki, signaled by" far superior not just to other phones but to simply everything." I don't think even the most hardened iphone lover would quite say that. Azsaluki, and to a smaller extent I, have been hanging around the iphone forum, watching some people getting very very excited.

And now a droid comment! My Droid 2 Global keeps correcting "iphone" to phone. Clearly a conspiracy, except it also changes D2G to DOG and changes Droid to druid. Would have thought that they would have added that.

:smileysurprised: Sorry if I misunderstood your post, its just getting kind of crazy having to read over all these Apple FanBoyz post recently, latly they are not respecting any of the forums... I like to read over solutions and contribrite where I can but some of these posts with Trollz tring so start stuff is becoming really pointless.

gerio

Wildman wrote:
silver6055 wrote:
Um... It was a joke, in response to that of Azsaluki, signaled by" far superior not just to other phones but to simply everything." I don't think even the most hardened iphone lover would quite say that. Azsaluki, and to a smaller extent I, have been hanging around the iphone forum, watching some people getting very very excited.

And now a droid comment! My Droid 2 Global keeps correcting "iphone" to phone. Clearly a conspiracy, except it also changes D2G to DOG and changes Droid to druid. Would have thought that they would have added that.
Sorry if I misunderstood your post, its just getting kind of crazy having to read over all these Apple FanBoyz post recently, latly they are not respecting any of the forums... I like to read over solutions and contribrite where I can but some of these posts with Trollz tring so start stuff is becoming really pointless.___________________________________________________________________________________

There's an easy remedy for that, Wildman.

Just turn on the bold, the italics, and the red color on your font and just have a blast!!....

(Yeah, I know, not everyone is as twisted as I....)

Take care,

Geri O

Wildman

You are sick gerio... :smileyvery-happy: but have a point.. :smileyhappy:

Ann154

Actually Wildman, I think the Mods did a housecleaning on that forum overnight.

Wildman

That would evplain it then... Thanks for the information..

AZSALUKI

yeah...the 3 threads that i was specifically refering to are gone now???? must've pulled them. i really didn't care that they were discussing it, but couldn't figure out why it went on for days when we get shut down in 10 minutes...lol. i've noticed the past 2 days that MANY more mods are now spending time in that forum.

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