HOW TO MAKE SCREENSHOT AND SCREEN RECORD VIA ADB

adb_tools

Here's a short tutorial on how to make a screenshot from your android device using adb tools plus to screen record whatever you want to share like while playing games or making some tutorials which you may wish to share.

Knowing that the default to make a screenshot for asus zenfone 2 laser 5.5s would to press or hold the recent app key under its settings or simply using power+vol down for old school.

Things needed:
1. adb tools (tutorial here)
2. android device (rooted or unrooted)
credits: from source 
3. android usb drivers save to desktop or flash drive-asus drivers (download here)

Steps:
1. Download and install adb (refer to tutorial above link on how to install)
2. Connect your device to your computer, make sure to set your device to "on" from your developer options and usb debugging box must be checked from your settings.

usb_debug

3. Locate where you installed your adb tools.

locate_adb_folder

4. Open platform tools folder

open_platform_tools

5. Press Shift+Right Click your mouse to open pop up window

Shift+Right Click

6. Select open command window here.

cmd_exe

7. Now check if your computer can detect your device by typing: adb devices and hit enter key

adb_devices

8. In case you see your device with "unauthorized" after the series of number code simply check your device and accept authorization needed and click ok.

9. If your device is not detected make sure you have installed your usb drivers for your android. For this tutorial we use asus usb drivers as sample.

asus_usb_drivers

10. Go  to device manager and look under other devices if you can find your device with a warning sign (yellow triangle with exclamation). Click image to zoom out.

device_manager

other_device

11. Click and select update drivers.

update_drivers

12. Browse where you saved your drivers

browse_your_computer

13. Simply select the folder and click ok

locate_folder

14. Now try again from step #7 to check if device can be detected.

adb_devices

15. Now if successful simply type the following command to make a screenshot.

adb shell screencap -p /sdcard/screencap.png

screenshot

screenshot_command

16. The captured screenshot will be placed on your internal sdcard

17. To record screen type the following:

adb shell screenrecord /sdcard/screen.mp4

18. The captured video will be placed on your internal sdcard

saved_sdcard

19. To stop recording simply type the following

Ctrl + C and hit enter key

Ctrl+C

Next post making screenshot of recovery from your android device.

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Enjoy!