'ADB exec-out not working
I'm trying to capture my android emulator screen using ADB commands, but when I execute the command nothing happens, no error and no image, this is the command I'm running:
adb exec-out screencap -p /sdcard/Pictures/test.png
I tried to use "adb shell....", but it is too slow for me.
Do I need something to run the "exec-out"? Or am I doing something wrong?
Solution 1:[1]
You need a one line only:
adb exec-out screencap -p > [path]
Example:
adb exec-out screencap -p > d:\screenshot.png
Solution 2:[2]
"adb exec-out" gives binary output.
You can use below commands to save the screens
adb shell screencap -p /sdcard/screencap.png
adb pull /sdcard/screencap.png C:\\Users\\<username>\\Pictures\\screencap.png
More info :
Solution 3:[3]
adb exec-out screencap is a safe way to generate screenshot in bitmap format.
You can use pipe read that raw data. The first 4 bytes mark the little-endian integer for width. The next 4 bytes is the height. The next 4 bytes indicate the image format. Following bytes is raw data for the images like RGBA8888.
Note:
Do not use raw data from adb shell screencap. The shell will insert some line breaks so data could broke.
Solution 4:[4]
If you find that adb exec-out screencap is too slow or problematic for your case you can try CulebraTester2-public which would be much faster.
You can even use curl or any other HTTP client to take the screenshot like this
curl -sf -H 'accept: image/png' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -X GET 'http://localhost:9987/v2/uiDevice/screenshot' > img.png
See the complete example at take-screenshot.
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| Solution | Source |
|---|---|
| Solution 1 | M. A. |
| Solution 2 | Community |
| Solution 3 | user25917 |
| Solution 4 | Diego Torres Milano |