So I Took a Screenshot on my G1…Here’s the Howto

So I compared my iPhone and my G1, and included notes on how to take a G1 screenshot, but it turns out there was another step: installing the appropriate drivers, and enabling debug on the G1.

So, to take G1 screenshots:

  1. Turn on USB debugging on the G1: Settings | Applications | Development | USB debugging
  2. Download and install the Android SDK
  3. Download and unzip the Android USB device drivers (for Windows - for Linux, see the additional instructions on the DevelopAndDebug page).
  4. Connect the device via USB, and choose “Install from a list or specified location” and choose where you unzipped the file. If you’ve already gone through this and Windows doesn’t prompt you anymore, you’ll need to open Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Computer Management | Device Manager, go down to Other Devices and choose the Android phone, then right click Properties, and choose Update Driver, then browse to the specific location…
  5. From the Android SDK, start tools/ddms.bat
  6. Your G1 should appear as the only device in the left-hand side.
  7. You can then press Ctrl-S (Device | Screen Capture) to capture a screenshot.
    G1 screenshot
  8. Breathe a sigh of relief

November 6, 2008 · Filed under Uncategorized

4 Comments »

  1. JadedX Said,

    April 15, 2009 @ 10:43 pm

    Does my G1 need to be rooted first? I ask because I did everything, I can’t find that Android SDK location to start tool/ddms.bat

  2. SECT Said,

    August 31, 2009 @ 9:59 am

    CAN YOU PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO TUTORIAL BECUASE THIS ISNT WORKING 4 ME LOL

  3. Arry Said,

    November 10, 2009 @ 11:32 am

    I did everything it asked, and it worked up until “then right click Properties, and choose Update Driver, then browse to the specific location…” What do I do?

  4. Martin Said,

    December 31, 2009 @ 4:12 am

    I really needed this for my G1 to do a presentation in front of 90 resellers. Showing our new IntelliDial.nl software.

    Offcourse 1 screenshot does not make the audience happy…
    Luckily, the ‘device screen capture’ has a refresh button. So we made a macro that plays ‘enter’ in order to automatically refresh every 2s. GOOD. Thanks!!

    Only had to stop the macro whilst typing, as the screen will flip 90 degrees when accessing the keyboard… :)

    Martin
    ps Macro recorder used: http://www.jitbit.com/macrorecorder.aspx

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