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Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread allows screenshots with no root required
Up until now, all the Android app screenshots you've seen floating around have been taken using either the Android SDK or third-party applications which require root access. That's because Android -- unlike webOS and iOS -- hasn't provided a simple way for users to capture images on their devices' screens.According to Android Central, that has changed in Android 2.3.3. Rooting will no longer be required "because of some changes in the way the SurfaceFlinger service handles what it captures from the framebuffer." The non-geeky version: Android 2.3.3 isn't as stingy with allowing apps to intercept what's being displayed on the screen.
Their post also jokes that Android users can now give the raspberry to their WP7-toting friends, but let's remember this change is part of Android 2.3.3. Many devices don't have Android 2.2 yet, and even less have 2.3.X -- so it's going to be a while before root-free screenshots become the norm in the Android world.
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Subscribe to commentsreverseinverseMar 1st 2011 1:39PM
Samsung Galaxy S with Froyo:
hold the back button & tap the middle button = screenshot without an app & without root
Spino PrimeMar 1st 2011 4:40PM
@reverseinverse
Odd, I tried this on my Samsung Captivate (SGH-I896) and it didn't work.
ordoMar 1st 2011 7:01PM
yep, reverseinverse is right: SamGalS has screenshots (since the update to 2.2).
curiogeoMar 2nd 2011 8:56AM
I have an unrooted Samsung Vibrant with Froyo/2.2 and a developer has found a way to make screen capture work, free app is in the marketplace: Screen Capture Shortcut. I have tried it and it works on my phone.