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[How To] Take A Screenshot (Requires Root Access)

I searched the HTC Glacier forum first to see if there was just a simple, singular "how to take a screen shot" thread and I didn't find one. For most of us, this is easy and it's probably why there isn't a stand-alone thread for it. I see people ask this all the time, typically in the wrong thread. Some of us ignore, some of us reply, but it ends up getting buried. I thought I'd put this up in a single thread that people can refer those who ask how. Hopefully it will help when searching too, since 'how to screen shot' returns a lot of threads.
*This is for root users only*
Download one of the many screen shot apps from the Android Market. I've used each and every one of them and ultimately, they all do the same thing. My favorites are:
ShootMe - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bw.picme.local
- Lots of features/options
- "Screencast" feature
- Clean interface
- Option to enable/disable shutter/capture sound
- Shake phone to capture + other options
*They also develop PicMe, which is a slick way of capturing images via your PC WITHOUT being tethered (your phone acts like a Web Server and you just access it via URL)
Screen Shot - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.geeksoft.screenshot
- Lightweight, no-frills
- Easy to use
- Shake phone to capture​
You can also take pics without having root access, by installing (really just unzipping) the Android SDK, but most seem to want to know how to take screen shots without tethering their device to their PC.
If you found this helpful, click 'Thanks'!
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how do i take a screen shot, how do i capture my screen, how do i share my screen, how do i take a screen grab

If you have a computer nearby and the Android SDK installed, hook your phone up to USB, navigate to:
Android SDK Install Folder > Tools
Run ddms.bat
When the window appears, select you phone from the device list
Click from the menu Device > Screen Capture then Save.
You need to manually refresh after you change screens, but gets some great screenshots, and it's FREE and does not require ROOT.
HOWEVER!! If you want to do this on the go, it will cost you or can do it for free if Rooted per the instructions above.

Yessss! Thank you, Talderon! I touched on the ddms method, but I didn't want to get too verbose in my little how-to thread. I was hoping others would chime in and this is exactly why I posted this.

Been looking for an app like this since the first day I got the phone. Thanks man!
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It looks like screenshots via 3rd party apps might become a moot point come 2.3.3...
http://www.androidcentral.com/android-233-allow-screenshots-without-rooting
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You can also use the app "DroCap", which is what I use. Available for free in the Android market.

yup drocap2 works like a charm. open app click start, go to screen you want to capture and shake the phone

I just never liked the Notification Area icon for DroCap. Even ShootMe is a little busy as far as screens go, but I still like its features. Screen Shot by GikSoft is very 'lite'.
Thanks for sharing though! That's one of the reasons I started this thread.
Here's the market link for DroCap2...
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gmail.nagamatu.drocap2​

AppInventor, Become an Android App Designer (Very Easy)

AppInventor is basically an online resource for making Android apps. However, to make them you don't need to write codes mostly, making this easier for people like me, who dream about actually being a dev.AppInventor, although is a great resource, but got lost in the forums .
The quality of app is really just dependant on the amount of time you are you wiling to spend on it, and how much time you have taken to understand the AppInventor program itself.
There are many apps that can be made from this, ranging to just info apps, to ones that provide links, and others that actually turn out to be mathematical games. Again, it is just up to the amount of time you decide to spend on the app itself, so don't expect your app to be something utterly brilliant the first time.
This can be used as a learning process. The basic logic behind any app development can be found in here.
So here are my first two attempts.
The first one is basically an app that provides me links.
'Indian Restaurants Guide'
This was my first attempt, so please bear my 'noobness'
The app basically provides buttons, which, when pressed lead the person to a website I built. I did not make it a a major thing, trying to draw traffic to the website, rather the website was built for the app. The app, and the website, both are low in content.
https://market.android.com/details?id=appinventor.ai_hateem_ha.glasgowcurrys&feature=search_result
'Neha Sharma Bollywood Actress'
This is my Second attempt
Basically, this app is a bit more complex, and a lot more logic was used.
The app is about an actress, and it gives some more info about her, and also provides links to her facebook and twitter profiles.
Further, it has also links which open up in the youtube application as trailers of her movies.
https://market.android.com/details?id=appinventor.ai_hateem_ha.trial&feature=search_result
The second app, if you notice was a bit more complex, and I had to make use of the Blocks Editor (a tool provided that helps you create the logic) much more. Also, I had to dig deep into the online resources about the app itself, to make sure that nothing in the design and the blocks went wrong. You get better at stuff as you go along, and I think this will be same.
Try Google AppInventor Now
http://appinventor.googlelabs.com/learn/setup/
Tutorials
https://sites.google.com/site/appinventorresources/home/tutorial-topics
'Publish Your App on Android Market'
Taking, it to the next step.
If you want to publish your apps on the Android market, you need to make an Android market publishing account.
The cost is 25$, but if you are even an amateur 'dev', this might be worth it.
With AppInventor, you can not think about generating revenue from the apps you make, unless they are exceptional.
However, once you make an account by going to
www.market.android.com/publish
you can start posting apps on the market.
All apps made on the AppInventor will need to be signed before you can put them on. However, before signing you might want to consider changing your app icon, because the one that comes from AppInventor is just the default one, and I expect you would want to add some personal touch.
Here are the steps on putting your own icon on the app.
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These steps below are not necessary now. In the Appinventor window, when you select Screen1 it will give you the option to set the icon for the app.
The steps below are here, if that does not work out or you are just trying to change the icon of any app.
1)- Get your finished .apk file and rename it from '.apk' to '.zip'
2)- Browse into the now '.zip' file (use any means you like 7zip, windows explorer, etc)
3)- In the first directory of your app you will see a folder called 'res', which will contain the image file.
Now I have tried replacing the file, but somehow it does not work, so select the 'res' folder and delete it.
4)- Make a new folder in the '.zip' folder called 'res'. Then make a subfolder 'drawable'
5)- Find your icon image that you want to put it.
The icon needs to be a 48x48 image in '.png' format.
I used Microsoft Paint on Windows 7 to resize my image to that size and then save as a '.png' file.
You can use that, or if on XP use the default image resizing tool called 'MS PowerToy'
Or you can use this program to resize the images
http://imageresizer.codeplex.com/releases/view/30247
6)- Place the image file in res\drawable\'your image file'.png
7)- Now re-name the image file to 'ya'
8)- Then rename the '.zip' file back to'.apk'
If you can't do it on your computer, send the file to your mobile, and use Astro to rename.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.metago.astro&feature=search_result
9)- This bit's maybe an easier bit, signing your app.
Since there is no easy way to sign an app, I used this program which signs the app with your details.
http://amerkashi.wordpress.com/2011...version-of-app-inventor-apk-to-google-market/
Watch the video about this program, and all will be clear.
10)- After this get the '.apk' created which says 'zipaligned'
Goto your Android market dev account, and upload the '.apk'
Complete the steps, provide Screenshots, and another Icon. This time the icon
has a bigger size. 512x512. Use any way to Resize your image. Then make your '.apk' Active, and Publish your app.
Sounds maybe a bit complicated, but can be done easily if the steps are followed.*
Please leave your feedback concerning your experience with this program, also, please post any links to apps that you make using this.
*I have done all this on Windows 7, so the steps you need to take to complete the procedure might be different on a Mac.

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Cool. Good info. I may give it a try sometime. Thanks
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Wow, this looks like a real easy way to get into making some apps. Thanks for posting this, I'm going to give it a try.

Thanks, hateem, this is a really good intro to the service. I wish I'd had it when I started!
FYI, AppInventor is one of those Google Labs projects that's been canned. It's still open and there seems to still be some question as to whether they're actually going to shutter it or move it elsewhere and open source it. No, I'm not trolling, I've been an AI user since shortly after it was launched and have been following the discussions over at its Google Group.

I made an account about a year ago, but did not start using it till now.
I did hear some news about it being dropped off by Google, but I don't think that has happened yet, or will anytime soon.

Bump........
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New way added, to set the app icon.
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Cool thanks, i guess this is why there are a million horrible apps in the market lol

The number of apps made by appinventor on the market are low, due to the payment needed for a market account.
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Bump........

New SAT app coming soon. This will be a major advancement from the Restaurant app, and will hopefully contain a tinydb.
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Now I just need a decent idea!

Im thinkin of making an app which lets you take a snapshot and then edit it quickly, maybe u cud beat me to it?
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Is this Easy to use?

PMGRANDS said:
Is this Easy to use?
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This is easier, in the sense that actual app development is exremely complicated. Parts of this (the really complicated apps which make use of webdb) are not easy to grasp, However, most of it is quite straight forward. Plus there are a lot of tutorial videos on this. Just search on youtube, and don't feel like you don't know anything after seeing a really complicated one cause that's really as hard as it gets.
Starters should really begin with Purr and paintpot app, and then maybe move on to making a twitter application and so on.
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Just made a quickn simple photo editing app, and a SAT guide using this, will be updating main post soon with links to them.
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App inventor can be frustrating at times due to some of its limitations, but all in all, its pretty good. I have seen that once MIT gets app inventor back from Google soon they have big plans to help it take off even more.
I have an app on the market too, its in beta, its free, and i havent really been working on it for very long. almost 1000 downloads in 2 weeks, so im happy.
Its a RPGish game, with barcode scanning, online battles, npc battles, items, leveling up, etc. Made a network with usernames/passwords, etc. App inventor can be pretty awesome if you use it to its potential.
Heres the link: Market Link
If anyone ever needs help with AI, email me at [email protected], I'd be glad to help.

What have you done with Blue Stacks?

Well this is my first post on XDA, but since BlueStacks came out and I've had a chance to play around with it, I had to ask how other XDA members were utilizing it. I've managed to get ADW Launcher EX on there with a bunch of apps including podcastr, halo reach stats, IMO, 4shared, appBrain and more. When I pull up the emulator the ADW desktop is set to the largest amount of icons on the homepage so it looks just like an Android Desktop OS would look like. I'm pretty excited with home snappy it runs and wondering if this could ever become an actual OS - this is really clean compared to Windows. It definitely needs to be fixed up but I like it.
Seems like BlueStacks might be taking it in a "Premium" direction though. The market won't work so the only way to get APK's is with there cloud app or via 4shared or the browser (apks). Also you have internet but not on your own wifi, I believe it connects to there server and routes you through it so watch what you are doing on it - when you pull up the browser its there homepage and there is no wifi settings even though I turned wifi on with the power widget.
Check out the screenshot and tell me what your doing with BlueStacks

This software dose not have a proxy so don't worry about it, its just a virtual player and its still a baby.
Here is a little post I did on FB about what I use it for
Hey guys, the posts have been a little slow so I thought I would as a question that we all can reply to, when you do use bluestacks what do you use it for?
I use mine for testing my apps I make or apps I want to use on none supported android devices, I also sometimes use it to play that piggy game that comes with it lol I also use it for web dev when I want to see how it looks like without finding my phone out lol
I still don't feel bluestacks is able to do what we all need it to do, I feel its down the bluestacks trying to limit us on how we use it and the player is good but at the moment still very unstable, I really hope they will get better and I keep watching, what about you what do you use it for and what's your view on it so far.
I would give there app 6/10
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FreeStacks Group Here
The web uses the connection of the pc and the browsers home page is just set to bluestack so your ok, people have been moding bluestack with no problems, your right they are heading for a pro version but you can install apps via the adb or web and other things like that.
I use bluestacks as a small window I made gizmostack that lets you resize the window, so I hope this lets you see one others might use it for good luck.

Removing annoying features of an android application

hello everyone,
I am still learning about programming stuff but I use android daily and there are my favourite apps which get worse after every update like UC Browser. This is the best app I've ever had to make use of. The most functional browser and also very convenient, but the way it gets annoying after every update is why I post this question today. I want to remove some features of an application and make it run like nothing happened. UC browser has just way too many ads like:
1- One the top of homepage of the browser
2- Adding sponsored speed dials automatically
3- Notifications about the news
4- Banner pops up anytime when using any application and UC running in the background
5- A whole scrolling feed of news and sponsored content on the home page of the browser
6- Automatically enables its own lock screen saver function
7- Adds widget or floating bubble/icon on its own which is rip off of iOS control centre
8- Asks for too many permissions which it does not even have features of or not required by a browser
Now many of you will say that they can all be disabled or just go with it if you want to use it so bad or suggest alternatives but UC browser is really good if we remove all the things mentioned above and I ask for help on removing these features manually from the apk resource itself.
I've heard about deconstructing apk and editing it but I need some proper instructions from someone to work on this or let someone else do it. If we can achieve this we might be able to remove annoyance from really nice applications like UC browser which will be beautiful and neat.
Thank You

ZekromInfinity said:
hello everyone,
I am still learning about programming stuff but I use android daily and there are my favourite apps which get worse after every update like UC Browser. This is the best app I've ever had to make use of. The most functional browser and also very convenient, but the way it gets annoying after every update is why I post this question today. I want to remove some features of an application and make it run like nothing happened. UC browser has just way too many ads like:
1- One the top of homepage of the browser
2- Adding sponsored speed dials automatically
3- Notifications about the news
4- Banner pops up anytime when using any application and UC running in the background
5- A whole scrolling feed of news and sponsored content on the home page of the browser
6- Automatically enables its own lock screen saver function
7- Adds widget or floating bubble/icon on its own which is rip off of iOS control centre
8- Asks for too many permissions which it does not even have features of or not required by a browser
Now many of you will say that they can all be disabled or just go with it if you want to use it so bad or suggest alternatives but UC browser is really good if we remove all the things mentioned above and I ask for help on removing these features manually from the apk resource itself.
I've heard about deconstructing apk and editing it but I need some proper instructions from someone to work on this or let someone else do it. If we can achieve this we might be able to remove annoyance from really nice applications like UC browser which will be beautiful and neat.
Thank You
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Go here and find an older version, they have older versions of all kinds of apps.
https://www.apkmirror.com/
Other than that, you're on your own. We are all volunteers here in our free time, no one has the kind of time to help you learn your way through this, you'll have to research and learn how to do it yourself. If it means that much to you then you'll do what it takes, if you aren't willing then it doesn't really matter to you to begin with.
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If you're rooted, just install an ad filtering app
To decompile an app is very tough, if you are not used to it, forget
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pr1jker said:
If you're rooted, just install an ad filtering app
To decompile an app is very tough, if you are not used to it, forget
Sent from this galaxy
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Ad blockers don't really help very much with ads that run in-app in my experience. Ad blockers are more effective when browsing the web via the various mobile browsers.
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Thank you for the reply. it really means a lot to me to actually get rid of all the annoyance from that app which does not even offer a cleaner one which can be bought separately and it would be great if you could recommend me from where to start because this is what i came here for in the first place :].

ZekromInfinity said:
Thank you for the reply. it really means a lot to me to actually get rid of all the annoyance from that app which does not even offer a cleaner one which can be bought separately and it would be great if you could recommend me from where to start because this is what i came here for in the first place :].
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You can use APKTool to decompile the app then modify it. Where and what you need to edit is something you'll have to figure out. After editing to suit your purposes, re-sign and re-compile the apk then use the app.
I would recommend using an older version of the app from APK mirror that wasn't such a pain. Then add the newer features from the current version that want to keep if you are going to go through the trouble of modifying an app, it may be easier this way instead of trying to remove things from the newer version.
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Thank you very much. This some proper direction i can work on. I will try the other method you recommended. Im glad i asked here

[APP][MOD][4.4+] Instagram without ads and annoyances

Hi all. It seems like there's a lot of people annoyed by ads on Instagram. I was, too, until I figured out a novel way to patch it.
Changes
Removed ads in the feed.
Removed ads in stories.
Removed "who to follow" blocks in the feed.
Removed stories in the feed (those between the posts, not those on top of course).
Carousel posts always show the first media instead of randomly jumping to the second one.
Analytics requests are blocked.
Enabled "internal" settings, accessible by either long-pressing the home tab or in the settings menu. These allow doing a lot, so use with care. The most useful feature so far is the ability to manually override each of the gazillion server-side configuration values.
Without further ado, here's the link: Download.
How my patch works
Instagram, as, probably, all the other Facebook apps, uses Proxygen for its HTTP client. Since Proxygen is written in C++, it needs JNI bindings to be used in an Android app. This means that the Java classes that interface with the native code can't be obfuscated. So, instead of digging through piles of obfuscated code that gets reshuffled with each update, I did the most straightforward thing: I injected my code into Proxygen's Java part. I had to make minimal modifications to the bytecode in order to intercept the API responses and pass them through my code before the app gets any chance to process them.
To repeat the process yourself:
Download any Instagram apk or pull one from your device.
Run apktool d on it.
Download View attachment 4752809 and unpack it. Place the two files into smail/com/facebook/proxygen in your disassembled Instagram folder, replacing the existing ones.
Download View attachment 4842971, unpack it and place the folder into any of the smali folders; I did smali_classes3 because there was no room for method references in the first dex.
Build the new apk with apktool b.
Sign it.
Install it.
Enjoy!
The sources for the hooks are in View attachment 4842969. You compile these with javac, then run dx to convert them to dex, then baksmali to get the smali files that apktool can then integrate into Instagram's dex.
Unlocking the developer settings is another thing entirely as it doesn't depend on the API. There's no getting around the obfuscated code. You need to find an enum class that has RELEASE, DEBUG, INHOUSE as its values. There are several methods that return boolean; you need to change the one that returns true to false (this determines whether this is a release build), and then another one to return true so that the build type returned ends up as INHOUSE. Decompiling it using jadx makes figuring this out a lot easier.
I'll probably automate the patching process at some point in the future.
Hope you enjoy!
13/10/2019: updated to v114 and updated hooks files.

App seems to crash when I access my following list by going to my profile. Running Android Pie.

Ac3Da3m0n said:
App seems to crash when I access my following list by going to my profile. Running Android Pie.
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I can confirm this. App crashes when I open my following and followers list, and when I open my "viewed by" stories list.
Enviado de meu Redmi Note 5 usando o Tapatalk

I'll test on my Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro

Can I download pics with this Mods?

el_easy said:
Can I download pics with this Mods?
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No. It's not modded Instagram app.

Crashes on following/followers list
And on multiple logins also

el_easy said:
Can I download pics with this Mods?
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No. This doesn't touch any of the UI because I aim for it to be as portable between versions as possible. To modify the UI you inevitably have to touch obfuscated code.

These crashes are caused by apktool not decoding resources properly. I created an issue on github.

Great work. On the most part, ads are blocked. However, branded content shows up in the feed sometimes. I think there's an internal setting called "branded content show settings" not sure if this is the right option.
Also has anyone figured out which internal flag switches the feed back to a linear post history instead of the personalized one?
Edit:
To those who can't seem to install the apk, you have to disable Play Protect in the Google Play Store as that is blocking apps with an unknown signature from being installed.

There are some crashes when I tweaking settings, otherwise good mod.

Great work, thanks

I can confirm it crashes when trying to open the followers list

@Grishka11, for many people its crashing including me. Can you upload a patched version so that its easier for everyone to just install the apk?

Grishka11 said:
No. This doesn't touch any of the UI because I aim for it to be as portable between versions as possible. To modify the UI you inevitably have to touch obfuscated code.
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Thanks bro, I will wait for the next version because the crashes ...
By the way, I hope one day you can do the same with Facebook app, I know evilwomba does that, but he takes too long to update..

pratik_193 said:
@Grishka11, for many people its crashing including me. Can you upload a patched version so that its easier for everyone to just install the apk?
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What do you mean? This is a patched version. There's a bug in apktool that causes it to crash because of the non-standard way the resources are stored in the original apk to reduce its size.
el_easy said:
Thanks bro, I will wait for the next version because the crashes ...
By the way, I hope one day you can do the same with Facebook app, I know evilwomba does that, but he takes too long to update..
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I mainly patched Instagram because I use it myself a lot. Facebook isn't a thing where I'm from, so I don't even have the app installed, I use the mobile website on the rare occasions when I need it. I can try, of course...

Great work and pretty interesting approach. Keep it up!

Grishka11 said:
What do you mean? This is a patched version. There's a bug in apktool that causes it to crash because of the non-standard way the resources are stored in the original apk to reduce its size.
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You are right. The mod is amazing! It was getting very annoying to see ad after every 2nd or 3rd post on insta.

Any news about a possible fix?

nicknitewolf said:
Great work. On the most part, ads are blocked. However, branded content shows up in the feed sometimes. I think there's an internal setting called "branded content show settings" not sure if this is the right option.
Also has anyone figured out which internal flag switches the feed back to a linear post history instead of the personalized one?
Edit:
To those who can't seem to install the apk, you have to disable Play Protect in the Google Play Store as that is blocking apps with an unknown signature from being installed.
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confirmed about sponsored post shows up sometimes.
keep up the good work!