How to screen capture on Android Device

If you are a mobile tester and looking for how to screen capture in Android based device then follow below steps. Using below steps you can do screen capture in android device using Dalvik Debug Monitor (DDMS)

1. Java is required to be installed so install it from here Java. If you have already installed Java then make sure you have correct version of Java is installed.Check your Java version from here Java version. If you do not have correct Java version installed then install the suggested version on that page.

2. Download the latest Android sdk from here : Android SDK

3. Extract the downloaded sdk files from the .zip file.

4. Next step is to install the device driver.Go to the 'android-sdk-windows' folder of sdk and launch the Android SDK and AVD Manager tool by clicking 'SDK Setup.exe' file.

5. Go to settings in AVD Manager tool and then check the  force download through HTTP in the settings as shown below.

6. Now select Available packages in AVD Manager and look for 'USB Driver Package'. Select this package and install it by clicking 'Installed selected' button of the AVD Manager.