Is there some kind of technical limitation of Android that prevents this most rudimentary of features of a computing device with a screen?
I'm on my second Android phone (from Hero --> to new Desire) and after 5 years with Windows Mobile I not only have zero regrets, I just pity anyone still stuck on WM... but enough of that ... at least there are screen shot apps! I just don't get it at all. It can't be that nobody has asked for one. So, what is the limitation of Android that prevents something so simple as a screenshot to be generated?
Sign me,
Frustrated in San Francisco
Oh what the hell, while I am at it, I might as well show off svetius's newly available YOUTUBE embed code here at XDA -- which -- shhhhh!!!! --- it's a big secret, only I alone am supposed to know about it.
PHP:
[media=youtube]xxxxxxxxxx[/media]
where xxxxxxxxxx = the video file name in the URL after watch?v=
I don't think there is any technical problem, I think it just wasn't added to official API yet. Yes, I know it should.
And if you are in urgent need of doing some screenshots, then you could take quite awkward, but working for non-rooters, approach: take screenshots on your PC using Android SDK.
I agree it should be much easier to just take a simple screenshot. Where can we ask google to add this function?
DBBGBA said:
Where can we ask google to add this function?
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You could star this issue:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=6547
I don't know, wouldn't that be a pretty big security issue?
A screenshot app is good for nothing if you can only take screenshots of the app itself. So it has to have access to screen captures of any app.
Now I'd just write some service running in the background waiting for key presses and taking a picture every time. When you type in passwords, the default option is showing the letter for a small time.
That should be sufficient to get user passwords. I would not want software that can do this on my phone.
I know open home has a screenshot feature you enable by the camera button. Maybe someone can rip the code from there and make a separate app?
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I know open home has a screenshot feature you enable by the camera button. Maybe someone can rip the code from there and make a separate app?
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The home replacement apps only take screenshots of the home screen (OpenHome, dxTop).
You can easily use Droid Explorer on a Windows PC to do screenshots.
Hello all... I'm confused by the HDMI capabilities of my Evo. I'm under the impression that when you connect the micro HDMI cable (I just bought), you're able to view your phone's screen on your TV--as thought it were a large monitor. I thought this is what "mirroring" meant.
All I can see with this micrHDMI cable are videos, slideshows and photos--all pointless activities to the way I use my phone, oh! and play a video game or two, which I don't do. I installed two HDMI apps--the only two that I found on the market. The only thing I have not done is flash a different kernel.
Before I flash another kernel, do I have the wrong idea about what mirroring means?
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Hello all... I'm confused by the HDMI capabilities of my Evo. I'm under the impression that when you connect the micro HDMI cable (I just bought), you're able to view your phone's screen on your TV--as thought it were a large monitor. I thought this is what "mirroring" meant.
All I can see with this micrHDMI cable are videos, slideshows and photos--all pointless activities to the way I use my phone, oh! and play a video game or two, which I don't do. I installed two HDMI apps--the only two that I found on the market. The only thing I have not done is flash a different kernel.
Before I flash another kernel, do I have the wrong idea about what mirroring means?
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No, you don't have the wrong idea. The evo's native HDMI capabilities will only allow you to see certain things on the tv screen, such as youtube, streaming video, the gallery app, etc (as you already noted). There are two apps in the market, both of which I've had success with. Those apps (fullhdmi and hdmwin) both allow you to mirror whatever is on your evo's screen to the tv. Anything on your phone's screen will be mirrored to the tv you have it connected to. I havent used either of the two apps in a month or so actually, but I thought that a custom kernel was no longer required to use either one of them? (although a custom kernel did make things seem a bit smoother, as I believe it enabled hardware acceleration)
So in short, you don't have the wrong idea, and you are indeed able to do what you have set out to do.
EDIT: I just noticed that you said you have intalled both of the hdmi apps on to your phone. I would suggest uninstalling one of them, as they could interfere with eachother. Decide which one you want to use, and then uninstall the other one and reboot your phone, then try it.
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No, you don't have the wrong idea. The evo's native HDMI capabilities will only allow you to see certain things on the tv screen, such as youtube, streaming video, the gallery app, etc (as you already noted). There are two apps in the market, both of which I've had success with. Those apps (fullhdmi and hdmwin) both allow you to mirror whatever is on your evo's screen to the tv. Anything on your phone's screen will be mirrored to the tv you have it connected to. I havent used either of the two apps in a month or so actually, but I thought that a custom kernel was no longer required to use either one of them? (although a custom kernel did make things seem a bit smoother, as I believe it enabled hardware acceleration)
So in short, you don't have the wrong idea, and you are indeed able to do what you have set out to do.
EDIT: I just noticed that you said you have intalled both of the hdmi apps on to your phone. I would suggest uninstalling one of them, as they could interfere with eachother. Decide which one you want to use, and then uninstall the other one and reboot your phone, then try it.
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As always, k2buckley is on point. Please note that for the best results, a custom kernel (check my sig for the one I'm using) is better because it will allow the app to work better by allowing certain features and output resolutions to work that will not work without the custom kernel. I use the mirroring feature frequently, so for me it is worth having the custom kernel.
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EDIT: I just noticed that you said you have intalled both of the hdmi apps on to your phone. I would suggest uninstalling one of them, as they could interfere with eachother. Decide which one you want to use, and then uninstall the other one and reboot your phone, then try it.
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Thank you for your prompt response. Could the problem also be in my TV settings?
This is what I did (Using a 52" Panasonic plasma - w/Vieracast):
1) Installed the app. (Full HDMI by Team Win, uninstalled. Installed FuLLHDMI by orrebmas)
2) plugged everything in (HDMI to HDMI1 port on my tv and micro to the Evo)
3) Selected the input to HDMI1 (using my remote).
4) Results, *Black screen* I didn't see anything until I produced the Gallery, YouTube or videos on my phone which now I'm learning are default.
Other than flashing a custom kernel, I can't imagine what else you'd need to do.
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Thank you for your prompt response. Could the problem also be in my TV settings?
This is what I did (Using a 52" Panasonic plasma - w/Vieracast):
1) Installed the app. (Full HDMI by Team Win, uninstalled. Installed FuLLHDMI by orrebmas)
2) plugged everything in (HDMI to HDMI1 port on my tv and micro to the Evo)
3) Selected the input to HDMI1 (using my remote).
4) Results, *Black screen* I didn't see anything until I produced the Gallery, YouTube or videos on my phone which now I'm learning are default.
Other than flashing a custom kernel, I can't imagine what else you'd need to do.
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Did you open up the FullHDMI app, and click the button that says 'apply and start mirroring' or something to that nature? It doesn't sound like you started the actual app. And if you don't start the app, it reverts to the phone's default capabilitites. Once you start the app, and hit the button that says start mirroring, it should start. If it won't display, you may need to change the output resolution. I believe there were 4 or 5 settings in the app. On my TV, which is a 50" Samsung, only 2 of the settings would work. All of the other settings, my tv would say something like 'format not supported'. I had to mess around for a couple minutes, but was able to get it to work. And it worked rather nicely as well, once I got it going.
You can find trouble shooting tips and even live support via chat on the FullHDMI website here:
http://members.cox.net/lokifish/index.html
As buckley said, once you connect the HDMI cable from your phone to the TV, you need to hit the button that says "Start FullHDMI Service". If you get a black screen, hit the second tab and make sure the resolution is not set to 720p (unless you have the custom kernel). Also, please note that 800x600 is a resolution for computers and not supported by all TV's, so you may want to try PAL or EDTV if you get a black screen. Once you change the resolution, go back to the main tab and hit the start button again. Since it is already running, it will say "Reapply Service" or something like that.
There are many more trouble shooting tips on the site asides from what I mentioned above. I suggest you check it out. Lokifish is pretty good about being on the chat server, so chances are you can get live help there, as well.
Ok, there we go... it's working. The setting my TV will let me use is EDTV. Thanks everyone for all your help.
Now back to stock YouTube
will not work. I have tried disabling HDMwin service already without success.
Also tried uninstalling stock onboard YouTube and re-installing it.
If I disable HDMWin service, shouldn't this be all I need to do in order
to use onboard YouTube without mirroring it?
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will not work. I have tried disabling HDMwin service already without success.
Also tried uninstalling stock onboard YouTube and re-installing it.
If I disable HDMWin service, shouldn't this be all I need to do in order
to use onboard YouTube without mirroring it?
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If you're on a Sense rom, the YouTube app should work with the native HDMI capabilities of the Evo. If you're on an AOSP rom, you will have no native HDMI capabilities, and the only way for HDMI to work is with one of the two available apps in the market. If you are on a sense rom, and it's still not working, there could be a few things causing your problem. Such as a bad HDMI cable, a bad HDMI port, or the particular kernel you're on may not support HDMI output.
On on a Sense ROM
Netarchy.
The native HDMI worked prior to flashing Netarchy so I know it's ok.
One thing kind of odd that I noticed with the native YouTube before I
re-installed it. The search function stopped working for some reason.
I have no idea why. So, I uninstalled the native YouTube, re-installed
a new one and the search function is back. I now also have two YouTube
icons, only one of which works.
I have yet to try the new native YouTube for HDMI and will do that today.
I also tried dragging the "old" Youtbube icon off the desktop but it won't
disappear.
I know I saw somewhere that now you can use split screen with the same app. I even remember the video demonstrating it where the person had messaging split screen with two different contacts. I just tried that and it won't let me split the screen with messaging when I'm in the messaging app.
Is there an option somewhere to enable this??
TIA!
Good question. This seems to be one of those advertised features that didn't actually happen. Kinda like the advertised AllShare program not being able to actually stream to older Samsung devices
I'm hoping someone will code a hack for this... It's a feature I was looking forward to.
Hi,
Just got myself this awesome handset and im curious if someone have managed to configure the daydream feature? Im using it when my phone is in the dock and charging, and I have chosen to show pictures from Tumblr. Thing is its showing some random pictures, I would like it to show pictures from my blog or from my dashboard.
Is it possible?
I know this is probably slightly beyond the scope of this forum, but I was hoping to get some feedback from some experts on what I am being spoon fed by Nikon support.
I have a Note 4 but I had this same issue with an HTC One M7, M8 and LG G3.
In a nutshell, my Nikon camera has a wireless adapter that allows you to transfer pictures from the camera to an Android or iOS device. You need to install the Nikon Wireless Mobile Utility software on the device in order to enable this. When I transfer a picture using any of the above Android phones and try to attach it to a text message, I get unsupported media type. The details on the picture shows that it has an image type of JEPG, not JPEG. Again, this on any of the Android phones that I've had. I attached a picture of an LG G3 screen showing the wrong image type and I sent this to Nikon.
Now, if you open the picture in an editor, crop it (or make some other change), and then save it, it's fine. The image type is now JPEG and can be attached to an MMS message.
I contacted Nikon support and they are telling me it's a Samsung issue. Before I go back to them, can someone give me their 2 cents on what they are feeding me because it makes zero sense? I refuse to give up on this. Thanks! - Kevin
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Hi Mr. Moore,
Thank you for contacting Nikon. I did have this case reviewed by my supervisor, and this is a Samsung issue. You would need to contact them for further assistance on this matter.
Best Regards,
Christine C.
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Dang it, it's not a Samsung issue. I've had the same problem when I had my HTC One M7 and M8. To prove it, I just loaded up the WMU software on my wife's LG G3 phone and it has the exact same problem. It is a Nikon software problem! Please tell them not to pass the buck. See attached picture that I took of the LG phone displaying the details of a picture that I transferred using the WMU. It still shows the file type to be JEPG! Thank you.
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Hi Mr. Moore,
The devices this issue is occurring on are Android phones which is ran by Samsung. Android devices have been documented to read Nikon files as JEPG instead of JPEG. When this issue occurs, we recommend customers to contact Samsumg and they may be able to provide assistance with correcting this issue.
Best Regards,
Christine C.
moorek said:
I know this is probably slightly beyond the scope of this forum, but I was hoping to get some feedback from some experts on what I am being spoon fed by Nikon support.
I have a Note 4 but I had this same issue with an HTC One M7, M8 and LG G3.
In a nutshell, my Nikon camera has a wireless adapter that allows you to transfer pictures from the camera to an Android or iOS device. You need to install the Nikon Wireless Mobile Utility software on the device in order to enable this. When I transfer a picture using any of the above Android phones and try to attach it to a text message, I get unsupported media type. The details on the picture shows that it has an image type of JEPG, not JPEG. Again, this on any of the Android phones that I've had. I attached a picture of an LG G3 screen showing the wrong image type and I sent this to Nikon.
Now, if you open the picture in an editor, crop it (or make some other change), and then save it, it's fine. The image type is now JPEG and can be attached to an MMS message.
I contacted Nikon support and they are telling me it's a Samsung issue. Before I go back to them, can someone give me their 2 cents on what they are feeding me because it makes zero sense? I refuse to give up on this. Thanks! - Kevin
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Hi Mr. Moore,
Thank you for contacting Nikon. I did have this case reviewed by my supervisor, and this is a Samsung issue. You would need to contact them for further assistance on this matter.
Best Regards,
Christine C.
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Dang it, it's not a Samsung issue. I've had the same problem when I had my HTC One M7 and M8. To prove it, I just loaded up the WMU software on my wife's LG G3 phone and it has the exact same problem. It is a Nikon software problem! Please tell them not to pass the buck. See attached picture that I took of the LG phone displaying the details of a picture that I transferred using the WMU. It still shows the file type to be JEPG! Thank you.
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Hi Mr. Moore,
The devices this issue is occurring on are Android phones which is ran by Samsung. Android devices have been documented to read Nikon files as JEPG instead of JPEG. When this issue occurs, we recommend customers to contact Samsumg and they may be able to provide assistance with correcting this issue.
Best Regards,
Christine C.
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Well if you got a display and the ability to check the image on the camera then see what type it shows there before transferring and also when you do so next time do it both to a pc and a phone and see if its the same result.
It could just be a buggy protocol being used by Nikon but I don't think instead I would use the word that I know its a bug from Nikon's side since its the same outcome on all device manufactures which kinda confirms Nikon's android app or the protocol or the software in the camera is buggy.
Customer services are mostly dumb as a door and don't know anything apart from the details they have on a manual on there computer screens.
Have you looked for a firmware update to your camera as there tech team might have had others reporting this and thereby fixed it?
Thanks for the reply. If I transfer a picture from the camera to Windows (via sd card) and then copy the picture to my Android phone (using ES File Explorer), it works just fine. I can bring it into the SMS app with no problem. I checked for a firmware update on the camera (D3300) and there is none. I may load up the software onto one of my kid's iPhones and see if it does the same thing. If so, I'm sure support will tell me that Samsung make iPhones also.
I replied to the CSR and asked he to escalate it as she didn't know what she was talking about, in a polite way. For now, I'll keep on transferring, crop, save, and then send.
There is an app that fixes this issue, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.id.thomnet.jpgjpg