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A utility to record your Android screen via ADB
if [[ ! $(which adb) ]]; then
echo "adb not found."
exit 1
fi
if [[ ! $(adb devices | grep "\tdevice") ]]; then
echo "No devices found."
exit 1
fi
name="screen-recording-$(date '+%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S').mp4"
path="/sdcard/screen-recordings/$name"
# turn on 'show touches' debug setting
adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/system --bind name:s:show_touches --bind value:i:1
printf "\nScreen recording. Press ctrl+c to stop.\n\n"
adb shell mkdir -p /sdcard/screen-recordings/
adb shell screenrecord $path
# turn 'show touches' off
adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/system --bind name:s:show_touches --bind value:i:0
# pull the video off the device
adb pull $path . >/dev/null
adb shell rm $path
echo "Screen recording created at: $name"
if [[ ! $(which adb) ]]; then
echo "adb not found."
exit 1
fi
if [[ ! $(adb devices | grep "\tdevice") ]]; then
echo "No devices found."
exit 1
fi
name="screenshot-$(date '+%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S').png"
path="/sdcard/screenshots/$name"
adb shell mkdir -p /sdcard/screenshots/
adb shell screencap -p $path
adb pull $path . >/dev/null
adb shell rm $path
echo "Screenshot created at: $name"
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