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Record screen on Android via adb shell

Dec 17, 2014

Devices running Android 4.4 (API level 19) and higher, have ability to recording screen by adb shell.

Commands:

  • Launch into the command line with your Android 4.4 device connected to your computer and enter the command to record your screen:
adb shell screenrecord /sdcard/demo.mp4
  • You can further customize the speed at which it captures video, the length of time it records (the default duration is 3-minutes) and the size of the video in terms of resolution.

Another example of a command to record a video would be:

adb shell screenrecord --bit-rate 8000000 --time-limit 30 /sdcard/kitkat.mp4

The above command would record at 8Mbps, instead of the default 4Mbps, for a duration of 30-seconds and save it to the SD Card on your device with the name of KitKat.

References:

How to record your screen on Android 4.4 KitKat

Recording a device screen