- I'm doing something I never in my life thought I'd ever do.....I'm trying out a Motorola Atrix. A friend showed me hers and I was floored by some of the features, namely the fingerprint secure ID and the reported nine hours talk time.
I'd intended to get an iP5 later this year, but this phone may have trumped that. We'll see how things go at the end of the 29 days....
Anyway, I'm having some difficulty in finding a screenshot app. My Atrix is not rooted. Any suggestions?03-29-11 06:16 AMLike 0 - Unfortunately unless you root the device, the only way to get screen shots would be by hooking your device up to the computer, and using the Android SDK to capture the screen image.03-29-11 07:18 AMLike 0
- It does have something to do with security, I have questioned it many times myself, but it needs to access lower level graphics, and without root permissions you are not able to do that from the device.03-29-11 08:16 AMLike 0
- Different levels of access on each platform required to capture the screen.
It can be done, but would have to be done by the device MFG, like HTC or Motorola, and they would need to update that component each time they updated their code, which they have no interest.
For example the Samsung Galaxy Tab can take a SS without root.pantlesspenguin likes this.03-29-11 08:39 AMLike 1 -
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I've always said I'd buy a device if it turns my head. The Atrix gave me whiplash....
In my defence - I'm having one **** of a time with my mail. Rick, AVT and Penguin have been my heroes all day.
The Atrix is gorgeous, but I'm keeping my BBerries....all of them.....and the future ones too!pantlesspenguin likes this.03-29-11 05:36 PMLike 1 - You didn't?!?!?!?!? Why ever not?!?!?!?!?!
I've always said I'd buy a device if it turns my head. The Atrix gave me whiplash....
In my defence - I'm having one **** of a time with my mail. Rick, AVT and Penguin have been my heroes all day.
The Atrix is gorgeous, but I'm keeping my BBerries....all of them.....and the future ones too!
Glad to see you're liking Android.03-29-11 05:47 PMLike 0 - Here's why you can't take screenshots without rooting:
Android 2.3.3 to allow screenshots without rooting | Android Central
Changes in the Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread source will allow applications to take screenshots without rooting your phone. We've always been able to take screenshots using the SDK and the ddms utility (which you can see above), and some third-party manufacturer skins have enabled it -- both accidentally and on purpose. But with Android 2.3.3 it appears that applications will be able to do it without rooting on stock Android. This is because of some changes in the way the SurfaceFlinger service handles what it captures from the framebuffer. For more info, have a look here. It's something that many users have been requesting, and security issues aside, something long available on most other smartphone platforms. (Wave to your screenshot-less Windows Phone friends, everybody!)03-29-11 07:55 PMLike 0 - I've played with the atrix a few times, and I like it. The phone has an awesome display, but I need the ability to watch Netflix. I love the watch instantly portion and cannot imagine not having it.
Keep us posted on your thoughts.
Side note: anyone see Restrepo on Netflix? Awesome documentary produced by national geographic that follows a small unit into Afghanistan, that could be the most dangerous deployment in the Army.03-29-11 09:46 PMLike 0 - DuviRetired ModeratorI wonder why Google (or manufacturers) just can't make it like the iPhone and you can take it yourself, whether it's an app or buttons you have to press.
But you can take screenshots without rooting... just requires your PC to be plugged to the PC w/ the android sdk + other things to be installed on that PC.
Take Android screenshots without root03-29-11 10:33 PMLike 0 - I wonder why Google (or manufacturers) just can't make it like the iPhone and you can take it yourself, whether it's an app or buttons you have to press.
But you can take screenshots without rooting... just requires your PC to be plugged to the PC w/ the android sdk + other things to be installed on that PC.
Take Android screenshots without root
Oh, and what's with this only over WiFi upgrade thing? It's very annoying because I've never bothered with wifi at home, never found a need, really. Now I can't upgrade unless I go sit at Union Station for however long it takes. Will all upgrades be over WiFi only?!??03-30-11 04:50 AMLike 0 - DuviRetired ModeratorThanks, Duvi - I found the instructions on the sdk....I was hoping to be able to do it on the fly, without being plugged in. My geeky friend/contractor from work is completely over the moon about me getting this device and I haven't seen him since he went with me to get it. He's been asking me for screenshots and is driving me crazy.
Oh, and what's with this only over WiFi upgrade thing? It's very annoying because I've never bothered with wifi at home, never found a need, really. Now I can't upgrade unless I go sit at Union Station for however long it takes. Will all upgrades be over WiFi only?!??
i didn't need wifi for that upgrade, i don't believe. then again, i was on wifi, but i remember reading on the forums (for the pre-release) that you needed 50% battery and it was only recommended to be on wifi. i could be wrong, so i'll double check. maybe that's how it is being implemented to the public. i'm in the group of beta testers that got it a couple days prior.03-30-11 04:57 AMLike 0 - I've played with the atrix a few times, and I like it. The phone has an awesome display, but I need the ability to watch Netflix. I love the watch instantly portion and cannot imagine not having it.
Keep us posted on your thoughts.
Side note: anyone see Restrepo on Netflix? Awesome documentary produced by national geographic that follows a small unit into Afghanistan, that could be the most dangerous deployment in the Army.03-30-11 05:12 AMLike 0 - you could always take the pic with your BB. lol.
i didn't need wifi for that upgrade, i don't believe. then again, i was on wifi, but i remember reading on the forums (for the pre-release) that you needed 50% battery and it was only recommended to be on wifi. i could be wrong, so i'll double check. maybe that's how it is being implemented to the public. i'm in the group of beta testers that got it a couple days prior.
On the upgrade, that may have been the issue. I remember that when the notification came on I was in the stables and it was after lunch, which means I was already below 50%. When I approved for the WiFi to begin it threw me into WiFi straightaway and that's when I got the "donwload will start when connected to a WiFi network"
I'm a bit tempted to do a - dare I say it - battery pull to get rid of that little alert signal.03-30-11 06:24 AMLike 0 -
- As for the update over wifi vs 3g/4g issue:
Download OTA wihtout wifi - xda-developers
I'm reading differing reports =\03-30-11 09:39 AMLike 0 - As for the update over wifi vs 3g/4g issue:
Download OTA wihtout wifi - xda-developers
I'm reading differing reports =\
Is there any way to kill that download that is waiting? I can't seem to clear it, not even with a battery pull, which I had read somewhere works like on a BB.03-30-11 10:00 AMLike 0
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