Android Phones
HTC EVO 4G takes screenshots without root using ShootMe
May 24, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka
HTC
UPDATE:
Recent updates to the HTC EVO have removed the settings that allowed the EVO to take screenshots. You MUST have root for this to work now.
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For some reason, the HTC EVO 4G is able to take screenshots without needing root access. Previously, the only way to snap photos of content on your phone was to root the device and install an app or go through the completely-overkill-for-the-situation process of installing the Android SDK. With the EVO – or at least the batch of phones given to all Google I/O attendees – screenshots are possible simply by installing ShootMe and giving your phone a decent shake.
ShootMe is a graduate of the Android Developer’s Challenge that takes screenshots. It was able to accomplish this through an exploit in Android 1.5, but has since been applicable to any device with root. The EVO runs Android 2.1 and didn’t come rooted, which leaves me to wonder just how the app manages to accomplish this feat that most of you don’t care about but many people request.
Whatever the reason, it works, and it does it works very well. Download ShootMe from the Android Market and follow these simple steps.
- Install ShootMe
- Go to the screen you want to snap a photo of and shake the phone forward and back for at least a second
- ?
- PROFIT! Screenshot!
Access the screenshots by navigating to the ShootMe folder on your SD card. FYI, the photo in this post a screenshot of my wallpaper taken with ShootMe.
via AndroidGuys
WOW. This is a HEINOUS security issue. Someone needs to fix this damned near immediately before some trojan starts screengrabbing passwords.
Must agree. I don't get why nobody else sees this as an incredibly large security hole.
You're an idiot, kebernet
Works on the unrooted Samsung Moment too, running 2.1 DE03
You’ve gotta be retarded to see this as a security issue. iPhone has been doing this since 07 with no reports of security being compromised. Computers do it too with no extra software.
Wow, what idiots we breed nowadays.
i downloaded but am unable to install on my evo. says i have to have root access.
me too … what up with that?
Same problem here, maybe the bug was fixed Im thinking?
Can anyone comment on this?
this did not work on my HTC Evo…
When this article was written in May, this worked. HTC has since fixed the bug that allowed this to happen, so you once again must have root to take screenshots.
works fine, EVO unrooted
It works again! I just downloaded it
DOESNT WORK ON EVO 4G. bullsh*t,