android TV Screenshot

 

To take a screenshot from an Android TV using ADB:

1. Capture the screenshot on the TV

adb shell screencap -p /sdcard/screenshot.png

2. Copy it to your computer

adb pull /sdcard/screenshot.png

3. (Optional) Delete the file from the TV

adb shell rm /sdcard/screenshot.png

One-liner

adb shell screencap -p /sdcard/screenshot.png && adb pull /sdcard/screenshot.png

Save directly to your computer

On most systems:

adb exec-out screencap -p > screenshot.png

If the PNG appears corrupted on Windows, try:

adb shell screencap -p /sdcard/screenshot.png
adb pull /sdcard/screenshot.png

Verify ADB connection

adb devices

Get the screen resolution

adb shell wm size

This can be useful to confirm the screenshot dimensions.

If you're automating testing, you can combine screenshots with key events such as:

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_HOME
adb shell screencap -p /sdcard/home.png
adb pull /sdcard/home.png