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Capturing Screenshot/Videos using scrcpy

  • Download scrcpy from:
    • Windows: link
    • For Linux: $ sudo apt-get install scrcpy
    • For macOS: brew install scrcpy (Available in Homebrew)

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  • Run using Wireless Connection

    • Open CMD/Terminal on scrcpy folder path
    • Connect your android device
    • Run adb devices to check the device is connected
    • Now run the following command: adb tcpip 5555 (The port 5555 is used here. You can use any port number you want)
    • After the above command is executed, run adb connect IP_ADDR:5555 (Replace IP_ADDR with the IP Address of your device.)
    • Once done, disconnect the device and run scrcpy. It will start displaying your device’s screen wirelessly.

  • Run using USB Connection

    • Connect your android device and simply click on the scrcpy.exe file present in the folder downloaded
    • Once the file is opened, it will start displaying the device’s screen.

  • Get Display ID

    • JioGlass: Get DisplayId by running the following command
      • adb shell dumpsys display | findstr "HDMI" on Windows
      • adb shell dumpsys display | grep "HDMI" on Linux
    • JioPrism (Holoboard): Not required.
    • JioDive: Not required

  • Recording videos using scrcpy

    • JioPrism (Holoboard): To record the video, simply run the command scrcpy --record myrecording.mp4 in scrcpy terminal opened already
    • JioDive: To record the video, simply run the command scrcpy --record myrecording.mp4 in scrcpy terminal opened already
    • JioGlass: To record the video, simply run the command scrcpy --display <DisplayId> --record myrecording.mp4 in scrcpy terminal opened already

    Note: Currently, there is no option to stop the recording in scrcpy but the workaround for the same can be found here: Github

Scrcpy can do a lot more other things. Check other features of scrcpy, visit HERE.