[Q] Taking Screenshots on the OUYA

[hakarune]

Has anyone found (or created an app) to take screenshots on the OUYA?

I know there's the ADB method, but I really just want an internal application of button setup of some sort; the ADB over WiFi is semi buggy for me and I don't want to disconnect my OUYA from the TV to attach to the computer (then I can't see the screen of course...).

Can anyone think of a method without ADB?

 

[mikeones42]

You may try and side load airdroid on to the ouya. The app has a screen capture option along with remove control of your android device from a web browser.

 

[gianptune]

Ouya has multitasking disabled. When an app isnt running in the foreground, it is killed. Its a performance thing to make games run more bettererer. I dont think any screenshot app would work out well with this option turned on.

 

[JLCollier2005]

You may try and side load airdroid on to the ouya. The app has a screen capture option along with remove control of your android device from a web browser.

This is what I do. AirDroid was the first app I installed and it's the only app you need to sideload, manage, and take screen shots of the OUYA.

Ouya has multitasking disabled. When an app isnt running in the foreground, it is killed. Its a performance thing to make games run more bettererer. I dont think any screenshot app would work out well with this option turned on.

I thought this originally, too, but I've found it doesn't effect the performance too much. I've had multitasking on for 3-4 daays now (I use my OUYA every day for hours) and have seen very little difference.

 

[hakarune]

This is what I do. AirDroid was the first app I installed and it's the only app you need to sideload, manage, and take screen shots of the OUYA.



I thought this originally, too, but I've found it doesn't effect the performance too much. I've had multitasking on for 3-4 daays now (I use my OUYA every day for hours) and have seen very little difference.

AirDroid didn't start for me, 2nd app I tried to load after getting xbmc running. And I'm on the same page as you, I've had multitasking enabled since day 1 and it's only made a small impact to performance, but nothing worth noting...

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[JLCollier2005]

AirDroid didn't start for me, 2nd app I tried to load after getting xbmc running. And I'm on the same page as you, I've had multitasking enabled since day 1 and it's only made a small impact to performance, but nothing worth noting...

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Why didn't airdroid start for you? Where did you get the apk from? You might have had an old version or something.

 

[lartomar2002]

Why didn't airdroid start for you? Where did you get the apk from? You might have had an old version or something.

As a side question, were do most people put their sideloaded APKs? So far all I have done is clickrd on them within my Box.com app and they just start.

 

[JLCollier2005]

I use the install directly feature of AirDroid, the apk is only temporarily transferred to the OUYA and then deleted after install, like as if you were downloading it from the Play store or Amazon market.

 

[hakarune]

Why didn't airdroid start for you? Where did you get the apk from? You might have had an old version or something.

I just downloaded the newest version and then sideloaded it to my OUYA. It's up working now, though the WiFi setup requirement is redundant when it's on the LAN...

 

[JLCollier2005]

I just downloaded the newest version and then sideloaded it to my OUYA. It's up working now, though the WiFi setup requirement is redundant when it's on the LAN...

yeah but this isn't uncommon... some apps look for either wifi or mobile network and just won't work on the OUYA without Wifi. It's one of those things that dev's of those apps probably never thought of a Android device running with ethernet.

 

[huckjam]

This is what I do. AirDroid was the first app I installed and it's the only app you need to sideload, manage, and take screen shots of the OUYA.



I thought this originally, too, but I've found it doesn't effect the performance too much. I've had multitasking on for 3-4 daays now (I use my OUYA every day for hours) and have seen very little difference.

When you say you've had multitasking turned on for 3-4 days what are you referring to Ive been trying to find a way to multitask applications on ouya with very little success I've been searching the web for hours and I landed on this thread because of your comment. Could you please elaborate i would be forever grateful? :fingers-crossed:

 

[lartomar2002]

When you say you've had multitasking turned on for 3-4 days what are you referring to Ive been trying to find a way to multitask applications on ouya with very little success I've been searching the web for hours and I landed on this thread because of your comment. Could you please elaborate i would be forever grateful? :fingers-crossed:

I would like to know this also.

 

[mikeones42]

I would like to know this also.

Go to settings, developer options, under apps, uncheck don't keep activities in the background.

 

[lartomar2002]

Go to settings, developer options, under apps, uncheck don't keep activities in the background.

How does multitasking affect your performance?

 

[hakarune]

How does multitasking affect your performance?

It doesn't really at all honestly; though I have mine to only allow 3 background processes at 1 time. The only effect it has is on xbmc if you're watching 1080P with a heavy skin.

[Update] There is no screenshot app that I have found that works for OUYA (rooted, busybox, SuperSU); I resorted to adb over the network with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wmendez.adbovertcp and manually triggered screencaps from my tablet.

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[lartomar2002]

It doesn't really at all honestly; though I have mine to only allow 3 background processes at 1 time. The only effect it has is on xbmc if you're watching 1080P with a heavy skin.

[Update] There is no screenshot app that I have found that works for OUYA (rooted, busybox, SuperSU); I resorted to adb over the network with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wmendez.adbovertcp and manually triggered screencaps from my tablet.

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New to XBMC, what do you mean by "heavy skin"?

 

[hakarune]

New to XBMC, what do you mean by "heavy skin"?

By "Heavy" I mean a big resource intensive skin. In the wiki I explained the skins that you should use with the OUYA, I tested as many skins as I could find and those were the only ones that are "Light" skins that produce little or no lag.

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[lartomar2002]

By "Heavy" I mean a big resource intensive skin. In the wiki I explained the skins that you should use with the OUYA, I tested as many skins as I could find and those were the only ones that are "Light" skins that produce little or no lag.

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WOW, did not know it was you that started the XBMC Ouya Wiki. Good start. Are you still recommending the Gotham Alpha 1 version that you linked to in the wiki?

 

[hakarune]

WOW, did not know it was you that started the XBMC Ouya Wiki. Good start. Are you still recommending the Gotham Alpha 1 version that you linked to in the wiki?

I didn't start it, Ned did, but there wasn't much there; him and I have been working to make it complete. And at the moment yeah it is still recommended ATM. All nightly builds after Aug 2 all have the libstagefright built-in and should work, but I haven't tested and haven't heard anything. I'll be testing builds next week though.

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