Android API like java.awt.Robot

Question

Is there an Android API analogous to java.awt.Robot, i.e. an API allowing to take screenshots?

Answer 1

If you would like to simulate touch events (just like robot does with mouse clicks) use the utility class TouchUtils.

Answer 2

class TouchUtils... This class was deprecated in API level 24. Use Espresso UI testing framework instead. New tests should be written using the Android Testing Support Library.

https://developer.android.com/training/testing/ui-automator

Answer 3

Robot class is only available in Java, this is not supported in Android, Too see what are the classes supported in Android, pls click this

Answer 4

java.awt.Robot is not available in the Android SDK.

If you want to make screenshots by your own during development you can use DDMS. If your application should make screenshots, I think this requires root. There are application that can do that, e.g.

http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Others/Screenshot-Android-71410.shtml

There is also a library available that may be useful for you:

Android Screenshot Library (ASL)

However, there is also a disucssion on SO:

How to capture the android device screen content?