"Step 1: Enable USB Debugging On your Android phone (in this case, the G1), go to Settings, then Applications, and then Development. Check the checkbox for "USB debugging." Step 2: Download the Android SDK Download the SDK for your platform here. Google also has some great installation documentation if you get lost. You will need to make sure you have a current copy of the JDK. To use the SDK, you also need to download an IDE like Eclipse. After installing Eclipse, you can install the Eclipse plugin to connect Android and the IDE together, or just do a lot of stuff via the command line. Go ahead and plugin your Android handset into a USB port on your computer, if it is not plugged in already. Step 3: Run DDMS After configuring Eclipse or whatever IDE you use to work with Android, you need to open up the DDMS application from within the "tools" folder in the Android SDK's main folder. After DDMS launches, select your handset from the menu on the left (it should be the only device listed). You might see an error message, but the debug tool should be loaded. Then, click CTRL-S on your keyboard. This will bring up the "Device Screen Capture" interface. From here, a static image is captured from what is appearing on your handset. You can save the image (nicely defaulted as PNG) and then refresh to your heart's content to grab updated or different screenshots from your phone." - Mike Chelen from Bookmarklet

Seriously? - ronin

Wish there were another way. These steps are pretty easy for anyone with the SDK already installed though. All the screenshot applications require root access. That takes much longer to set up. - Mike Chelen

I'm not sure why Eclipse or any other IDE would be required. The SDK alone should be enough to run DDMS and connect with the phone. - Mike Chelen

I wondered why I needed Eclipse too, since the times I did screenshots this way, I didn't use it. - Anika from Android

It was probably a mistake in the article, and Eclipse is not needed. Unless something has changed since this was written. The SDK certainly seems to include all the needed tools. - Mike Chelen

What's the easiest way using an app on a rooted device? Edit: I guess ShootMe and PicMe.http://maketecheasier.com/take-sc... - Rodfather

There are a few apps such as "screenshot" and "screen capture" in the market that look promising if you have rooted the phone. - Mike Chelen from IM

Yup ShootMe looks good. PicMe is distinctive in providing a web interface to control captures remotely. That might if might not be useful depending on the situation. - Mike Chelen from Android

Thankfully rooting my phone took all of 5 minutes with Unrevoked http://unrevoked.com/ and now the screenshot applications work nicely. - Mike Chelen

Which one did you choose? - Rodfather

Used "screenshot" to start with, it performed the task as expected. Might try the others to see if any of their additional features are useful. - Mike Chelen