Wednesday 16 December 2015

Androidscreencast

Record your application navigation's performed on your real android device directly in your PC.

 Pros:
- No need of installing recording software's or applications on your real device.
   Recording navigation steps on your real device requires extra memory to store the recorded video's
- 'androidscreencast' tool is light weight, since it is jnlp file.
- Records real device actions on your PC and stores the recorded video's on your PC.

Cons:
- Requires java jdk and android sdk installed.
- 'androidscreencast' has low refresh rate.

Prerequisite:
1. JDK 

 
3. Install Android SDK

4. Set the Environment variable for Android SDK.
    http://automation-home.blogspot.com/2015/12/set-path-for-android-sdk.html

5. Enable Developer options & usb debugging in mobile device.
    http://automation-home.blogspot.com/2015/12/enable-developer-options.html
 
6 Install Phone Drivers from below url
   If Phone drivers are not available in above url, then you can install it using PdaNet http://pdanet.co/

7. Connect your android mobile to the system using usb.
  
Launch  'androidscreencast'.
1. Download 'androidscreencast.jnlp' from https://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/

2. Click on 'androidscreencast.jnlp' file to launch 'androidscreencast'.

3. If java is blocking to launch 'androidscreencast.jnlp', then access java control panel.
   Click on 'Security' tab and add url 'http://androidscreencast.googlecode.com' to the Site List.
   Now click on 'androidscreencast.jnlp' file to launch 'androidscreencast'.   

Watch Demo
 

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