A utility to record your Android screen via ADB

android-screenrecording.sh

if [[ ! $(which adb) ]]; then
    echo "adb not found."
    exit 1
fi

if [[ ! $(adb devices | grep "\tdevice") ]]; then
    echo "No devices found."
    exit 1
fi

name="screen-recording-$(date '+%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S').mp4"
path="/sdcard/screen-recordings/$name"

# turn on 'show touches' debug setting
adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/system --bind name:s:show_touches --bind value:i:1

printf "\nScreen recording. Press ctrl+c to stop.\n\n"
adb shell mkdir -p /sdcard/screen-recordings/
adb shell screenrecord $path

# turn 'show touches' off
adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/system --bind name:s:show_touches --bind value:i:0

# pull the video off the device
adb pull $path . >/dev/null
adb shell rm $path

echo "Screen recording created at: $name"

android-screenshot.sh

if [[ ! $(which adb) ]]; then
    echo "adb not found."
    exit 1
fi

if [[ ! $(adb devices | grep "\tdevice") ]]; then
    echo "No devices found."
    exit 1
fi

name="screenshot-$(date '+%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S').png"
path="/sdcard/screenshots/$name"

adb shell mkdir -p /sdcard/screenshots/
adb shell screencap -p $path

adb pull $path . >/dev/null
adb shell rm $path

echo "Screenshot created at: $name"