The frame buffer is only accessible to a privileged process. We have no plans to expose an API to allow applications to access the frame buffer.
On Mar 25, 12:42 am, Cartouche <hafid.s...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks a lot for your response, > do you mean Android actually has not API to control the framebuffer, > or it's really impossible to do what I want ? > > Cartouche. > > On 25 mar, 07:22, Dave Sparks <davidspa...@android.com> wrote: > > > We have no plans to support this function in the framework. It's a > > significant security risk (allowing an application to snoop the frame > > buffer), and on some hardware, the app processor may not even have > > access to the final framebuffer. > > > On Mar 24, 8:11 am, Cartouche <hafid.s...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi guys, > > > > first sorry for my english, I'm french. > > > I'm a new developper in Android and this is what I would program : > > > I want to convert the framebuffer into video, the final goal is to > > > see, in real time, the screen of a HTC Magic in another device (a PC). > > > I found that the framebuffer's file is /dev/graphics/fb0. > > > Do you know an API for manipulating this file ? Or perhaps you see > > > another way to resolve my problem ? > > > > Any help will be appreciated. > > > Thanks > > > > Cartouche. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---