Getting Unexpected Error while obtaining screenshot - java.lang.nullpointerexception

Question

I am getting below error while capturing screenshot in Android Studio 2.0. I tried with 2 different tablets and with both of them I am getting this error.

Unexpected Error while obtaining screenshot - java.lang.Nullpointerexception

I have googled and also looked at different stackoverflow questions but didnt found any which can resolve this issue.

I have recently installed Android Studio 2.0 and this could be a problem I dont know.

Answer 1

This is an old question but there is another specific reason why this can happen, and while it is clearly not OP's case, it might still help someone else:

If you have getActivity().getWindow().addFlags(LayoutParams.FLAG_SECURE); set (normally used to avoid screenshots), it will also prevent you from taking screenshots from Android Studio, generating the same error Unexpected Error while obtaining screenshot.

Answer 2

Restarting the Android Studio worked for me.

It doesn't give the screen capture error after I restarted Android studio.