diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/uidebugger/common/BitmapPool.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/uidebugger/common/BitmapPool.kt
index a623fd02b..5a779c1a9 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/uidebugger/common/BitmapPool.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/uidebugger/common/BitmapPool.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ package com.facebook.flipper.plugins.uidebugger.common
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
-import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 
 /** BitmapPool is intended to be used on the main thread. In other words, it is not thread-safe. */
 class BitmapPool(private val config: Bitmap.Config = Bitmap.Config.RGB_565) {
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ class BitmapPool(private val config: Bitmap.Config = Bitmap.Config.RGB_565) {
     override fun readyForReuse() {
       val key = generateKey(bitmap.width, bitmap.height)
 
-      mainScope.launch {
+      synchronized(this@BitmapPool) {
         if (isRecycled) {
           bitmap.recycle()
         } else {
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/uidebugger/core/Snapshot.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/uidebugger/core/Snapshot.kt
index 4ce9af9c6..1467d73c9 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/uidebugger/core/Snapshot.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/uidebugger/core/Snapshot.kt
@@ -7,9 +7,15 @@
 
 package com.facebook.flipper.plugins.uidebugger.core
 
+import android.app.Activity
 import android.graphics.Canvas
+import android.os.Build
+import android.os.Handler
+import android.os.Looper
 import android.util.Log
+import android.view.PixelCopy
 import android.view.View
+import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
 import com.facebook.flipper.plugins.uidebugger.LogTag
 import com.facebook.flipper.plugins.uidebugger.common.BitmapPool
 
@@ -41,3 +47,50 @@ class CanvasSnapshotter(private val bitmapPool: BitmapPool) : Snapshotter {
     }
   }
 }
+
+@RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
+class PixelCopySnapshotter(
+    private val bitmapPool: BitmapPool,
+    private val applicationRef: ApplicationRef,
+    private val fallback: Snapshotter
+) : Snapshotter {
+
+  override fun takeSnapshot(view: View): BitmapPool.ReusableBitmap? {
+
+    if (view.width <= 0 || view.height <= 0) {
+      return null
+    }
+
+    val bitmap = bitmapPool.getBitmap(view.width, view.height)
+    try {
+
+      val decorViewToActivity: Map<View, Activity> =
+          applicationRef.activitiesStack.toList().associateBy { it.window.decorView }
+
+      val activity = decorViewToActivity[view]
+
+      // if this view belongs to an activity prefer this as it doesn't require private api hacks
+      if (activity != null) {
+        PixelCopy.request(
+            activity.window,
+            bitmap.bitmap,
+            {
+              // no-op this this api is actually synchronous despite how it looks
+            },
+            Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()))
+        return bitmap
+      }
+    } catch (e: OutOfMemoryError) {
+      Log.e(LogTag, "OOM when taking snapshot")
+      null
+    } catch (e: Exception) {
+      // there was some problem with the pixel copy, fall back to canvas impl
+      Log.e(LogTag, "Exception when taking snapshot", e)
+      Log.i(LogTag, "Using fallback snapshot", e)
+      bitmap.readyForReuse()
+      fallback.takeSnapshot(view)
+    }
+
+    return null
+  }
+}
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/uidebugger/core/UIDContext.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/uidebugger/core/UIDContext.kt
index 47dcac79a..6741b4ef7 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/uidebugger/core/UIDContext.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/uidebugger/core/UIDContext.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 package com.facebook.flipper.plugins.uidebugger.core
 
 import android.app.Application
+import android.os.Build
 import com.facebook.flipper.core.FlipperConnection
 import com.facebook.flipper.plugins.uidebugger.common.BitmapPool
 import com.facebook.flipper.plugins.uidebugger.descriptors.DescriptorRegister
@@ -32,7 +33,16 @@ class UIDContext(
 ) {
 
   val bitmapPool = BitmapPool()
-  val decorViewTracker = DecorViewTracker(this, CanvasSnapshotter(bitmapPool))
+  private val canvasSnapshotter = CanvasSnapshotter(bitmapPool)
+
+  val snapshotter =
+      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+        PixelCopySnapshotter(bitmapPool, applicationRef, canvasSnapshotter)
+      } else {
+        canvasSnapshotter
+      }
+
+  val decorViewTracker = DecorViewTracker(this, snapshotter)
   val updateQueue = UpdateQueue(this)
   val layoutTraversal: LayoutTraversal = LayoutTraversal(this)
 
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/uidebugger/descriptors/ApplicationRefDescriptor.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/uidebugger/descriptors/ApplicationRefDescriptor.kt
index eea5a20a4..5278561bb 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/uidebugger/descriptors/ApplicationRefDescriptor.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/uidebugger/descriptors/ApplicationRefDescriptor.kt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ object ApplicationRefDescriptor : ChainedDescriptor<ApplicationRef>() {
     val activeRoots = node.rootsResolver.rootViews()
 
     val decorViewToActivity: Map<View, Activity> =
-        node.activitiesStack.toList().map { it.window.decorView to it }.toMap()
+        node.activitiesStack.toList().associateBy { it.window.decorView }
 
     for (root in activeRoots) {
       // if there is an activity for this root view use that,