This wikiHow teaches you how to take screenshots of the content displayed on the screen of your Android device. You can take a snapshot on an Android phone using a hardware key combination. However, some Samsung Galaxy phones employ a different combination of hardware options than their rivals.
Step
Step 1. Display the screen/page whose snapshot you want to take
Find the content (e.g. pictures, messages, websites, etc.) that you want to save as a screenshot.
Step 2. Try using a screenshot shortcut
Some Android phones have a screenshot shortcut in the quick settings menu:
- Swipe the top of the screen downwards with two fingers.
- Touch the icon “ Screenshots " or " Capture ” in the drop-down menu.
- Wait for the screen to flash indicating that the screenshot has been taken.
Step 3. Press and hold the screenshot capture button combination
On most Android devices, you can instruct your phone to take a screenshot by pressing and holding the button power and volume down simultaneously. On Samsung Galaxy devices older than the Galaxy S8, you need to use the key power and “Home ”, while Samsung Galaxy S8 and later devices use the key combination power and volume down.
The screen will flash when the screenshot is taken
Step 4.
Swipe down from the top of the screen.
Once swiped, the “Notifications Bar” drop-down menu will open.
Touch the Screenshot captured notification. Once touched, a screenshot will be taken.
- The snapshot will be saved in the device's main photo app, such as Gallery, Google Photos, or Samsung Photos, in the " Screenshots " album.
- If the screenshot is not showing in the notification bar, open the device's photo storage app (Photos), tap the album “ Screenshots ”, and touch the screenshot to view it.
Share screenshots. If you want to share a screenshot with others via the Android messaging app (Messages) or upload it to social media, follow these steps:
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Touch the "Share" icon
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Choose a sharing location (e.g. “ Messages ”).
If you select a social media account with an inactive account, you will be asked to log in using your login information before you can upload photos
- Enter a message to accompany the screenshot if necessary.
- Touch the button “ Send " or " Post ”.
Tips
- You can also use Google Assistant to take a screenshot by saying the command "OK Google, take a screenshot" and not touching the screen for a few seconds.
- If Google Assistant is not already activated, you need to activate it first by holding down the " Home " button, touching the " Drawer " button in the upper right corner of the screen, selecting " ⁝", touch " Settings ", touch " Phone ”, and select the white " Google Assistant " switch.
Warning
If the Android hardware buttons aren't working properly, you can't take screenshots without using the Google Assistant or drop-down shortcuts
- https://www.greenbot.com/article/2825064/android/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-your-android-phone.html
- https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/2811098?hl=en
