How to take a screenshot of an Android smartphone

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Taking screenshots on Android 9.0 or later

The procedure for taking screenshots on Android 9.0 or later is as follows.

1. Open the screen you want to screenshot
2. Press and hold the Power button and tap Screenshot
3. The screenshot is saved
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4. Screenshot icon is displayed at the top of the screen

Compared to Android 9.0 and earlier, you can now easily take screenshots with a single button. Of course, it is also possible to shoot with the method of Android 9.0 or earlier.

Taking screenshots on Android 9.0 or earlier

The procedure for taking screenshots on Android 9.0 or earlier is as follows.

1. Open the screen you want to take a screenshot
2. Press the "Power" and "Volume Down" buttons at the same time
3. The screenshot is saved< /li>
4. A screenshot icon appears at the top of the screen

Screenshot example: ASUS Zenfone 2 Laser

The following photo is from ASUS This is how to take a screenshot when using Zenfone 2 Laser. I am shooting in the following flow.

1. Open the screen you want to shoot
2. Press the "Power" and "Volume Down" buttons at the same time
3. About 2 seconds (ASUS Zenfone 2 Laser ) Simultaneously press and release

How to take a full-screen screenshot on an Android smartphone (device used: ASUS Zenfone 2 Laser)

Now the screenshot image will be saved in the album folder of your Android phone. Although it differs slightly depending on the version, you can take a screenshot with a simple operation.

Notification after taking a screenshot on Android

When you take a screenshot on Android, you will receive a notification that you can "Share", "Edit", or "Delete".

Press the "Share" button to send the screenshot image to others via e-mail attachment or Bluetooth. Also, if you want to add something to the image, press the "Edit" button, and if you do not want to save it, press the "Delete" button.

How to take a screenshot [by model]

The method for taking a screenshot on an Android smartphone varies depending on the model. Here's how to take a screenshot on a popular series of Android phones.

AQUOS

In addition to pressing the "power key" and "volume down key" at the same time, for Android 9.0 or later, press and hold the "power button" → tap "screenshot" and use the voice to download the app. You can easily shoot with "Google Assistant" that can be operated.

Also, if you have an AQUOS Android smartphone, there is an application called "Clip Now" that allows you to take a screenshot of a part of the screen instead of the full screen.

Xperia series

In addition to pressing the "power button" and "volume down button" at the same time, you can also take a screenshot by pressing and holding the "power button" → tapping "screenshot".

GALAXY Series

In addition to pressing and holding the "power key" and "volume down key" simultaneously, you can also press and hold the "power key" and "home key" at the same time.

arrows series

In addition to pressing the "power button" and "volume down button" at the same time, you can also take a picture by sliding from the bottom right to the top left of the screen → tapping "capture memo".

How to Mute Screenshots

There are two ways to mute screenshots.

I will explain each method.

Set to silent mode/silent manner mode

Sometimes the sound of screenshots can be turned off by setting your smartphone to silent mode or silent mode.

All you have to do is set your smartphone to silent mode or silent mode and take a screenshot. Depending on the model, the sound may not be turned off, so if the above method does not turn off the sound, try the following method.

Using the Silent Screenshot App

You can use the Silent Screenshot app to take screenshots without sound. It can be downloaded for free from "Apple Store" or "Google Play", so if you can't turn off the screenshot sound in silent mode, you should use the "silent screenshot" app.

I can't take a screenshot on Android

I've explained how to take a screenshot on an Android smartphone. However, in some cases, screenshots cannot be taken, so we will explain how to deal with it.

Watching videos

Some apps that allow you to view videos on your smartphone may not be able to take screenshots.

For example, "TVer", which allows you to watch TV programs on your smartphone, prohibits taking screenshots within the app itself.

For this reason, even if you try to take a screenshot, you will get a message such as "not enough free space" or "cannot capture screenshot" and it will not be accepted.

There seems to be a trick to take a pseudo-screenshot using an emulator app on your computer, but please don't force yourself to do something that is prohibited.

OS version lower than Android 4.0

Older OS versions prior to Android 4.0 do not have a screenshot feature, so screenshots cannot be taken.

For this reason, nothing happens when you press the "power button" and "volume down button" at the same time.

In this case, you can take screenshots by updating the OS to a newer version. The procedure for version upgrade is as follows.

1. Tap Settings
2. Tap About Phone
3. Tap Wireless Update
4. Tap Start Download
5. Tap "Update Now"

Where screenshots are saved and how to check them

Screenshots taken with an Android smartphone are It will be saved in a special folder on the smartphone itself.

The actual save location is the following path.

Smartphone body (internal storage) > Pictures > Screenshots

When you open it with an image app, it will be displayed with other images in the album, but it is actually saved in a folder called "Screenshots".

By the way, this folder is automatically created and deleted depending on the presence or absence of screenshot images.

You cannot change the save destination of the screenshot image.

For this reason, if you want to save it in another location, you need to move or copy it using a file management application after shooting.

An app that allows you to take screenshots of all pages

A normal screenshot only captures the part that is displayed on the screen, so if you can't see the page without scrolling, scroll it little by little. There is no choice but to shoot in small pieces.

In such a case, you can use the app in the Android store to take a picture of the whole page without taking a picture.

It saves you the trouble of taking multiple shots, and you can cover the entire web page, so you can take screenshots of every corner without missing anything at once.

Screen Memo

Screen Memo is an app that allows you to save entire web pages offline.

While a screenshot saves as an image, a screen memo saves the web page itself. For this reason, you can browse closed web pages if you save them, and you can also access the links within the page.

It is convenient to quickly see cooking recipes, timetables, and restaurant lists whenever you want.

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LongScreenshot

LongScreenshot saves smartphone websites with many vertically long pages as a single image.

Although it is not fully automatic and you need to take screenshots while scrolling the screen yourself, you can take and save only the necessary parts.

Since the image composition is done automatically, there is no need for troublesome alignment.

Scroll Capture for Web

Scroll Capture for Web is an app that allows you to capture and save the entire vertical web page.

Start the app, paste the URL of the web page you want to shoot in the address bar, and tap the camera button to automatically take and save the scroll shot.

It's a little troublesome to paste the URL, but everything else is done automatically.

Take advantage of convenient screenshots

On smartphones before Android 4.0, the only way to save information displayed on the screen was to copy and paste or handwrite.

Current smartphones are equipped with a screenshot function, which not only allows you to save screen information as an image, but also allows you to capture and take screenshots of full-screen and full-page information that cannot be captured with the basic functions of smartphones. is.

How to take a screenshot on Android differs depending on the model and OS version. Make sure you understand how to shoot with your Android phone and take advantage of the handy screenshots.

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