How to take screenshots on your iPhones and Android phones
Taking screenshots on your phone is very useful for different reasons. You can take a screenshot of a receipt to confirm payment; or take a screenshot of a movie scene, article line, tweet or IG story to back up a story; you can even screenshot an error message to submit complaints.
But taking screenshots doesn’t come easy to everyone, especially people who aren’t familiar with every feature on their mobile devices.
There are different ways to screenshot, mostly depending on your phone type.
How you take a screenshot with your iPhone differs from how you would perform the same action on an Android device.
How to take a screenshot on your iPhone
Screenshotting on iPhones is a simple process; although that process differs from model to model. Some older iPhone models come with the Home button (such as an iPhone 5 – 8 and iPhone SE) but new models were designed without the Home button (like iPhone XR, 11, and 12 series models).
How to take a screenshot on an Android device
Unlike iPhones, which have only one way to take a screenshot, android phones have various methods of screen grabbing an image or text on your device.
Samsung Phones
Galaxy S8 and subsequent models:
Galaxy S7 and downward:
Infinix, Tecno and Itel Mobile phones
These three devices have similar operations especially in taking screenshots. The simplest way to capture the screen is with micro Intelligence, which is a built-in feature in all three devices. Micro intelligence lets you perform some functions by drawing simple gestures on the screen. But you will have to do some settings before you can use this feature.
Google phones
Nexus:
Pixels:
Huawei phones
LG phones
LG G7:
Other LG phones:
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OnePlus phones
All OnePlus phones:
OnePlus 5, 5T, and 6:
HTC phones
HTC U12+:
HTC U series (up to U12+):
HTC 10:
All other HTC phones:
The following methods are the simplest ways to taking screenshots from your various phones. Now you won’t have to worry about missing a moment when you can easily swipe or press a button to capture it.
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