How to Take a Screenshot with Samsung Galaxy

Taking a screenshot with an Android phone used to involve rooting the device and installing an app, but later versions of Android and more recent handsets offer simpler ways to take a screenshot. Lately no one needs to root their device to take a screenshot.

There are two basic ways for you to take screenshots with your Samsung Android device.

The first one works on devices released since the Galaxy S3. So if you have a Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300), a Galaxy Note 2 (n7100 / n7105) or a newer Samsung device, you can use this nifty method.

You simple wipe the brim (narrow side where your pinkie is) of your hand from the right of the screen across the whole screen to the left. If done properly, a white line flashes across the screen like the phone’s doing a photocopy and the screenshot saves in a Screenshots folder inside the Pictures folder on the internal SD card. Use the My Files app or some other file explorer app to find the file. Gallery will also let you find the screenshot. This is nice for showing off your awesome phone to your jealous friends.

This method might not work while you have an app open, in which case I recommend the second method of taking screenshots.

The second method is the fail-safe one and works with almost all Android devices, even on older devices like the Samsung S1 (i9000) and S2 (i9100).

You simply press and hold the power button and then press the Home button simultaneously. Again, your screen will flicker and you’ll get a notification that your screenshot has been captured. Voila!

This method can also be used in (probably) any application. If you have a different Android device and this method doesn’t work, try the following combination: Hold down the backspace key and press the Power button.

No problem!

Let us know if you have found some other nifty tricks for your Android device!

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