How to take a screenshot on the Galaxy S6

How to take a screenshot on the Galaxy S6

Kris Carlon 2015-05-03T23:00:00Z1 day ago Kris Carlon Kris Carlon comes to the AndroidPIT Editorial Team via a lengthy period spent traveling and relying on technology to keep him in touch with the outside world. He joined the Android community while resurfacing in civilization back in 2010 and has never looked back, using technology to replace his actual presence in other people's lives ever since. He can usually be found juggling three phones at once and poring over G+ posts, Reddit and RSS feeds.

We love the Galaxy S6. Assuming you love it too, you're probably looking to learn how to do as many things as possible with it. So today we'll show you two simple methods for taking a screenshot on the Galaxy S6. One method, as usual, takes the old-school route and sues the hardware buttons, the other is a Samsung gesture-based move.

Capture anything on your Galaxy S6 with these two tricks. / c ANDROIDPIT

The simplest way to take a screenshot on any Android device is with the hardware buttons. On the Galaxy S6, simply navigate to the screen you want to capture and press and hold the Power button and Home button until you seen the little flash animation (and hear a shutter sound if your volume is up).

Your screenshot will be saved to a Screenshots folder in your gallery app or you can view or share it direct from the navigation shade (also known as the pull-down menu). You'll see a little picture icon in the status bar when you have taken a screenshot.

Press Power and the Home button at the same time to capture the Galaxy S6 screen. / c ANDROIDPIT

The other way to take a screenshot on the Galaxy S6 is to use Samsung's gesture-based method. It needs to be enabled (although it should be enabled by default) in Settings > Motions and Gestures > Palm Swipe To Capture. Once the feature is enabled, you simply swipe the edge of your palm across the screen from right to left to capture the screen. You'll see the same animation and your screenshot will appear in both the Screenshots folder and the navigation shade. ?

You can also take a screenshot by passing the edge of your palm across the screen. / c ANDROIDPIT

What do you you take screenshots of most often? Did you know both of these tricks?

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How to take a screenshot on the Sony Xperia Z2

How to take a screenshot on the Sony Xperia Z2

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David Nield 2015-05-02T15:00:01Z2 days ago David Nield David is a freelance technology journalist who has been writing about Android apps and gadgets since the earliest days of the platform. He spends most of his time experimenting with phones, tablets and most other types of tech, particularly if it's Google-related.

The?Sony?Xperia Z2 flagship was one of the best phones of 2014, bringing with it premium build quality, a sleek 5.2-inch display and an impressive 20.7 MP camera (complete with 4K video capturing capabilities). We'll show you how to take a screenshot on the Xperia Z2 so you never miss a thing again.?

There are plenty of reasons you might need to take a screenshot. / c ANDROIDPIT

If you can't possibly imagine what you would use a photo of your mobile phone screen for, then here are a few examples: posting bugs to a troubleshooting forum, promoting your new app, showing off your Crossy Road high score or saving a local copy of someone else's Instagram picture. With that out of the way, let's dig in.

It's easy when you know how — just get whatever it is you want to capture on screen and then press the Power and Volume Down buttons together. If sound is on, you'll hear a brief camera-like noise, and the screen will animate to show you that the screen grab has successfully been saved.

Just press and hold the Power and Volume Down buttons on the Xperia Z2. / c ANDROIDPIT

The captured image is saved to your phone's Gallery app and that's all there is to it. The hardware key shortcut should work in whatever app you're using no matter what you're doing with the phone — you can even take screenshots from the Xperia Z2 lock screen if you need to and there's also an option when you long press the Power button to shut down.

Long-pressing the power button will also offer a screenshot option (left) and screenshots will be visible in the notifications shade (right) for instant sharing. / c ANDROIDPIT

There are screenshot-taking apps in the Google Play Store but they don't bring much extra functionality to the process. Screen Grabber gives you a handful of additional capture and sharing options, for example, while Capture Screen is another similar tool that's worth checking out.

What do you take screenshots of the most? Did you know both methods above?

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