Taking a screenshot on a phone is probably one of the most used features of today’s users. This is a basic feature that comes in handy many times for documenting, saving something to do later, and more. A few years ago, taking a screenshot on an Android phone was a difficult task. But now that Android has reached a mature stage, taking a screenshot has become an easier task on all Android phones.
Apart from the normal screenshot, you can also take a screenshot of an entire web page using the scroll screenshot or the advanced screenshot feature that most smartphone manufacturers offer today. A screenshot can be taken using the phone’s hardware buttons, as well as using software gestures using three fingers. In this article, we have listed how you can take a screenshot in multiple ways on OnePlus, Samsung, Vivo, OPPO, Realme, Xiaomi and other Android phones.
Some smartphones also offer additional features for screenshots, such as adding notes, annotations, and adding stickers and emojis. Screenshots can come in handy to save something on your phone, such as an online article, movie tickets, travel, crafts, designs, etc.
How to take a screenshot on OnePlus mobile phones
Regular screenshot, scrolling screenshot
OnePlus is one of the most popular smartphone brands among young people. The brand is also known for its software and the OxygenOS Android skin is definitely one of the most popular options. On OnePlus phones, you can take screenshots in three ways. The first is a regular screenshot that captures the current screen content. The second is called scrolling screenshot, which captures screenshots outside of the screen size. The last method is using on-screen gestures. Let’s look at them all one by one.
- Open the screen you want to capture.
- Press the volume down button and the power button at the same time.
- The phone will take a screenshot and a floating thumbnail window will give you the option to send or scroll.
How to Take a Scrolling Screenshot on OnePlus Mobiles
Here’s how you can take scrolling screenshots on any OnePlus smartphone:
- Open the screen you want to capture.
- Press the volume down button and the power button at the same time.
- Once the screenshot is taken, a thumbnail will appear on the side with a scroll option, click on it.
- Let the screen automatically scroll to the point where you want to stop, or you can manually scroll down as well.
- Select “Done”and your extended screenshot will be saved to the gallery.
How to Take a Screenshot on OnePlus Mobiles Using Gestures
Here is how you can take a screenshot with gestures on OnePlus phones:
- Open settings.
- Scroll down and select Handy Tools.
- Click on “Gestures and Movements”.
- Turn on “Swipe down with three fingers to take a screenshot”
- Now open the screen you want to capture and just swipe down with three fingers on the screen.
How to take a screenshot on Samsung mobile phones
Samsung is also one of the few brands that has made it easy to take screenshots with a combination of hardware and software buttons. Here is how you can take a screenshot on a Galaxy smartphone:
- Open the screen you want to capture.
- Press the volume down button and the power button at the same time.
- The phone will take a screenshot.
How to Take a Scrolling Screenshot on Samsung Mobiles
Samsung also allows scrolling screenshots. Here’s how to do it:
- Press the volume down button and the power button at the same time.
- After the screenshot is taken, you will see several options at the bottom of the screen.
- Select the icon with two down arrows.
- The screen will start scrolling down and you can keep tapping the icon until you reach the desired point on the screen.
- Touch the main part of the screen and the phone will adjust the content for you.
While Samsung doesn’t allow all Galaxy phones to take screenshots using gestures, some select phones come with a palm swipe feature. This can be found in the “Movement and Gestures”settings.
How to Take Screenshot on Realme Mobiles
Realme also provides the ability to take screenshots using hardware buttons and software features. Let’s take a closer look at the different ways to take screenshots on a Realme smartphone:
- Open the content you want to capture.
- Press the volume down button and the power button at the same time.
- Your phone will take a screenshot.
How to Take a Screenshot on Realme Mobiles Using Gestures
Here is how you can take screenshots with gestures on any Realme smartphone:
- Open settings.
- Scroll down and select System Preferences > Handy Tools > Screenshot.
- Enable “3 fingers down”
- Now open the screen you want to capture and just swipe down with three fingers on the screen.
Realme also allows you to take a partial screenshot or a scrolling screenshot, you can simply enable “three-finger tap and hold”in the screenshot settings. Once this is enabled, you can touch and hold with 3 fingers and then release to view a partial screenshot. To take a scrolling screenshot, you can take a normal screenshot and select the scrolling option.
How to take a screenshot on Xiaomi and Redmi mobile phones
Xiaomi is undoubtedly the most popular smartphone brand in India, and the MIUI skin over Android offers a lot of customization and multiple ways to take a screenshot.
- Open the screen you want to capture.
- Press the volume down button and the power button at the same time.
- The phone will take a screenshot.
How to Take a Scrolling Screenshot on Xiaomi and Redmi Mobiles
- Open the screen you want to capture.
- Press the volume down button and the power button at the same time.
- Once the screenshot is taken, a thumbnail will appear in the top right corner with a scroll option, click on it.
- Let the screen automatically scroll to the point where you want to stop, or you can manually scroll down as well.
- Select “Done”and the scrolling screenshot will be saved to the gallery.
How to take a screenshot on Xiaomi mobile phones using gestures
- Open settings.
- More settings > Keyboard shortcuts > Take a screenshot.
- Select “Slide 3 fingers down”.
How to take a screenshot on OPPO mobile phones
- Open the screen you want to capture.
- Press the volume down button and the power button at the same time.
- The phone will take a screenshot.
As you can see from the screenshot above, you can also capture the screen in several ways, such as long pressing the home button, long pressing the back button, etc.
How to Take a Screenshot on Oppo Mobiles Using Gestures
- Open settings.
- Scroll down and select System Preferences > Handy Tools > Screenshot.
- Enable “3 fingers down”
- Now open the screen you want to capture and just swipe down with three fingers on the screen.
Oppo smartphones can also take scrolling screenshots and the steps to do so are similar to the Realme phones mentioned above.
How to take a screenshot on Vivo mobile phones
- Open the screen you want to capture.
- Press the volume down button and the power button at the same time.
- The phone will take a screenshot.
How to Take a Scrolling Screenshot on Vivo Mobiles
- Take a normal screenshot as mentioned in the previous steps.
- You will then see a screenshot thumbnail along with the text “Long Screenshot”.
- Click on it and scroll down the page until it meets your requirements and click save.
How to take a screenshot on Vivo mobile phones using gestures
- Go to Settings > Screenshot > enable Three Finger Screenshot.
- Go to the page you want to capture.
- Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to take a screenshot.
How to take a screenshot on Motorola mobile phones
- Open the screen you want to capture.
- Press the volume down button and the power button at the same time.
- The phone will take a screenshot.
How to take a screenshot on Motorola mobile phones using gestures
- Go to Settings > Display.
- Click “Advanced”.
- Click on “Screenshot with three fingers”and turn on the setting.
These were ways to take screenshots of different Android smartphones. While taking a regular screenshot and taking a long screenshot is pretty much the same on all smartphones, things only change when it comes to gestures.