In iOS, Android and Windows Phone make a screenshot

You want to make a screenshot with your smartphone - so create a photo of the contents of the screen? This is no problem with the current operating systems and smartphone models. Both now under iOS as well as with Android and Windows Phone or Windows 10 Mobile the function is fixed.

Many people do not see the screenshot function until they are asked to send a screenshot to show a particular product from an online store. Screenshots are very easy to create with iOS, Android and Windows Phone / Windows 10 Mobile, but there are certain differences between the operating system variants.

Make a screenshot on the iPhone or any other iOS device

Taking a screenshot on iOS devices has been very easy for a long time. This also applies to the current iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and the iPad Pro, as well as all other iOS devices. And so you can make a screenshot:

1. You call up the screen from which you want to take the photo.
2. Press the Power button and the Home button at the same time. The screen flickers briefly and you hear a click sound with switched - on sounds - the screenshot was made
3. You can find the picture in the Photos app in the "Screen photos" or "All photos" section. From there you can share it and send it or continue to edit it.

There are also other ways to make screenshots with the iPhone 7, for example via Assistive Touch. However, you must remember that a lot of screenshots can fill the tight memory of the smartphone and you should also delete the pictures, which you no longer need.

Screenshots in Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile

As with iOS, it's similar to the screenshots on a Windows Phone, ie the Lumia devices or other smartphones with the mobile operating system from Microsoft. On Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 10 Mobile it works like this:

1. Re-enter the screen to be photographed.
2. Then press the power button and the volume button.
3. The screen photo is now automatically saved in the screenshots section of the Photos Hub.

If your phone still runs Windows Phone 8, then you have to use the Windows button under the display instead of the Lauter button. That would be the combination of Windows plus Power.

Make a screenshot under Android - something more complicated

Under Android a screenshot to make is however already somewhat more complicated. This is mainly due to the fact that there is no uniform method. In the early days of Android it was even very complicated to make screenshots at all. This is why there are also some screenshot apps that are here to help.

The official Google method to make screenshots in Android works like this:

1. You reopen the screen you want to record.
2. Hold down the power button and the quieter button for several seconds at the same time.
3. The screen space is saved and a small screenshot symbol appears at the top of the screen. The picture itself is in the gallery.

So you can make screenshots with a Samsung device

As far as the theory: For different large manufacturers such as Samsung it works quite different, even depending on the model different. The Samsung Galaxy series is like this:

1. Display the corresponding screen.
2. Press and hold the Power and Home buttons for about two seconds. The display flickers and there is a click sound.
3. You can find the screenshot in the screenshots section in the photo folder.

The normal Google method described above is used for Samsung smartphones without a home button. On many Samsung devices, gestures can also be used, for example by stroking the display with the hand edge. Whether it works with your smartphone, you can check under "Settings> Movements and gestures".

Sony, HTC and LG: Here are some screenshots

In addition to the Google method, Sony also has its own option. This allows you to start the Active Clips app, which allows you to make a screen photo. Or you hold down the power button for about a second and then select "Take Screenshot" in the next window.

The Taiwanese manufacturer HTC is also using Google's method. It is however somewhat complicated, since the keys on the different Smartphone models are always somewhat differently arranged. There is also in the Quick Settings a way to make screen photos.

LG has the buttons but on the back of its current devices, but it does not work quite well with the Koreans: Here, too, you can make a photo of the screen with the combination of Power and Quieter button.

Summary

1. Screen photos can be made with all major smartphone operating systems such as iOS, Android and Windows Phone / Windows 10 Mobile
2. There are uniform methods for iOS and Windows Phone
3. Under Android, the process may vary by manufacturer

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