As the name suggests (from the union of the two English terms screen which means "screen" and shot instead "photo shoot"), a screenshot is nothing more than a photo of what is displayed at a given moment on a monitor screen , a television or any device. Capturing the screen of your smartphone is very easy, usually a few simple commands are enough to get a snapshot. However, the ways to take a screenshot may vary depending on the brand, model or operating system of your mobile phone. With Libero Tecnologia find out how to capture a screenshot on your Huawei smartphone.
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The Huawei brand
Huawei is a leading Chinese technology company in the world, engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of electronic devices, network systems and solutions, and telecommunications. Since its inception in the late 1980s, the Chinese giant has earned a place of honor in the field of research and technological development, distinguishing itself with its products for high performance and the highest quality of services. The brand is famous above all for the production of mobile phones based on the "EMUI" operating system, also shared with Honor devices.
Starting from 2018, the Shenzhen-based company has established itself as the second smartphone manufacturer in the world (also considering those marketed under the Honor brand), competing with the giants Samsung and Apple. Thanks to its commitment to research and technological development, in which the company invests more than 10% of its annual turnover for a total of almost 50 billion dollars in the last decade, Huawei was the first Chinese company ever. to enter the ranking of 'Top 100 Best Global Brands' drawn up by Interbrand.
How to take a screenshot with Huawei
Huawei smartphones are characterized by excellent performance and include very useful functions that allow you to capture the screen in any app, edit the captured screenshots and take snapshots of entire Web pages. Being able to capture the screen of your device is a simple and immediate way to save content of any kind, so as to always have them available in the gallery of your mobile phone and to be able to quickly share them with your contacts. There are several ways to get a screen capture of your Huawei phone.
Key combination
The easiest way to get a screenshot on any Android or EMUI device is to use the Volume Down + Power key combination. To take a picture of the phone screen, open the content you want to save, press the two keys at the same time and keep it pressed for a few seconds, until you hear the noise of the photo shooting or a slight vibration; at this point you will see a preview of the screenshot you just made appear on your screen.
Capture by gestures
Some Huawei models, usually the top-of-the-range ones, are equipped with Knuckle Sense technology that allows you to take a screenshot with a simple touch of the hand. To activate the capture via gestures you will have to go to the Settings menu of your phone, and in the Smart section set the option relating to the gesture for capture to ON. This way you just need to knock twice on the screen with a knuckle to take a screenshot.
Starting with the most recent updates, you can also get a scrolling screenshot, that is, immortalize the content of entire documents or websites that span multiple pages. The method is the same, and once you have the freeze frame, all you have to do is click the "Scroll Screen" command that will appear at the bottom right of your device. To stop capturing before the end of the page, you can click anywhere on the screen.
Edit and share screenshots with Huawei
After obtaining a still image with any of the methods shown in this article, you will see a preview of the screenshot appear on your phone. Clicking on it will then open a menu that will allow you both to immediately share the photo on social networks or other apps installed on your phone, and to modify the image, for example by inserting arrows or freehand drawings, censoring sensitive details or cropping the area of interest.
It is also possible to edit screenshots taken previously and already present in the device roll. To do this, just open the gallery, select the photo to edit and click on the Edit button that appears at the bottom right. Once the work is done, you can save the edited screenshot in the gallery by clicking on the save icon at the top right, or share it online and in other apps.