Would you like to take a screenshot of your Samsung phone screen but don't know how? Each phone has its own key combination to capture a snapshot from the screen and it varies not only according to the brand of the phone, but also according to the operating system installed on it (Android, iOS, Windows) and its version. If you have not yet discovered the right key combination to use on your smartphone to capture the screen image, you can let yourself be guided by this article by Libero Tecnologia, which describes you step by step the procedure on how to take screenshots with Samsung phones.
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Screenshots with Samsung: which keys to use
Let's first see what are the most popular predefined button combinations for taking screenshots on a Samsung phone. These work on both smartphones and tablets that have Android as their operating system:
All the screenshots you take with your Samsung will be grouped in the Screenshots folder of your phone or tablet. To view them then you should go to the Gallery application where you can find all the folders containing the photos of your smartphone. On some Android devices, in Advanced Functions, you can also activate Smart Capture which allows you, after the screenshot, to immediately access the screen to make various changes or to share it immediately.
Android shortcuts
As you well know, Android is an operating system that lends itself to many customizations and many manufacturers love to add new features, special apps and distinctive looks to this system. Among the functions that have been customized over the years by the manufacturers of Samsung phones and tablets, there is also the one concerning screenshots. In fact, on many terminals there are special gestures and shortcuts to photograph the Android screen.
The terminals of the latest Samsung devices include the function that allows you to photograph the mobile phone screen using a particular movement with the hand. In practice, just place the side of the hand on the phone screen and pass it from right to left (or vice versa), the screenshot will be automatically captured. But how to screenshot on Samsung phone through this shortcut?
If the version of your Samsung mobile phone allows it, you will in any case need to activate the Palm Swipe function by accessing the Android Settings from the main menu (the gear icon). Entering Advanced Functions or Movements and Controls or Controls you will find the item Movements and gestures that allows you to manage all those functions related to gestures: among the various items you will find the Acquire with palm drag or Palm movement function. After activating the function by dragging the lever on the right to ON, you're done, just drag the edge of your hand over half of the screen while always keeping contact with it to capture the screen.