What you will learn
- Screenshot in iPhones with no touch id
- How to enable back tap to take screenshot
- How to take screenshot with touch id side power button
- How to take screenshot with touch id top power button
- How to enable screnshot with tap on touch screen
Have you ever desired a duplicate of the contents of your iPhone or iPad screen?
If you use these devices and want to save a copy of an open application, a screenshot of a webpage, or a screenshot of a browser page. In this article we will discuss How to take a screenshot on each model of the iPhone.
How to take a screenshot on iPhone
There are a variety of methods to take a screenshot on an iPhone, ranging from simple to complicated.
Your iPhone screenshot process will differ from one to another depending on whether you have an older, new, first- or second-generation device.
Screenshot in iPhone with No Touch ID
Since the iPhone X was released, it has incorporated the new technology of Face ID instead of Touch ID, it does not have a Home button. The iPhone X, XR, XS, 11, 12 and future models will be considered part of this product line.
If you swipe up from the bottom to close apps on your iPhone, you're in this group.
- Ensure that whatever you wish to screenshot is visible on your iPhone.
- Simultaneously press the Power button on the right and the Volume Up button on the left of your phone.
The screen should flash and a screenshot should appear in the bottom-left corner. Once this image has slid away, it will appear in your Photos app.
Screenshot in iPhone running iOS 14 using Back Tap
Apple introduced Back Tap feature in iOS 14, iPhone 8+ and beyond that supports this feature. Back Tap in iOS 14 enables you to open Control Center, take a screenshot, and trigger accessibility-specific actions with a quick double or triple tap on the back of your iPhone.
- Navigate to Settings > Accessibility > Touch and tap Back Tap.
- Select Double Tap or Triple Tap. It will open list of actions
- In action select screenshot.
- Double or triple tapping on the back of your iPhone will initiate the screenshot.
How to take a screenshot on an iPhone model that includes Touch ID and the Side button
- Ensure that whatever you wish to screenshot is visible on your iPhone.
- Simultaneously press the Power button on the right side of your phone and the Home button on the bottom.
As with the first method, the screen should flash and the screenshot should appear in the bottom-left corner. Once it slides away, the screenshot will appear in the Photos app on your iPhone.
How to take a screenshot on an iPhone model that includes Touch ID and the Top button
- Ensure that whatever you wish to screenshot is visible on your iPhone.
- Simultaneously press the Power button on the top right of your phone and the Home button on the bottom.
As with the first method, the screen should flash and the screenshot should appear in the bottom-left corner. Once it slides away, the screenshot will appear in the Photos app on your iPhone.
How to take a screenshot on an iPhone using Assistive touch
If you don't wish to press two buttons simultaneously. If this is the case, you may wish to consider AssistiveTouch.
AssistiveTouch is an iOS accessibility feature that enables you to perform a variety of common tasks without pressing buttons or using swiping gestures.
This section describes how to enable AssistiveTouch and configure it to take screenshots.
- Navigate to Setting > Accessibility.
- Tap Touch > AssistiveTouch and toggle the feature on at the top of the screen by tapping its switch. After enabling AssistiveTouch, you must choose a method for taking screenshots.
- Choose Single followed by action screenshot. This causes a screenshot to be taken whenever you double-tap the digital Assistive Touch button.
To take a screenshot, simply select the object you wish to photograph and double-tap the AssistiveTouch button. You'll see the screenshot being taken, and it'll appear in your Photos app.
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