Can you take a screenshot on an android tablet or smartphone? Read this DIY android tutorial to know, how to and what are the ways to take a screenshot on an android device without using apps and also using android apps.
Screenshot taking is the most easiest work to do on Android phone. But some gays find it difficult, especially new smartphone user, to do at first time. Even they don't know what is screenshot and what we can do with screenshot. Considering this, screenshot taking tutorial is arranged to ease out their problem.
What is Screenshot on Android Phone?
"Screen" is the android phone display and "Shot" means taking the picture of your android phone screen. You may ask me now " Can i take anything displaying on my Android phone screen?" and the answer is absolutely right.
You can capture images while playing video clips, watching moves, playing games, watching Youtube, on calling, viewing images and anything on your android phone screen. That's the reason to call it Screen Shot.
What can we do with ScreenShot android phone features?
You can do anything you can want? You can easily share the thing on your andorid phone to your social media friends. Taking images step by step and upload it to your Youtube account as a slide show and earn money. Take a memorable achievement in any Android Games as image and save it as a showpiece and share with your friend to tell what you gain. Tell them i'm the boss of this game and it's my glorious achievement. Or anything you want to deal with images.
You can now easily understand why android phone provides this amazing Screenshot features and why it is called ScreenShot and What we can do with it.
Now read my article to take Screenshot on any Android Phone and Table.
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| A complete guide to take a screenshot on android device |
How to take a screenshot on an android device using 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or higher version OS:
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| Shortcut to take screenshot on android device using 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich |
Taking screenshot is very simple and easy on an android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or higher version smartphone. Just gently press and also hold at least 5 second the VOLUME DOWN and POWER keys of the android device at the same time. When you are able to do this process, an animation of your captured screenshot image will be displayed. This captured image will save in Gallery. Now you can view the screenshot image by lunching the Gallery app.
How to take a screenshot on an android device using older version OS:
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| Samsung Galaxy S shortcuts to take screenshots |
If you have an older version android device, the above technique will not work. Because older version of android operating system doesn't have the built-in function to take screenshot. There are some shortcuts available on different devices to take screenshot. Now the question is, "how can you find the the shortcut for your android device". Just Google it using your device model and manufacturer.
For Previous Ice Cream Sandwich Version such as Samsung Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note, gently press Power and also Home buttons of your android device at the same instant to take screenshot. On the other-hand, for Galaxy S, you have to press and also hold the Back and Power Buttons to take screenshot.
The users of older version android devices are also able to take screenshot with the help of some android applications available in Google Play Store. These application of specific android device will allow the users to capture screenshot without rooting their android device. Andross Application is an example of such application for Tegra Android device. Andross application for Galaxy tab, Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy S2 is another example to capture screenshot without root access on these devices. You can find your desired application for your android device very easily by searching the Google Play Store using your device manufacturer and model.
How to take a screenshot on an android device using third party application with root access:
This techniques requires a rooted android device to take screenshots using third party application. There is numerous of android applications available on android market for this purpose. AirDroid application for android device is one of the most popular and favorite rooting accessible android application to take screenshot.
