This wikiHow teaches you how to take and save a photograph of everything that is currently displayed on an iPhone screen. In other words it shows how to take a screenshot. To do this, use the Home and "Standby / Wake Up" keys. Alternatively, you can take advantage of the "AssistiveTouch" feature, if you have difficulty using the keys indicated or in the event that they are broken.
Steps
Method 1 of 2: Use the Home and Sleep / Wake buttons
Step 1. Locate the subject of the screenshot (such as a picture or web page)
When you create a screenshot, everything visible on the screen is inserted into the resulting image.
Step 2. Press the Home and "Sleep / Wake" buttons at the same time
The Home button has a circular shape and is positioned in the lower central part of the iPhone (exactly below the screen), while the "Standby / Wake Up" button is located along the right side of the body of the device (in the case of an iPhone 6 or of a later model) or to the right of the top (in the case of an iPhone 5S or earlier model). The screen will vary in brightness for a moment indicating that the screenshot was created successfully.
If iPhone audio is on, the classic shutter sound of a mechanical camera will also be generated
Step 3. View the result of your work via the Photos app
Touch the icon " Photo"(it is characterized by a small multicolored circle on a white background), select the item" Album"placed in the lower right corner of the screen, then choose the album" Camera roll"located in the upper left of the" Albums "screen. Your screenshot should be the first picture in the album.
If you have enabled the iPhone's "iCloud Photo Library" feature, the " Camera roll"is replaced by the folder" All the pictures".
Method 2 of 2: Using the AssistiveTouch
Step 1. Launch the iPhone Settings app
It has a gray icon that contains a series of gears. It is normally located within one of the pages that make up the device's Home screen.
The AssistiveTouch of iOS allows you to create a screenshot even when the iPhone keys are broken or it is difficult to press them at the same time
Step 2. Choose the General menu item
It is located at the bottom of the screen.
If your iPhone has a 4.7-inch screen, you will need to scroll the menu slightly down to be able to locate and select the indicated option
Step 3. Choose the Accessibility item
Again it is positioned at the bottom of the screen.
If your iPhone has a 4.7-inch screen, you will need to scroll the menu slightly down to be able to locate and select the indicated option
Step 4. Scroll down the appeared menu, then choose the AssistiveTouch option
It is located within the "Interaction" section.
Step 5. Activate the AssistiveTouch slider by moving it to the right
It is located at the top of the screen. This will turn green and after a few seconds a small gray square will appear on the right side of the screen.
If you wish, you can move the gray square icon anywhere on the screen. To do this, hold it down with your finger as you drag it to the desired position
Step 6. Locate the subject of the screenshot (such as a picture or web page)
You can choose anything that can be displayed on the device screen: an email message, a photo, the Home screen, an application, a website, or any other content found online.
Step 7. Tap the gray square button for the "AssistiveTouch" feature
A menu will be displayed whose options are arranged in a circle with respect to the center.
Step 8. Tap Device
It is located in the upper right corner of the appeared menu.
Step 9. Select the Other option
It is located at the bottom right of the "AssistiveTouch" menu.
Step 10. Tap Screenshots
It is located on the right of the menu that appeared. When you select this function, the "AssistiveTouch" menu is temporarily hidden to allow you to create the screenshot, then a snapshot of everything currently displayed on the device screen is taken.
Step 11. View the result of your work via the Photos app
Touch the icon " Photo"(it is characterized by a small multicolored circle on a white background), select the item" Album"placed in the lower right corner of the screen, then choose the album" Camera roll"located in the upper left of the" Albums "screen. Your screenshot should be the first picture in the album.
If you have enabled the iPhone's "iCloud Photo Library" feature, the " Camera roll"is replaced by the folder" All the pictures".
Advice
- You can take a screenshot with any iPhone model except the first one.
- The procedure for creating a screenshot described in this article works perfectly on any other iOS device, such as iPad or iPod Touch.
