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its primary purpose is to record video of your screen, uses the same basic triggers as Android itself; you can also
you can pause the video and take a screenshot this way. customize it and take a screenshot just by shaking your
phone.
You can also use a third-party tool to capture the screen To take screens of what's transpiring on your Android de-
of your mobile device from a computer. With vice on a PC, check out Apowersoft's Android Recorder.
the LonelyScreen tool, you share your screen via AirPlay The app lets you cast your phone or tablet screen to a Win-
dows or macOS machine for easy capture of stills and vid-
and record or take screenshots of anything on you mo-
eo. It requires Android 5.0 and above.
bile device's screen from the computer. Apowersoft's
iPhone/iPad Recorder can work as long as the PC and How to Take a Screenshot on Apple Watch
mobile device are on the same Wi-Fi network. Activate Did you know you can take a screenshot of your Apple
the AirPlay connection in Control Center, then record Watch screen? First, the feature must be enabled. Open the
Watch app on your iPhone or iPad, and navigate to My
video and stills on a computer. Watch > General > Enable Screenshots and toggle it on.

How to Take a Screenshot on Android
Android devices are not as uniform as iPhone and iPad,
so screenshot commands may be different depending on
the phone's manufacturer. Most Android devices should
be able to take screen grabs by holding down the power
and volume down buttons, though holding the power and
home buttons (if your device has a physical button) may
also work. Devices running Android 10 can also hold
down the power button, then select Screenshot from the
menu.
Several Android devices also have a screenshot button in
the pull-down Quick Settings menu. If your phone has
Google Assistant or Bixby (Samsung), you can use a
voice command to ask the voice assistant to take a
screenshot for you. For Samsung devices with the S Pen
stylus, you can take a screen grab from the Air Command
menu by tapping Screen Write. You can then write on or

Take a screenshot on an Apple Watch by pulling up the
screen you want to capture. Hold the Side Button and click
the Digital Crown simultaneously. Like on iPhone, the
screen will "flash" white and the camera shutter will go
off. The screenshot will then appear on your iPhone Cam-
era Roll, not the watch itself.

How to Take a Screenshot on Wear OS
If you have a smartwatch made by Fossil, Huawei,
Motorola, or Samsung, it runs on Google's Wear OS. Tak-
ing a screenshot on your Wear OS device is now much eas-
ier than it used to be because you use an app on your phone
to do the work.
Samsung phones also support gestures to take screen-
shots. Navigate to the screen image you like, position Open the Wear OS app, hit the three-dot menu and
your hand like you plan to karate chop the phone, then
choose Take screenshot of watch. You will receive a noti-
swipe the entire side of your hand along the screen fication on your phone allowing you to save or share the
from right to left. Set this up (or turn it off) in Settings > image via the supported apps.
Advanced Features > Palm swipe to capture.
No matter what device you have, all Android users can How to Take a Screenshot in Windows 10
download third-party apps to take screen captures. The simplest way to take a screenshot in Windows is to
Many apps meant for recording video can also take use the Print Screen button. You'll find it on the upper-
screenshots. Screenshot Easy is a top-rated option that right side of most keyboards. Tap it once and it will seem

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